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Store locator update: Buy House of Thol designs here

1/12/2020

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Don't trust the mail? Here's where you can buy House of Thol products in person

Not so sure the mail(wo)man will reach you in time this Holiday season?
We've recently updated our Store Locator so you can see if there's a store near you with our designs in their collection.

Most of the stores carrying our designs are green and/or have a special eclectic curated collection of products of all kinds of independent brands and designers. 
They're definitely worth your visit! 
Since we don't have in insight into each shops' day-to-day inventory, you might want to check with the store before heading over, if you're looking for a specific item. ​

Missing a store near you? Let us know, and we'll see what we can do!
(or let the store know about us... ;-))

<Click here to visit the Store Locator>
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Smaller is better: Bee Happy cards available in notecard size

19/11/2020

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Bee Happy Notecards by House of Thol

Sending the seeds of love

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!
Order Bee Happy notecards now
More about Bee Happy Flower Cards
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About second waves and second lockdowns

15/10/2020

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And yet again...

Here we are: Once more confined to the House of Thol headquarters.
Although, to be honest, we're not really: shops are open, and although we're advice not to go out too often and only meet a limited amount of people, we're still fairly free to do as we like.

Bars and restaurant however are closed for anything but take-out, and i really really hope those entrepreneurs will be able to survive. 
Man, they've had it tough this year!

For us it's a lot better than the last lockdown back in March/April: the kids get to go to school (for now...) and with our internet-situation sorted we get to focus on our work in relative peace.
We're also used to it by now, i guess. And personally i'm happy we're now officially advised to wear facemasks in public, because i felt weird to wear one before, and i do believe they may offer at least a small contribution to containing the spread of the virus.

What sucks is that we're once again thrown into uncertainty about how long this will last and whether we get to spend the Holidays with our families.
I guess there's not much more we can do but keep working, follow the advice and stay healthy.

Good luck everyone, we will get through this, and there will inevitably be a new spring in 2021.

​Stay safe!
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Product presentations & the orange expo movie - Read all about a brave ShowUP here

1/10/2020

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Helios presentation during ShowUP 2020 // design & photography by House of Thol

The just-in-time fair

In many ways, this years' ShowUP (fall edition) couldn't have been scheduled at a better place or time: the forced venue-move to Brabanthallen Den Bosch meant many more professionals from Belgium and Germany braved the trip to the Netherlands. 
Whereas if ShowUP would've taken place in the normal location of Vijfhuizen, the international guests might have skipped the fair altogether to avoid the -at the time- Covid-red district around Amsterdam.

And, let's be clear: the fair took place just in time. And i mean JUST...
Thomas and i dismantled our display Monday evening while listening to the new Covid-measures by Prime Minister Rutte in the latest Corona press conference.
I'm not sure if ShowUP could've taken place had it been scheduled a week later.   
Bee Happy Flower Cards presentation during ShowUP 2020 // design & photography by House of Thol

Happy chats and resilient entrepreneurs

But it did: we got to go there and lots of people showed up and we got to meet so many interesting entrepreneurs and professionals!
Great to see so many people are not letting themselves get knocked down: 
Even in these trying times, many shops were ready and even eager to place orders for the gift-giving season that's ahead.
We will be updating our store locator soon!


Here you'll find a few images of the presentation we set up and the novelties we showcased.
We even had an Expo movie made to give you an idea of the athmosphere. It turned out a bit orange, and somehow Thomas managed to duck the camera, but at least you get an idea about the athmosphere.
Scroll down to check it out!


Couldn't make it to the fair and would love to learn more about wholesale possibilities of our designs, don't hesitate to get in touch!​
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Waterworks presentation during ShowUP 2020 // design & photography by House of Thol
House of Thol presentation during ShowUP 2020 // design & photography by House of Thol
Flower Constellations presentation during ShowUP 2020 // design & photography by House of Thol
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Check out our first catalogue

15/9/2020

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Outgrowing the three-fold-folder

At House of Thol we always design and make the things we miss to make our everyday easier and greener.
Slowly and steadily we're building our collection, creating more solutions for a green daily life every year.
It's now gotten to a point where we've outgrown the three-fold folder and created the very first House of Thol catalogue.

