our team
behind every product there is a story
A very personal story. Long discussions over a cup of tea or coffee. Team lunches on a big sofa which is already too small. Freezing winter working days. Long phone calls with friends, customers, artisans and crazy business partners.
Tons of paper and leather. A lot of patience and commitment. Some mistakes. Big dreams and small steps. No Power-Points. Care and Respect. Welcome to the republic!
get to know us a little better
Meet the people who make your products and send your orders with love.
Agnieszka
aka: Aga
mother tongue: Polish
official job: stock team
secret job: so secret that I brag about it daily
dream: feeling alive as often as possible
Aleksandra
aka: Aleks
mother tongue: Polish
official job: head of production planning and continuous Improvement
secret job: waffle maker
dream: motorbike trip in Japan
Alexa
Currently busy brainstorming her details!
Alex
aka: Alexander
mother tongue: German
official job: leather production
secret job: brown bear enthusiast
dream: spreading kindness and love
Amina
aka: Ami
mother tongue: Denglish
official job: fulfillment
secret job: shazaming
dream:trekking the world
Anastasia
aka: Stash, Ash
mother tongue: Bulgarian
official job: junior leather specialist
secret job: private chef for friends and family
dream: try local food from every country
Anastasiia
aka: Tassi, Bastya
mother tongue: Ukranian
official job: fulfillment operator
secret job: secondhand books hunter
dream: to curate a big villa in the south of France for artistic residence
Anastasiya
aka: Nastunia
mother tongue: a mix of central Ukrainian & Galician dialect
official job: e-commerce specialist
secret job: moshpit starter
dream: every ukrainian's dream
Anita
aka: Nini
mother tongue: German
official job: HR Generalist
secret job: capybara cuddler
dream: to work from wherever I want, whether it's Antarctica or the Maldives
Anna
aka: Ani
mother tongue: Bulgarian
official job: l'atelier customer service
secret job: circus performer
dream: to be always happy
Anna
aka: Anita
mother tongue: Denglish
official job: product designer
secret job: interior designer
dream: a summer lake house in Sweden
Anna S.
aka: Anushka
mother tongue: Grazerisch (special Styrian dialect)
official job: HR Manager
secret job: to turn cardboard into just about anything your imagination can dream up
dream: to own my own boutique hotel
Aylin
aka: Aylosh
mother tongue: turkish
official job: production planning
secret job: cat whisperer
dream: have some magic and be a wizard
Bianca
aka: Bianca
mother tongue: Mühlviertlersich
official job: fulfillment
secret job: vanillekipferl provider & Kpop addict
dream: to travel to all countries in Asia
Carina
aka: Carry
mother tongue: german
official job: leather designer
secret job: marketendering
dream: to be a designer
Carmen
aka: Carmenita
mother tongue: romanian
official job: leather designer & production officer
secret job: modelling
dream: to become a singer
Clarissa
aka: Clari
mother tongue: German
official job: leather designer
secret job: film and series reviewer
dream: to become a witch and live in a cottage in an enchanted forest with my witch friends
Claire
aka: the one with the really french name, but who isn't french
mother tongue: denglish
official job: head of marketing
secret job: professional couch-potato
dream: to eat endless amounts of delicious food without ever feeling full
Codi
Currently busy brainstorming her details!
Daniel
aka: Dani
mother tongue: Spanish, with a side of Columbian arepas and great coffee
official job: leather artisan extraordinaire
secret job: undercover philogist
dream: to live in a remote cabin with my dog, crafting leather goods while surrounded by nature
Elena
aka: Eleni
mother tongue: Bulgarian
official job: bookkeeper
secret job: chocolate taster
dream: to be a fashion designer
Elisabeth
aka: Lisi
mother tongue: German
official job: pre-production allrounder
secret job: painter
dream: to be able to breath underwater
Evelyn
aka: Evi
mother tongue: spanish (paísa)
official job: everything I can
secret job: electro dancer
dream: to talk with animals
Felix
aka: Fetzi
mother tongue: german
official job: customer service
secret job: product tester
dream: a clear horizon, nothing to worry about
Gabriel
aka: Gabrielitto
mother tongue: patagonian spanish
official job: a man for everything
secret job: time traveller
dream: travel the world by bike
Gaby
aka: Lucky
mother tongue: Porteño (Buenos Aires Spanish)
official job: CGDO (Chief Graphic Design Officer)
secret job: Lettering Practitioner
dream: To have the superpower of teleportation
Ghazal
aka: Ghazal
mother tongue: Farsi
official job: stock production
secret job: designer
dream: to live on Menorca and own a horse to ride around the island
Hanna
aka: HannAAA
mother tongue: German German
official job: bringing your customised leather creations to life
secret job: professional hobby hopper
dream: going to the olympics
Hannah
aka: one of the many Hannahs, Annas and Johannas
mother tongue: German
official job: customising your dream-portfolio
secret job: snack-getter
dream: a cute little stone house in the english countryside
Harris
aka: Harris
mother tongue: Bosnian/Viennese
official job: everything
secret job: batman
dream: to be reborn as a cat
Isabella
aka: Isa, Bell, Fruchtzwerg
mother tongue: German
official job: leather production
secret job: matcha barista
dream: to own a little wiener dog
Jérôme
aka: chef
mother tongue: annoying french
official job: CEO (chief everything officer)
secret job: playmobil builder
dream: to be a whisk(e)y taster
Jimena
aka: Jimo
mother tongue: mexican spanish
official job: purchasing specialist
secret job: tv soccer coach
dream: travelling for free
Johanna
aka: Johaaa
mother tongue: boring austrian german
official job: CCO (customer care officer)
secret job: kaiserschmarrn expert
dream: to have a big garden
Jorge
Currently busy brainstorming his details!
