Careguide

Placemats - recycled leather

Our placemats of recycled leather are made of 95% recycled full-grain leather and 5% natural rubber, which creates an elegant and dirt- and water-resistant surface. However, it is still important to treat them correctly to avoid stains, discoloration and other permanent damages.

Always remove spilled foods and fluids immediately, since they can cause stains. The place mats should always be cleaned after use, which can easily be done with a damp cloth and some mild washing-up liquid. Never put your place mats in the dishwasher and avoid contact with warm things such as pots and pans, folding as well as prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. Now and then the place mats can be rolled “the opposite” way to make sure that they keep their completely flat shape.

Placemats - silicone

The silicone placemats have a surface of PP-plastic, which makes them extremely dirt- and water-resistant and therefore very easy to care for. There are, however, a few precautions to be aware of in order to keep them beautiful and usable for many years to come.

The daily care and cleaning are easily done with a damp cloth and, if necessary, some mild washing-up liquid. Never put your place mats in the dishwasher and avoid contact with warm things such as pots and pans, folding as well as prolonged exposure to direct sunlight. The place mats must always be placed on a flat and dry surface and should be stored lying flat in order to keep their flat and good-looking appearance.

Tablecloths, napkins and dishtowels - 100% linen

Linen is an amazing natural material with some extremely durable and long-lasting fibers and many excellent qualities. Our linen textiles are made of 100% pure linen and are therefore of a very high quality. Pure linen has an extraordinary ability to absorb moisture and dries much faster than most other textiles. Moreover, linen has a desirable ability to keep its shape. When treated properly, our linen textiles are almost impossible to wear out.

Let your new linen textiles soak for about 24 hours before the first wash. Coloured linen should be soaked in cold water, while naturally coloured linen should be soaked in warm water. Wash linen at 60° C and always choose a gentle cycle with a short and gentle spin, and make sure to use a washing powder or liquid without chlorine or optical brightener. Never put linen in the dryer, but smooth and stretch it after each wash and hang it to dry - avoid strong sunlight. The wrinkled look is part of the charm of linen, and it is best to avoid ironing and mangling. If you choose to iron or mangle your linen textiles anyway, make sure to do it at low temperatures before they are completely dry.

Be aware that pure linen might shrink 5-7%.

Teakwood - Products

Teakwood is an extremely solid material, and, if treated properly, the hard wood is almost impossible to wear out.

Never put your wooden cutting board or other wood products in the dishwasher. Wash it instead by hand, dry it thoroughly with a dishtowel, and let it air dry before putting it away. To keep the wood from drying out, it should regularly be treated with a suitable and food approved oil. Unpleasant odors are easily removed with salt and lemon – just sprinkle a tablespoon of salt on your cutting board and rub it around with half a lemon.

Cutlery - stainless steel

All our cutleries are made from stainless steel of the highest quality. Stainless steel is a very robust material, which is easy to care for. You should, however, always follow our care guide, since stainless steel should maybe rather be called rust-resistant steel, because all steel – also stainless steel – can rust, if it is not treated correctly. But if you follow our guide lines, your cutlery can last for many years and stay beautiful and rust free.

Before using your new cutlery for the first time, we recommend you wash it thoroughly by hand to remove potential dust from the production. Cutlery should always be rinsed or washed immediately after use, since acid from certain foods can damage it – but never let it soak. If certain measures are taken, all our cutleries are dishwasher safe. Make sure to use dishwasher detergent and rinse aid from the same brand and to dose it correctly – it must not contain chlorine. Always place the knives in a separate dishwasher basket, since the blades are made from less rust resistant steel than the rest of the cutlery. Do not overload the dishwasher, as cutlery needs proper space in order to be thoroughly washed and rinsed.

As soon as the wash is completed, you should open the dishwasher door to let the moisture out - and if you have time for it, we recommend that you thoroughly dry the cutlery with a tea towel. To avoid the infamous rust, you should regularly run a cleaning cycle on your dishwasher and avoid putting stainless cutlery in the dishwasher along with rusty steel. Also check regularly whether the plastic coatings on the dishwasher baskets are intact, since the steel underneath otherwise can rust and cause rust in the dishwasher.

Rust is tiny rust particles that are being swirled around in the dishwasher during wash cycles and thereby end up on cutlery and other things made from steel.

Crockery - stoneware and china

Stoneware and china are sturdy materials burned at high temperatures. The higher the temperatures, the sturdier it gets – and our stoneware and china are burned at very high temperatures above 1200° C. All stoneware and china might break if you beat it against a hard surface or drop it on the floor, but if you handle it with care and follow our care guide, it can last for many years.

As long as you take certain precautions, our stoneware and china are dishwasher, oven and microwave safe and can also go in the freezer. But never put normal stoneware and china into a preheated oven or directly from a warm oven onto a cool tabletop. Big temperature differences might cause stoneware and china to crack and break, which is why it should always be heated up and cooled down slowly. The same goes for china and stoneware used in the freezer. You can easily put our china and stoneware in the freezer, but always make sure to let it “defrost” slowly to avoid cracks and breakage.

Glasses – crystal

Our crystal glasses are made in Germany from lead free crystal of the highest quality. They are produced in one piece to obtain extra robustness, and as long as you follow our care guide and exercise normal caution, they will stay beautiful and useable for many years.

The crystal glasses are dishwasher safe, but you must take certain measures to minimize the risk of corrosion – also called glass disease. Glass disease is seen as a cloudy looking deposit on the glasses and can happen to both cheap and expensive glasses, also glasses that have been tested as being dishwasher safe. Always make sure that the dishwasher is properly adjusted to the hardness of the water and to dose dishwasher detergent, salt and rinse aid accordingly.

You should only put glasses in the dishwasher, and make sure they are placed safely and with proper space between each glass. Always use the dishwahers glass cycle or another short cycle with temperatures below 55° C. Open the dishwasher door as soon as the cycle is completed and unload the glasses and dry them thoroughly with a dishcloth.

Glasses should always be stored with the rim up to allow them to breath. Be aware that a cloudy deposit is not necessarily caused by glass disease. It could also be limescale, which can be removed with citric acid. If so, simply put 50 grams of citric acid into the dishwasher soap dispenser and run a glass cycle.

Glasses – soda glass

Our ordinary glasses are made of soda glass, which is easy to care for. Just follow our care guide – and make sure not to drop them on the floor – and your glasses will stay beautiful and useable for many years.

You can easily wash your soda glasses together with dishes and cutlery, as long as you choose a short cycle with temperatures below 55° C. Apart from that, we recommend that you follow our care guide for crystal glasses.