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!
Betty
aka: A wolfolk
mother tongue: Magyar (Hungarian)
official job: YGWYO Officer (You Get What You Order Officer)
secret job: A cajon-playing videographer
dream: To be 26 in the 60s
Chatia
aka: Kati
mother tongue: Georgian
official job: JSMO (Junior Sewing Machine Operator)
secret job: Spaghetti Carbonara Pre-Taster
dream: To become a Spaghetti Master
Elisabeth
aka: Free Neutron
mother tongue: English*Espanol*Upper Austrian melange
official job: CPO (Crazy Project Officer)
secret job: Wilderness Explorer
dream: big
Evelyn
aka: Mona
mother tongue: Spanish Columbian
official job: CRO (Chief Refills Officer)
secret job: Workout Electro Dancer
dream: To take care of animals
Franzi
aka: Cat Lady
mother tongue: German
official job: The Machine Master
secret job: Wine Taster
dream: To talk to animals
Gaby
aka: lucky
mother tongue: Porteño (Buenos Aires Spanish)
official job: CGDO (Chief Graphic Designer Officer)
secret job: Lettering practitioner
dream: Superpower of teleportation
Hannah
aka: Hanni
mother tongue: Wiener Hochdeutsch
official job: GMM ( Good Mood Master)
secret job: Dog Trainer
dream: To get my letter from Hogwarts
Ibo
aka: Dooby
mother tongue: Habibi Viennese
official job: AMO (Ask Me Anything Officer)
secret job: Sock Model
dream: To be the owner of an instant noodle company
Jérôme
aka: Chef
mother tongue: Annoying French
official job: CEO (Chief Everything Officer)
secret job: Playmobil Builder
dream: Whisk(e)y taster
Julia
aka: Heidi
mother tongue: German
official job: LAE (Leather Account Executive)
secret job: Mountain Explorer
dream: The "ONE PIECE" treasure
Leo
aka: Guac Master
mother tongue: French with anglicisms & wannabe scottish
official job: CLO (Chief Language Officer)
secret job: Street photographer
dream: To travel back in time & go to Woodstock!
Lisa
aka: Ronja Räubertochter
mother tongue: incomprehensible Vorarlbergian Alemannic
official job: CSO (Chief Stacking Officer)
secret job: Chicken Farmer
dream: To have a zip line in my garden
Marlene
aka: Flower child
mother tongue: Low-Austrian slang
official job: SLE (Senior Leather Executive)
secret job: Hotel Operator in Bali
dream: To time travel back to the 90s
Mariana
aka: Pomps
mother tongue: Porteño (Buenos Aires Spanish)
official job: CBP (Chief Book-keeper & Photographer)
secret job: Knights and Dragons story teller
dream: To go to a big ice cream parlour & try all its flavors
Marije
aka: Analogue lover
mother tongue: Dutch and Frisian (it's a real language!)
official job: FLO (Flying Dutch Officer)
secret job: Maker of all unofficial Paper Republic playlists
dream: Wake up with super rock powers and start a band
Maya
aka: Mayaaalein
mother tongue: German
official job: Ribbon Master
secret job: DJ on 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
Paul
aka: The Tea Man
mother tongue: English
official job: (CEDO) Chief everything digital Officer
secret job: Adventure Guide
dream: To live in the mountains
Paula
aka: Paulinha
mother tongue: Spanish (Porteño)
official job: FFO (Fast Fulfilment Officer)
secret job: Chocolate expert
dream: To live at the beach
Ranee
aka: Ranee-mouth
mother tongue: oversea French from far far away
official job: CTSO (Chief Trade Show Officer)
secret job: Carpet sales(wo)man
dream: To speak German as fluently as a North-German seagull
Siri
aka: Plant mom
mother tongue: Burgenländisch with a pinch of Thai influence
official job: CCCO Chief Customer Care Officer
secret job: Foodie and wine lover
dream: To be a yoga instructor in Bali and travel the world
Steffi
aka: Ms. Hewer, inventor of the currywurst
mother tongue: Some other strange Austrian dialect
official job: CLO (Chief Leather Officer)
secret job: Sandal Designer
dream: To have a mobile garden (with a tiny villa)
Teresa
aka: Khal Drogo
mother tongue: Totally unknown Upper-Austrian dialect
official job: SNO (Swiss Knife Officer)
secret job: Lion King imitator
dream: To travel all the time
Viktoria
aka: Vikike
mother tongue: Slovakian Hungarian dialect
official job: DHO (Digital Hands-On Officer)
secret job: Pro Shuttlecock (Jianzi) Player
dream: Becoming a rockstar and going on a world tour
Yvonne
aka: Bonbon
mother tongue: Spanish
official job: CEO (Chief Embossing Officer)
secret job: Cake Magician
dream: Winning the lottery
