Hi Y’all,

The Midsummer is over and everyone is getting (or already have got) back to routines. Funny enough, it’s like everything just froze for the past few days. Nothing against that though. It’s nice to realize that you had not missed all that many emails and such, heh. There are always few but hey it is what it is.

Sometime back I posted stuff about Veja, a French brand specialized in eco-shoes. Today I thought of jotting down few words on another set of alternative kicks; Koyuk hemp-shoes.

Hemp is one of nature’s wonder plants, a fast growing, sustainable weed and one of the fastest growing biomasses used in many ways, such as textiles, paper and of course  from paper, to textiles, and biodiesel. The plant has a slightly questionable reputation due to its relation to marijuana. However in Japan for instance, the plant has been historically used as paper and a fiber crop where as the seeds were eaten. Hemp is also portrayed in traditional Japanese Kimono as a beautiful plant.

Enough of the history lesson, Koyuk shoe comes in various colors. Kayuk is not the only brand around using hemp though. Many denim brands have also taken the initiative to use this hemp as a part of their organic denim production. Denim producers have mixed cotton with fibres from plants such as hemp and sugar cane to create a natural high quality fabrics.

Well I guess this is enough of that. Another thing I wanted to mention was that I would like to extend my thanks to all readers out there. Thanks for the feedback and for your interest. I will keep the text flowing. Much respect.

To reward all our readers, NDH is handing out a promotional code worth 10% (valid until 10th of July). Just include the coupon code “BLOG-NDH10″ at the checkout for the discount. Since it’s summer, we also decided to continue the KIKS TYO Tee-promotion until 10th of July. Midsummer is now done with but since it’s all so crazy let’s call it Midsummer madness. To quote the great Jackie Moon, “In the anals of history people are going to be talking about three things: the discovery of fire, invention of the submarine, and the Nordic Denim House Midsummer madness.” Haha…

Enjoy the warm summer days and keep grinding. I’m out but have no fear, I will be back in no time.