Childhood memories linked with Slovakia, grandmother and healing power of the nature

May 19, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

These things connected me with the next person I interviewed – Julia March. Just like her, my great grandmother passed on me the knowledge about healing plants that I am tapping into whenever my daughter or me are feeling sick. Native Slovak, Julia has been living in New York City over past 20 years. “I […]

“Fusakle”: the story behind socks that start a conversation

November 1, 2019.Reading time 5 minutes.

Name “FUSAKLE” comes from the word the older generation used to call socks. The founder of this Slovak brand, Jan Angus, got the idea of his business thanks to travelling abroad. Indeed, anytime he was looking for souvenirs he was not satisfied buying a mere trinket that would stay on a shelf getting dusty and […]