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Saimaannorppa hand towel

Lapuan Kankurit

$25.70

Lapuan Kankurit
Saimaannorppa hand towel $25.70

Description

The Saimaannorppa hand towel by Lapuan Kankurit is adorned with Kaarina Tiainen’s graphic, white-gray pattern that mimics the spots of the Saimaa ringed seal, an endangered seal living only in Lake Saimaa, Finland. Made of 100% linen, the towel has been woven in Finland at the own weaving mill of Lapuan Kankurit.

With the Saimaannorppa collection, Lapuan Kankurit participates in protecting the endangered seal: for every sold hand towel, 0,80 € is donated for the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation to the protection of the Saimaa ringed seal. The products of the collection have a woven Save the Saimaa Ringed Seal logo.

Material
100% washed European "Masters of Linen" linen
Colour
White, gray
Length
27.56 in (70 cm)
Width
18.9 in (48 cm)
Care instructions
Machine wash in 60 °C
Product ID
LT60797

Kaarina Tiainen

Kaarina Tiainen is a Finnish textile designer whose life work is the protection of the endangered Saimaa ringed seal. Besides designing textiles in her own studio Tintinsiipi, Tiainen works as the Saimaa ringed seal coordinator at the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation. She designed the Saimaannorppa pattern for Lapuan Kankurit inspired by globally known animal patterns, such as the leopard and zebra patterns.

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