We designed the catalogue specifically for ShowUP, the trade show for Home and Gift taking place September 27th and 28th (<click for more>).
Because we wanted to print on eco paper, we had to take a little extra lead time into account, and as a result the catalogues arrived with plenty of time to spare.

Check out the online preview via the link below, or send us an e-mail to request a hard copy of the catalogue.
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House of Thol catalogue September 2020
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See you in Den Bosch? - ShowUP is coming soon!!

15/9/2020

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House of Thol @ ShowUP - register here // Bee Happy Flower Cards, design & photography by House of Thol

House of Thol @ ShowUP in booth C.140

It's almost time to show up at ShowUP!
The Brabanthallen in Den Bosch will turn into an indy-brand trade show on Sunday September 27th and Monday September 28th, and we'll be part of it!

We're so happy that this trade show for Home & Gift is going to happen!
(At least, i'm writing this with less than two weeks to go, and we don't know what the situation will be in a few weeks, but for now it's all systems go!)

While we're frantically designing the booth and getting everything ready for a showcase of the House of Thol collection, we wanted to officially invite you to the show!
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Entrance is free, but: ShowUP is a Trade Show and only accessible for professionals from the segments Home Deco, Gifts, Lifestyle and Kids.
Click the link below to visit the ShowUP page and register. 
Please note: this time the fair is taking place in the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, so don't accidentally drive to Vijfhuizen...

Let's reconnect!

We'd love to see you in the Brabanthallen and reconnect.
These past months have not been easy for anyone, and it looks like we're going to deal with the current situation for a while longer.
It'll be great to just talk to people and see how everyone is dealing with Corona and making the best of it in these trying times.
Both Thomas and i will be there both days and are looking forward to having a chat!

Won't be able to make it?
We'd love to be in touch and send you our catalogue.
Prefer to meet face to face? We'd love to chat via a video-connection.
Just pop us an e-mail to set it up!
ShowUP @ Brabanthallen
Diezekade 2
5222 AK Den Bosch

Opening hours:
Sunday September 27, 09:00 - 13:30 and 14:00 - 19:00 hrs
Monday September 28, 09:00 - 13:30 and 14:00 - 19:00 hrs
NB register soon to get yourself the best timeslot!
I'll register
I'm getting in touch

House of Thol at ShowUP - Register here // Waterworks, design by House of Thol - photography by Lynn Henderiks/Wonderwoud
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A german adventure: see you in Cologne 13-19 January!

1/1/2020

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Passagen Designers Fair

Passagen Interior Design Week Cologne is Germany's largest design event. It's pretty much the 'Fuori Salone' event of the huge IMM furnishings fair that takes place in the Koelnmesse in the same week.

A few years ago we met sweet Claudia Schaaf during the Dutch Design Week and she invited us to showcase our work in her lovely Salon Zwei during Passagen 2016, as part of the Ehrenfeld Design Parcours. 
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With a taste for Dutch Design, Claudia presented a different Dutch Designer in her shop during Passagen every year for the past 6 years, and now it's time to bring it together.

Dutch Design Cologne revisited

For this years' Passagen, Claudia teamed up with Buro Sabine Voggenreiter to curate an exhibition about Dutch Design at the Designers Fair at the Pattenhalle in Ehrenfeld. 
We're super happy to be part of the line-up that also includes Studio Lorier, Foekje Fleur, Nord Interior Design and Mo Man Tai​.

