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!
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: Ordinary High 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: stock team member
secret job: dog trainer
dream: getting my letter from Hogwarts
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
Leo
aka: Guac Master
mother tongue: French with anglicisms & wannabe scottish
official job: PPPO (Product Preperation & Packaging Officer)
secret job: Street photographer
dream: travel back in time & go to Woodstock!
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
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
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
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: 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: 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
