About us
About Roots of Everything
Welcome to Roots of Everything. Where every object, habit, living thing and tradition has a story to tell.
We are obsessed with “origins”. From the pencil you use to scribble to the gesture you use to shake hands, everything around us carries centuries, if not millennia, of evolution, happy accidents and quiet revolutions. Here, we unearth these hidden stories and make them fascinating.
Why Origins?
Because understanding where things come from is the best way to:
- Understand the present (why is your smartphone shaped like that?).
- Respect cultures (how a simple coffee bean brought continents together).
- Inspire innovation (nature has invented solutions that we have copied without knowing it).
Our Roots
Roots of Everything was born from a simple question: How did this come about?. We have discovered that the answers are always more complex, surprising and human than we imagine. Our team is made up of curious professionals, historians, scientists and storytellers who delve into research to bring accurate yet accessible narratives.
Explore Our Categories
- “Where It Comes From”: The physical origin of things (e.g. the tree that became your book).
- “Historical Curiosities”: Secrets behind known facts (e.g. why did pirates wear earrings?).
- “Evolution”: How things have changed over time (e.g. from vinyl to Spotify).
- “Human Connections”: The social impact of origins (e.g. why do we say cheers when toasting?).
Our Mission
We want you to never again look at an ordinary object without asking yourself: What is its story? Because, in the end, everything is connected and each root reminds us that we are made of the past, but we plant the future.
Join us on this journey. Discover. Share. Be amazed.