At last! The rigorous examinations are over and the student’s cap proves it: You did it! The pride and happiness are boundless and the future lies ahead bathed in an optimistic glow. Celebrations with family, friends, and fellow graduates mark the transition to long-awaited freedom. Graduate Hoptimists include a sticker sheet with a dark red, a dark blue, a light blue and a purple stripe for the cap (covering Danish educations STX, HHX, HTX, HF and EUD). H 10.3 cm, D 8.5 cm

Student days are a memory that will last forever. That’s why our cheery Graduate Hoptimists make an excellent gift idea. They share in the happiness, and their small indomitable bounces remind the student to maintain his or her optimistic faith in the future.

With a strong belief in the power of smiles, Gustav Ehrenreich founded his happy Hoptimist movement in the late 1960s. The aim was to create a figurine that would serve as a constant reminder to stay positive and optimistic. For although the 1960s are often referred to as the “Swinging Sixties”, the decade was marked by unrest. This made Ehrenreich’s design a welcome spreader of joy in an otherwise turbulent time.
Bimble and Bumble represent the very first Hoptimists designed by Ehrenreich: A girl with smiling eyes wearing a dress and an alert, inquisitive boy with a tuft on his head. Today, the happy Hoptimists are part of Danish design history and they spark joy all over the world.