Inline President, Kathy Mortensen, recently visited the Anne Beate factory in the Danish countryside south of Copenhagen. Kathy met with Anne Beate Design company owner, Mette Markes Jepsen. As you can see from the pictures below, creating a Danish Nisser is more art than manufacturing.
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Kathy and Mette, where the final handcrafting is done. |
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Mette with the basic skeleton and feet molded from zinc. |
| The accessories are hand drawn and sewn by Lilla, the lead artist for Anne Beate Designs. | 
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| Discussing the intricacies of the crafting process. |  |
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Lilla and Kathy with some finished Pixies. |
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Kathy in the shipping area. |
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Parting shot with Lilla, Kathy, and Mette. |
