Kvile — rest
Quiet by default
Everything works even if you never open the app. Automation carries the load; attention is optional, never demanded.
● Hyttelabs · studio for living technology
Technology with nature on the roof.
A one-person studio building quiet, living instruments for the home — rooted in Norwegian craft, made of real hardware and small, honest software.
Philosophy
The turf roof is the whole idea.
On a Norwegian torvtak, grass and moss grow on the shelter itself — the building and the living thing keep each other alive. That is the standard we hold our technology to: it should live with a home, not just sit in it.
Levende — alive
Built for living things
Our instruments serve plants, seasons, and the people between them. Warm objects first, computers second.
Ærlig — honest
Real measurements, kind words
Sensors over guesses, celebration over nagging. Every notification should be good news or gentle encouragement.
Håndverk — craft
One pair of hands
Solo-built end to end — firmware, enclosures, and app from the same bench. Small batches, no filler features.
The goal is simple: a home where the technology breathes at the same pace you do.
Now growing
First out of the cabin: Chikorie.
Private pilot
Chikorie
A modular plant-care platform. Capacitive sensors read the soil, small nodes water automatically — and a Tamagotchi-hearted app celebrates with you instead of nagging you.
ESP32 nodes
Capacitive sensing
BLE setup
Flutter app
Visit chikorie.com →
@chikorie.app
Neste — nextThe next instrument is still sketches on the bench. Same roof, new room.