We are going to a show – Maison & Objet

Yes, we are going to market! At least, we hope so! For the first time we are going to a trade fair that is purely focused on sales. Maison & Objet is apparently the place to be to sell smaller items. We discovered this because we have a shop ourselves. Maison & Objet is where small items are sold, items that we used to refer to within our own collection as “the misfits”. All small things – certainly not tables, chairs or cupboards. 

 

The cutting machine and printer that we were lucky enough to acquire from Canon led us to create new products (the print stool, for example), but also to make our own packaging for our smaller products. This packaging really turns them into true gift items. 

 

So we are going to Paris and taking all these things that are not made in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Poland, Bangladesh or some other far-flung land, but in our factory in Eindhoven. These are therefore ‘products from high-wage countries’, mostly unique pieces or series’ in small quantities, made efficiently and with the greatest possible Dutch care. 

 

The stock quantities are relatively large for us, but we are just mildly successful, they will suddenly be very limited. We hope – and think – that we will sell a lot, but we cannot know this for sure, let alone which products. One advantage is that we can make everything ourselves, so we know whether and when we will be able to make delivery.

 

See you in Paris!