GA-Series “Bonn instills creativity” Bonn lifestyle fair: Shy, creative and open

Bonn · It is more than an attitude towards life: What does the start-up scene in Bonn and the region offer in the category of lifestyle? Here’s a little look at the creative side of Bonn.

Every city has its own kind of flair, its own lifestyle. London is cool. Berlin is hip. Paris is chic. Munich is elegant. And Bonn? Federal city. Beethoven’s birth place. Several institutions have their headquarters here. “Bonn is creative and shy,” says Andrew Triebe after a moment of thought. The 35-year-old is the co-founder and organizer of the design market “Strich & Faden,” which translates into something like “Knits and Threads.”

The event in the art gallery “Fabrik 45” brings together young textile designers, fashion labels, photographers and illustrators from Bonn and the region and gives them a platform for their work. This gives young start-ups and artists a chance to mingle, since most are running their businesses in their free time and have not yet taken the plunge into self-employment, still focusing on another career.

“Strick & Faden” has taken place three times since 2015, organized by Andrew Triebe and his co-founder Sven Bieber. The event offers fashion, jewelry, lamps, postcards and culinary specialties, earning it the name “Lifestyle Fair.” These types of markets are very trendy and have already been taking place in Cologne and the surrounding area. In Bonn there is another similar market in BaseCamp Bonn called “Birds & Kisses.”

Triebe and his team are always looking for new start-ups and labels to take part in his business initiative. The first time they hosted the event, there were only a dozen participating artist/designers, but now there are 23. “It is sometimes difficult to find new people,” laments Triebe. According to the German Startup Monitor, the number of new start-ups has halved in the area of Media and Creative Management in comparison to last year.

At the design market, the creators can test how their products are received by customers and converse with them. “From the Strich & Faden market we have developed a business concept: only Bonn locals and regional sellers can take part,” explains Triebe, looking out at the sales area. On the walls there are framed posters of different sizes and on the table in the center of the room there are paper boxes with filigree gold jewelry.

Pinpoint Designs is a start-up founded by two sisters who design everything needed for a wedding from bags of rice to invitations to guest books. They have been in Bonn with their firm since summer of 2015. When asked how she views Bonn, one of the sisters, Evi Hagenlocher responds, “Open.” Open for creative and new ideas. (Orig. text: Sabrina Bauer, Translation: Geena Kloeppel)

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