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 & crazy business partners.
Tons of paper and leathers. A lot of patience and commitment. Some mistakes. Big dreams & small steps. No Power-Points. Care & Respect. Welcome to the republic!
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
Gaby
aka: lucky
mother tongue: Porteño (Buenos Aires Spanish)
official job: CGDO (Chief Graphic Designer Officer)
secret job: lettering practitioner
dream: superpower of teleportation
Ivonne
aka: The Green Queen
mother tongue: Understandable Low-Austrian
official job: CCO (Chief Calligraphy Officer)
secret job: Vegetable Grower
dream: to talk to plants
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: ordinary high german
official job: LAE (Leather Account Executive)
secret job: mountain explorer
dream: the "ONE PIECE" treasure
Lisa
aka: Ronja Räubertochter
mother tongue: incomprehensible Vorarlbergian Alemannic
official job: HOO (Hands-on Officer)
secret job: chicken farmer
dream: a zip line in my garden
Manu
aka: psychologist in training
mother tongue: Czech it out
official job: CSO (Chief Supersense Officer)
secret job: Lip Sync Singer
dream: forgot it five minutes after i woke up
María
aka: Hedwig
mother tongue: Porteño (Buenos Aires Spanish)
official job: puzzle maker master
secret job: fantasies illustrator
dream: a lot
Mariana
aka: Pomps
mother tongue: Porteño (Buenos Aires Spanish)
official job: CBP (Chief Book-keeper & Photographer)
secret job: Knights and Dragons story teller
dream: 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
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
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
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
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
Tiziana
aka: Tizi
mother tongue: irgendwas zwischen badisch und alemmanisch
official job: CCCO (Chief Customer Care Officer)
secret job: master baker
dream: a roadtrip through Scandinavia