But that's not all! Our designs will also be part of the colorful 'We love Dutch Design' presentation at Claudia's homebase Salon Zwei. 
And from Passagen onward, Salon Zwei will be a House of Thol vendor!
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Passagen 2016 @ Salon Zwei

The when and the where

<Download the Programme and citymap here>
Dutch Design Cologne revisited
Passagen Designers Fair @ Pattenhalle

Christianstrasse 82
50825 Koeln - Ehrenfeld
Open 13 - 19 January
Mon-Wed: 12:00 - 20:00
Thursday: 12:00 - 23:00 - drinks from 18:00
Fri-Sat: 12:00 - 20:00
Sunday: 12:00 - 18:00
6 years Dutch Design
Salon Zwei
Gutenbergstrasse 2
50823 Koeln - Ehrenfeld
Open 13 - 19 January
Mon-Fri: 12:00 - 19:00
Sat-Sun: 12:00 - 16:00
NB drinks on Thursday 16.1 from 18:00
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Bee Happy Flower Cards now available in a gift-set!

10/12/2019

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Bee Happy gift-set: post cards you can sow / design & photograph by House of Thol

Just in time for the Holidays

Postcards are always a fun gift, and cards that can grow into flowers even more so. 
That's why we created the 'Don't worry Bee happy' gift set containing 6 Flower Cards and three envelopes in a nice box with growing paper wrapper.

Compose the set exactly as you like it: choose the 6 cards you like best, or go for one of the mixes we thought up.
You can even choose to add more envelopes or buy the set without envelopes and save a euro.

The set goes for €15,- including 3 envelopes.
NB If you were to buy the 6 cards and envelopes separately that would add to €19,50, so this might just be a great gift for yourself as well :-).

<Get the Bee Happy gift set here>
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Jingle bells and Sing Alongs: De Amsterdamsche Kerstmarkt

21/11/2019

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Westergas, 20-23 December

This season we're going to try something new. We'll be participating in a Christmas Market!
And not just any Christmas market: the Amsterdamsche Kerstmarkt, to be precise.

As a sucker for Christmas tunes i'm very much looking forward to 4 days of Jingle bell cheer and gluhwein.
And since the market is open to everyone and has a fun programme for all ages, this is definitely a place to spend some time in the Weekend before Christmas. 

Come find us, get your Holiday presents at our stall and i'll lovingly wrap it to make sure your gift will stand out under the tree. 

<Read all about the market here>

Practical information

20 December 16:00 - 01:00 (market 16:00 - 22:00)
21-23 December 12:00 - 01:00 (market 12:00 - 20:00)

Free entrance, suitable for all ages

Westergas
Pazzanistraat 33, Amsterdam
(come by bike or public transport)
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Holiday Armadillo and Festive Giraffe - fresh growing cards for the season!

19/11/2019

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Holiday growing cards by House of Thol / photograph by House of Thol

Deck the halls

In the Netherlands we're as a nation postponing the Christmas cheer until after December 5th, when our own Saint Nicholas heads back to his palace in Spain.
But boy, then it does start in earnest. The Weekend following Sinterklaas' departure, it's absolute mayhem in every garden centre selling Christmas trees. 

Personally i love the Holidays not so much because of the religious significance, but rather because people all over the world go through lenghts to spend time with the people they love.
No matter what (if any) religious meaning you attach to this time of year, the way this season helps get people together is a reason to celebrate on its own.

Sending a little Holiday wildflower love

And it's not just about seeing everyone you love in person, this season is also about sending your best wishes to friends and family.
​How about sending them some flowers as well? Not actual flowers of course, they'd wilt in the mail, but wildflower seeds caught in a Holiday card.
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​Especially for these festive times we designed 4 new Holiday Growing Cards.
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The cards have been printed on Growing paper: 240gr recycled paper that contains wildflower seeds.
 To germinate the seeds, lay the paper in moist soil, place in a sunny spot, cover with a thin layer of earth and keep moist. 
Depending on the kind of seed in the paper, you'll see the first tiny green leaves pop out of the earth after about ten days.
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Order now and we'll send along a matching Bee Happy envelope for free!

<See all growing cards>
Holiday Armadillo growing card by House of Thol / photograph by House of Thol
Holiday Armadillo
<order here>
Palmtree & Presents growing card by House of Thol / photograph by House of Thol
Festive Giraffe growing card by House of Thol / photograph by House of Thol
Festive Giraffe 
<order here>
Winter Bear growing card by House of Thol / photograph by House of Thol
Palmtree & presents
<order here>
Winter Bear
<order here>
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