company culture

12 Questions for Berlin Marketing Team Member, Maria N.

May 3, 2017

Did you know the Spoonflower Berlin team has 9 different countries represented in their factory? From Australia to Uruguay, the team is truly a melting pot. The newest member of the team, Maria, hails from Dresden, Germany but has lived in Berlin for over 8 years. While she may be a new face to the team, Maria joined the team this February, she is always on the lookout for new makers to feature and takes her coffee like any good marketeer : with Instagram! Get to know Maria with her 12 questions below!

Meet Maria, Spoonflower Berlin’s newest team member!

The first thing I want you to know about me is: I love to be with people. [Read more…] about 12 Questions for Berlin Marketing Team Member, Maria N.

12 Questions for Project Manager, Julie P.

March 1, 2017

Julie Pitts has been part of the Spoonflower family for 3 years this month, and she’s made her way from our Floor Operations Team, to the Print Room, and she now calls the Distribution team at Spoonflower her home, which helps to give Spoonflower designers a presence on platforms like Etsy, Amazon and Ebay. She’s been a model for both Spoonflower, Sprout Patterns, and on the runway, and she’s also an accomplished jewelry maker. Get to know Julie in her 12 questions below!

Julie models a Sprout Patterns honey-bee costume last Halloween! Tap the photo to read more about it on the Sprout Patterns blog

Julie modeling the Inari Tee Dress from Sprout Patterns

The first thing I want you to know about me is: I’m a Curious George. I like to investigate and try to understand how things work. Which means I typically ask 3.5 more questions than is socially acceptable. [Read more…] about 12 Questions for Project Manager, Julie P.

12 questions for Holly Anderson-Earls, Senior Director of Operations

February 22, 2017

Holly has been with Spoonflower longer than most of us (read her original interview from 2011 here) starting out as a printer operator and (after beating record after record for print speed and quality!) moved all the way up to overseeing the Operations department. She’s a proud, self-proclaimed “factory girl” and there’s not a soul out there who’d be better at the job than her. Holly is also an exceptional gift giver — many of us recall the years that Holly knitted hats for everyone on her team for the holidays, and the year she stitched zipper pouches for every single person at Spoonflower. She’s also responsible for the community garden out front at the Durham Spoonflower offices. Get to know our favorite garden-loving factory girl below!

The first thing I want you to know about me is: I love to garden. Every summer I swear I’ll never grow a garden again because it’s so much work, but then the next time spring comes around I’ve got heart-eyes for all of the plants again. So far this year I’ve already got my cool-weather vegetables planted, and I’m planning all of the new vegetables and flowers I’m going to grow both at home (prickly pear cactus!) and in the garden at Spoonflower (begonias).

My secret talent is my Scrabble prowess. I like to read the dictionary for fun, so that helps.

The very first thing I do in the morning is listen to my dog, Happy, wake up and flap his ears. His ears are so loud! Then he comes and stares at me until I get out of bed and take him outside. He stares at me until I’m done checking on the garden and then we race each other back inside and get breakfast. Cheerios for me, dog food for him. Here is a picture of Happy, looking grumpy because I’m delaying his breakfast: [Read more…] about 12 questions for Holly Anderson-Earls, Senior Director of Operations

12 Questions for Printer Operator Stephanie S.

February 15, 2017

By now you’ve met quite a few of us factory folk who print your fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap, and today we’re super excited to introduce you to the lovely Stephanie! Stephanie has been part of the Spoonflower family for about 2.5 years now, and we always love seeing her smiling face in the print room, magically turning blank white fabric into the stuff of dreams. Get to know Stephanie in our 12 questions below!

The first thing I want you to know about me is: I love doing all the crafts. I would be surprised if there was a craft I haven’t devoted all of my time and money into for at least a few weeks. I am currently getting into woodwork. Before that it was sewing. Before that it was vinyl cutting and decals. Before that it was jewelry. Before that it was….

My secret talent is: Always losing my phone. [Read more…] about 12 Questions for Printer Operator Stephanie S.

12 Questions for Printer Operator Gina J

February 1, 2017

Gina is a printer operator here at Spoonflower known around the office for her clever innovations in the print room, love of Harry Potter, and fondness for dogs and tacos. You may have even seen her signature on one of your Spoonflower pack slips. Get to know the gal behind your printed fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap!