Jovana
aka: Monica
mother tongue: Serbian
official job: stock production
secret job: warming hearts, one illustration at a time
dream: to be a professional panda hugger
Julia
aka: Heidi
mother tongue: ordinary high german
official job: LAE (leather account executive)
secret job: mountain explorer
dream: the "one piece" treasure
Julia
aka: Jules
mother tongue: german
official job: leather production specialist
secret job: leader of the raccoon revolution
dream: my own little farm with two sausage dogs, cats who visit from time to time, a goat, some crazy chicken and two parrots
Kathi
aka: Katharina
mother tongue: Wienerisch
official job: SATC (stock around the clock)
secret job: Professional Birdwatcher in training
dream: Sitting in the garden, talking with the birds.
Khatia
aka: Churra
mother tongue: georgian
official job: product designer
secret job: spaghetti carbonara pre-taster
dream: to become a spaghetti master
Lena
aka: Lenka
mother tongue: Polish
official job: junior specialist
secret job: senior specialist of pointless but impressive film knowledge
dream: be a roadie for The Doors
Lisa
aka: Ronja Räubertochter
mother tongue: incomprehensible vorarlbergian alemannic
official job: CSO (chief stacking officer)
secret job: chicken farmer
dream: fulfilled
Llion
aka: Lion King
mother tongue: Welsh
official job: head of planning
secret job: 5th earl of waunfawr
dream: to be an astronaut when I grow up
Madina
aka: Bexie
mother tongue: kazakstan russian
official job: ribbon CEO
secret job: professional cake eater
dream: teleportation ability
Marie G
aka: Marieleloop, Flora
mother tongue: german
official job: leather production
secret job: herbalist
dream: having a hobbit house in the forest
Marlene
aka: Flower child
mother tongue: lower-austrian slang
official job: SLE (senior leather executive)
secret job: hotel operator in bali
dream: to time travel back to the 90s
Markas
aka: Markas
mother tongue: Lithuanian
official job: pre-production & stock
secret job: machine
dream: to be a chef
Maya
aka: Mayaaalein
mother tongue: German
official job: SO (shop officer)
secret job: DJ at parties
dream: to live on the beach
Max
aka: Maxi
mother tongue: Frengerish
official job: FAM (fix anything master)
secret job: handyman
dream: to have my own private skilift
Mia
aka: Mia
mother tongue: Croatian
official job: pre-production
secret job: influencer
dream: publishing a book
Michael
Currently busy brainstorming his details!
Monica
aka: Moni
mother tongue: Italian/Spanish
official job: social media associate
secret job: crocheter
dream: having 101 dachshund puppies
Nadja
aka: Nadscha
mother tongue: german german
official job: leather designer
secret job: professional Kaffeehaus guest
dream: to live by the sea, next to an italian/french pasticceria with really great coffee
Oleh
aka: Aristotel
mother tongue: Ukrainian, Russian
official job: stock team
secret job: breeding unicorns
dream: that the war would end
Patrik
aka: Patricio
mother tongue: Ungarisch
official job: warehouse & logistics operator
secret job: doctor
dream: unlimited money and energy
Paul
aka: @imnotpaulmescal on TikTok
mother tongue: English with a Dublin accent
official job: social media manager
secret job: archbishop of "does anyone want a coffee?"
dream: to make Vogue Éire happen
Ranee
aka: Ranee-mouth
mother tongue: Oversea French from far far away
official job: SIO (Strategic Initiatives Officer)
secret job: carpet Sales(wo)man
dream: to speak German as fluently as a North-German seagull
Ralph
aka: Doni
mother tongue: Upper-Austrian dialect
official job: PPP (purchasing paper products)
secret job: football coach (wsc)
dream: to pay no rent
Rosalie
aka: Rosi
mother tongue: Denglish
official job: OSO (offline sales officer)
secret job: yoga instructor
dream: to have unlimited time to read fantasy books
Sam
aka: Samwise
mother tongue: English
official job: Editor in Chief
secret job: author of travel memoirs
dream: to live in the mountains (✓)
Steffi
aka: ms. Hewer, inventor of the currywurst
mother tongue: some other strange Austrian dialect
official job: SOS (sustainability officer Steffi)
secret job: sandal designer
dream: to have a mobile garden (with a tiny villa)
Sümeyra
aka: meyra
mother tongue: Turkish
official job: leather designer
secret job: doing makeup, nails and eyelashes
dream: learn more about cars and drive several
Szofi
aka: Szosz
mother tongue: hungry whoops, hungarian
official job: social media content creator
secret job: wannabe matcha specialist
dream: to witness whales in their natural environment
Teresa
aka: Khal Drogo
mother tongue: totally unknown Upper-Austrian dialect
official job: SKO (swiss knife officer)
secret job: lion king imitator
dream: to travel all the time
Vanessa
aka: Vanessiush
mother tongue: Spanish
official job: office coordinator
secret job: churro's hunter
dream: to be a drone
Yvonne
aka: Bonbon
mother tongue: Peruvian Spanish
official job: CFO (chief fulfilment officer)
secret job: cake magician
dream: winning the lottery
Yvonne
aka: Yvonne
mother tongue: English with an Irish accent
official job: Influencer Marketer
secret job: CED - Chief Engagement Detective
dream: to live by the sea
Zhanina
Currently busy brainstorming her details!