Creating Transparency in the Spoonflower Supply Chain

Tell us about your role at Spoonflower and your background

Jane: My role at Spoonflower is to source, develop, and launch new products while keeping both the Durham and Berlin factories in stock of raw materials (wallpaper and fabric). I like to think of my job as the person responsible for sourcing the best canvas to showcase designer’s art. I love seeing the way designs come to life on different types of fabric and home decor products. My background is in apparel design and development with a passion for textiles.

How do we source our fabrics and wallpaper? 

Spoonflower takes a global approach to sourcing fabrics and wallpaper raw materials. We partner with a network of 15+ suppliers that manufacture products in North America, Europe, and Asia.

What about Spoonflower’s home decor? Where are those products manufactured?

Many home decor products are made right where the fabric is printed in our Durham, North Carolina facility. We also work with two other production facilities in the US.

What steps are in place currently to ensure our manufacturing facilities are run ethically, with healthy, safe working conditions for the factory workers?

The safety and health of our employees and the environment are top of mind at our facilities. Our facilities have industry-leading safety programs focused on creating an injury-free workplace monitored through regular safety and hazard auditing and reporting. We also take efforts to support employees through parental leave programs that go beyond compliance, access to learning & development programs, and competitive wages. In addition to our workers, we take efforts to minimize our environmental impact through reuse and recycling of our waste, and efficiency improvements to minimize energy and emissions. This is part of being a responsible company and leaving a positive impact on the communities our workers are going home to.

What certifications does Spoonflower have on our products to verify the quality (i.e. Oeko-Tex)?

Spoonflower is continually in pursuit of certifications for raw materials. Stay tuned for an update. We know many of the raw materials that we use are Oeko-Tex certified along with the inks used. We are in the final steps to claim Oeko-Tex certification on printed products which includes extensive lab testing and documentation of the supply chain starting at the fiber level.

What would you like our community to know about our supply chain?

We always think of our customers first. Our number one goal is to offer consistent product quality, and that starts with raw materials. Anytime we consider making a change to our supply chain, extensive product testing is done in order to mitigate any risk of quality change. We lean into the strong relationships we have built over the years with key suppliers. Rather than continually chasing the lowest-priced products, we prioritize consistent quality. This has proven to the be right direction as supply chains are still stressed.

What are some of your goals for our manufacturing relationships going forward?

We continue to deeply understand our global supply chain and aim to make this process as transparent as possible. Manufacturing of fabric is a long process prior to arriving at Spoonflower. We aim to not only understand where we are purchasing fabric from, but where fabric was finished, knit, or woven, where the fiber came from. These are values at Spoonflower and we want to share these same values with our community.