Did you know the people behing Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie also started a branch of gardening stores a while ago?

Terrain has garden centers across the US with a curated assortment of plants for all seasons, as well as inspired items for the home and garden.
Situated in luxurious indoor-outdoor environments, the on-site nurseries are each flanked by a cafe and garden terrace, providing the ideal environment to host events and workshops.
Aside from their larger centres, Terrain also has in-store locations at several Anthropologie shops.

We're quite proud that Terrain recently added Waterworks to their collection.
A new batch is about to be shipped overseas, so all US-based readers: order your Waterworks-set now!

<Click to order Waterworks on Terrain> / <Find Terrain locations here>

Nothing lights up the darkness quite as joyfully as an abundance of (LED) string lights.
So bring on the Holiday cheer!
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Although we might not be able to physically make it to the ones we love this year, luckily we can still let them know we're thinking about them by sending them a thoughtful gift.

In the current circumstances it's probably not a great idea to go out on the streets for a shopping spree.
​However, it is a great time to shop online! 

Before you conveniently order at one of those online warehouses with billionaire bosses, think about all the creative entrepreneurs out there busting their behinds to create beautiful new things every day. 

​How about gifting your loved one something truly unique, bought from the actual person who created that product?

​Most designers and makers have a webshop nowadays, and because exhibitions were cancelled, they can really use your business.

Here is a selection of wonderful independent designers based in the Netherlands.
Each of the products leaving the studio's and workshops of these creatives is designed and made with love, care and personal attention.
Which is just what you want for a gift.

Scroll down for super special gifts available online and click to visit the respective webshops.
We use a lot of images and less text, more information can always be found by clicking the link!

Please note: No affiliate deals here, simply supporting our creative colleagues.

Full disclosure: We do profit from sales placed at the House of Thol webshop, because, well.. that's us. 

So go ahead and create a smile on the face of the one you're sending your gift to, as well as on the face of the person who created it!
Spread the Dutch Design Love!!

Missing a creative entrepreneur and this person has a webshop?
Let us know and we'll look int adding her/him to the guide!

<Click here to visit the House of Thol webshop> (don't forget, we offer free gift wrapping this season!) ;-D

The Bee Happy Flower cards are now available in both postcard (A6) as well as notecard (A7) size!
Because sometimes, smaller is better.

The notecards are perfect for a few sweet lines to a loved one, either to accompany a present or to send via snail-mail.
Their smaller size make the notecards stand out, and the matching kraftpaper C7 envelopes are the sweetest thing ever.

similar to the larger sized postcards, the notecards are printed on recycled paper containing wildflower seeds.
We went for a new paper variety that has a mix with silene, chamomille, gillyflower, clover and clarkia (EU seeds only).

How 's that for a green and special Holiday card?
The cards cost €2,-, (or €2,50 with the envelope) and are available in the webshop now!

GL8 is a local TV station catering to Heumen, Mook & Middelaar, together home to about 25.000 people (+ the House of Thol Headquarters).
The municipality of Heumen (Overasselt, Nederasselt, Malden & Heumen) is located in the Dutch province of Gelderland (G), whereas neighbouring Mook & Middelaar (Mook. Molenhoek, Middelaar & Plasmolen) is part of the province of Limburg (L), 8 villages in total on the border of Gelderland and Limburg: GL8.  

Taped in only a few hours, the full episode is almost 25 (!) minutes long. 
Got half an hour to spare? <click here> to see the full video.
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For those of us with a little less ability to focus on something that long, i cut out a few snippets of the interview, each addressing a different topic.
There's still loads to see in the video that didn't make it to these cuts. So if you like to know more about the way we work, definitely check out the full episode when you have a chance.

About House of Thol

About Wren & Kiwi

About the Flower Constellations

About Waterworks

About winning the MKB Export Award

About ReCabinet

About the Poma/Olera series

About corona

Last year we launched the Wren & Kiwi Bamboo with Ay Illuminate during M&O. (remember?)
We were in Cologne at the time, and didn't get to attend the launch.
Sadly, the second time Ay Illuminate planned to showcase the Bamboo series in a professional setting was the Maison & Objet fair this September. Which, of course, was cancelled due to Covid. 

To give the new collection the attention it deserves, Ay Illuminate commissioned designer Mark Eden Schooley to take a whole lot of lamps and a camera to an abandoned building, and shoot away. Resulting (amongst others) in the pictures you see here.

We updated our project page for the Wren & Kiwi with these and other new photographs so go ahead and check it out!
They lightshades are available directly via us, by the way.