Alin

What is Alin?

• Alin is a measuring unit in solid wood, cut in the exact length of a child at birth, engraved with his/her name, weight, date and time of birth. 

• Alin is made by hand and comes with an optional brass cap to mark the length.

• Alin is a beautiful memory keepsake to remember tiny fingers and tiny toes.

• Alin is the design of Ágústa Magnúsdóttir and Gústav Jóhannsson at AGUSTAV.

What does Alin mean?

• In Icelandic the word Alin has a relevance to the act of giving birth as well as raising children.  

• In ancient Icelandic the word Alin was used for a measuring unit used in all of Europe, measuring around 48-57,8 cm long but usually was the length from ones elbow to the tip of ones finger. 

Is Alin environmentally friendly?

• Yes. Each and every Alin is created with a passion for wood and is a part of AGUSTAV's LEFTOVER series. LEFTOVERS are products that are first and foremost created from leftover wood from AGUSTAV's production. 

• AGUSTAV's plants a tree for each item sold. 

   

What are my return rights on Alin?

• Each and every Alin is customized and created specifically for you. As this is a highly personalized product Alin can not be returned nor exchanged. 

• If there has been a mistake on our behalf in the production we will do everything in our power to rectify that mistake. Please contact us at alin@agustav.com and we'll get back to you as fast as we can.