Time for a Spoonflower status update: Berlin edition! If you've been curious about how things are going at the new Berlin office and want to stay in the know, read on as Spoonflower crew member Allie shares an update on the new space. Meet some new German team members, and behold the early stages of what will soon be a bustling factory cranking out custom-printed fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap for our European friends.
The Spoonflower mark created by the Berlin ops team using string
The Berlin office is continuing to take shape! Since Christmas, the office has moved from a temporary space to a permanent office. While some projects are still in process, much of the space is starting to look finished and ready for a little Spoonflower flavor!
The soon-to-be warehouse
The office is the trendy Berlin neighborhood Neukölln. Just off the well known street Sonnenalle and a couple blocks from the canal you'll find a beautiful historic white building. In the early 1900's if you were in need of a cash register, this was the building you'd visit.
The reception space, almost ready for Spoonflower fabric!
The factory is the entire first floor so there's some room to grow! We had our first printer delivered on February 1st and are hard at work installing the machine. Members of the R&D team from the US are arriving and it's all hands on deck while we get our first printer ready to start processing orders.
Operations space in progress
The operations space is almost complete and the team has already started assembling cutting tables and cubbies. Every day our Ikea and Bauhaus shopping list grows as we recall all the supplies needed to properly cut, pack and ship orders.
Stitching up office decor–Weapons of Mass Creation by Bianca Green + Pomegranate and Oak Leaves by Eva the Hun
Adelina, a new member of our operations team, is one of many who have been busy whipping up handmade decorations to add color and pattern to our very white office.
Engineers working on the site
The rest of the team works hard to get everything in place to start processing orders. We have a customer service team, getting ready to answer all the questions! I'm working hard to get the ground work laid for all marketing efforts and excitingly preparing content to share with our German-speaking community!
Visits from Gart Davis, Spoonflower CEO, are always full of adventure!
Our accounting/HR wizard Mareike is our only native German in the office right now, so she's wearing all kinds of hats and doing a lot of translation. The German site is being created by our hardworking engineers, fueled by coffee and cookies! And finally, Stephanie Reese, Berlin's director is overseeing the whole show and teaching us all how to be a legit power Frau!
While we still have quite a bit to do, we can't wait to start printing and processing orders! Stay tuned as we continue to share updates from the Berlin office and keep an eye out for us on social media!!
++Allie
This is all so exciting! If I order from Israel does this mean I would order from the Berlin factory? I think this would significantly save on shipping for me. I love seeing you guys grow! I have the Spoonflower handbook and I loved reading about how it all started.
Yes! I was hoping my respond for a European shipping center on the sproutpattern survay could be considered and now this will come true!! How exiting is that!! Thank you and cant wait to see it finished so i can print some new fabrics design i’m working on. Spoonflower will rock over the world!!
Thanks!! We're super excited and can't wait to start taking orders. Stay tuned for more details!
So exciting! Awesome pics!
Awesome! I was so jealous of all the sewists from overseas. Can’t wait!
How exciting – I wish you great success in your new space and continent!
Oh wow just wow what a great news ordering from Berlin to London I just can’t wait this is great news
Soo happy! And now we can plan to come to visit you! 😀
Thanks, Sharon!!
Thanks, Nadja! We can't wait to get custom fabrics in the creative hands of our European community!
Thanks, Patricia!
Wohooo, welcome to Berlin! So excited to see you here and can’t wait for the printer to be ready 🙂
Please do! Our space will be finished soon and we'll be having a launch party. Stay tuned!
Thanks, Barbe! We can't wait to start printing orders!!
Thanks, Hanna! We're thrilled to be here!
You know I love this, Allie!!!
So pleased to see the progress. I’m desperate to place an order so please open soon! 🙂 Any idea on timescales?
Thanks, Samarra!
Finally!!! This makes me so happy. I can’t handle VAT nonsense in customs anymore, it is too expensive. Go €!
So, so excited for this! I’ll be following the progress avidly 🙂 looking forward to the grand opening.
We're excited too!!
Great!!! And I am really tight on time for my collection so the quicker you open the sooner I can order! Any tentative date/time when you will start accepting orders please? 🙂
Thanks! We're super excited, too!!
Thanks, Charlene! Sadly at this point we don't have a solid tentative date/time. We're hoping to start shipping sometime over the new few months. We'll be sure to share updates frequently!!
Thanks, Annabel! Unfortunately at this point our launch date is still a moving target. We're hoping to be ready to ship over the next few months. Stay tuned!
Oooh, I’m so happy with this news!! Love Spoonflower and now even more! I think a citytrip to Berlin is in the making 🙂
Thank you!! Yes, please come visit us! We hope to be ready to open our doors to the community this summer!