Gina lounging in the waste-fabric semi truck

Spoonflower employees can often be found hanging out in the semi truck behind Spoonflower where the “waste” fabric is kept before it’s driven away to be recycled!

The first thing I want you to know about me is:

I care so much about pretty much everything. The only things in life I’m lukewarm about are vegetables (except kale, kale is the worst), sports that are not football or basketball (love one, hate the other, you decide which is which), and ACDC. [Read more…] about 12 Questions for Printer Operator Gina J

12 questions for Director of Print Operations, Janet Talus

January 25, 2017

If you’ve been hanging with us for a while now, you may remember Janet (printer with an appetite for destruction!) and her blog interview from five years ago. It’s been a while since we learned about Janet and her love of candy corn, so we thought we’d check back in and reintroduce this lovely long-time Spoonie to our community!

part of a circus-themed group Halloween costume for the 2013 Spoonflower employee costume contest (which won first place of course!)

The first thing I want you to know about me is:

Watching the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as a kid made me want to work in a factory. I think that probably says a lot about me as a factory manager.

Janet has a long history of winning the Group costume category of our employee Halloween costume contest! In 2015 the entire print team dressed up like Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with Janet of course as factory leader, Willy Wonka

12 Questions for VP of Human Resources: Marlo

January 18, 2017

Marlo is Spoonflower’s beloved VP of Human Resources. Her office always smells amazing, she loves cats, the color purple, and we’d be lost without her! Marlo took some time to answer our 12 questions. Get to know her, won’t you?

The first thing I want you to know about me is:

I love my husband and kids, but one day I want to resume my cat lady lifestyle. I met my husband when I was 35 and he likes to posit that he saved me from becoming a cat lady. He can think that if he wants to, but I was very happy living with just my cats in my clean house. When I retire, I plan to have a cat sanctuary out in the country for all the stray and unloved cats and I will fund it with my multi-million dollar lottery winnings. [Read more…] about 12 Questions for VP of Human Resources: Marlo

12 Questions for Caroline: Sprout Patterns Creative Director

December 28, 2016

If you’ve been following Spoonflower since the beginning, you may remember meeting Caroline, Spoonflower’s former graphic designer. She’s since moved on to become Creative Director at Spoonflower’s sister company, Sprout Patterns, and so we thought we’d check in with Caroline and re-introduce her to our community!

The first thing I want you to know about me is: I have a special kind of OCD. Not the kind where you clean your house, but the kind where you can tell the difference between a 9pt and 10pt font. DOCD: Designer Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

My secret talent is: Making an amazing pizza using almond flour and mozzarella

The very first thing I do in the morning is: Hug my dog

The last book I read is: “Don’t You Cry” by Mary Kubica

The last song I listened to is: “Curse” by Vicktor Taiwò

I take my coffee: black with heavy cream (go Keto!)

I loooooove: Pit Bulls

I’m really proud of: How many strong and amazing women boss ladies there are today!

The podcast I never miss an episode of is: Bodega Boys

My favorite Spoonflower designer is: Nellig

My favorite type of fabric is: Linen Cotton Ultra!

Enjoy Little Things by alextilalila

My favorite designs in the Marketplace are: Enjoy Little Things by Alextilalila, Griffiti Orange by Mikep, and Wild Orange by Mele de la Yglesia.

Pleasure getting reacquainted with you, Caroline! See designs by Caroline for sale in her Spoonflower shop and meet more Spoonies

12 questions for Ally Bacon (Night Shift Print Supervisor)

December 21, 2016

Ally started out on the Operations floor and is now a third shift print supervisor at Spoonflower. That’s right — we said third shift! Did you know Spoonflower printers work hard 24/7, day and night? It’s a fact! Ally will have the exciting opportunity to travel to Berlin to help out the print team at our German factory for a few months in 2017 (yes, we’re all jealous!). Get to know Ally in her 12 questions below.

12 Questions for Digital Advertising Specialist, Alex

November 30, 2016

Alex wears many [digitally printed] hats at Spoonflower! He started out in our Operations & Print teams, then later became our resident fabric photographer before transitioning to the marketing team where he works on bringing awesome video & blog content to our community. Alex is a delightful human, so we knew you’d all be very eager to know his answers to our 12 Questions!

The first thing I want you to know about me is: I’m always hungry. I’m actually eating right now.

My secret talent is: Silly accents. Strange impersonations. Startlingly deadpan joke deliveries. [Read more…] about 12 Questions for Digital Advertising Specialist, Alex