In the footsteps of ancient design techniques in Istanbul

One gloomy February day, I got a call. A nice English-speaking lady from Lithuania asked if Õrreke also offered ebru workshops. “Of course!” I shouted enthusiastically into the phone, while clicking my fingers on the computer keyboard. Within half a minute I knew what I was doing. It was very reminiscent of the dripping technique […]

The most beautiful flowers

In the near future, there will be various anniversaries where we love to buy, give or receive flowers. But are we aware that growing these innocent beauties is leaving an ever-growing footprint on our collective environment? Valentine’s Day, and the Women’s Day that follows it, is a day of celebration. But sadly, this celebration does […]

Don’t buy Christmas from China …

Children's party

That’s right… All the gold, sword and glitter that fills the world of commerce at the beginning of November to set the mood is actually quite soulless and fake. The spirit is rather homemade, in meaning and in stories. We – Estonians have a background in the back rooms of farmhouses and there was no […]