Hornvare Fabrikken – Egg spoon
Hornvarefabrikken is the only company in Denmark producing arts and crafts made out of horn. Hornvarefabrikken was established in 1935 in Bøvlingbjerg where all the products are being produced even today.
Horns come from Nigeria, Africa. The horns are imported in keeping with current regulations on the import of semi-manufactured goods. Hornvarefabrikken use horns from various cattle breeds, e.g. Watussi and Ankole. The horns do not come from protected cattle, but from domestic cows. Horns from domestic cows are normally lost; many abattoirs simply burn them, because they don’t know what else to do with them.
When you buy horn goods from Hornvarefabrikken, you support businesses in developing countries.
Hornware from Hornvarefabrikken is made in their workshop in Bøvlingbjerg, Denmark using methods that have been tried and tested over more than 200 years. Everything is handmade with some aid from manually operated machines.