You want something made really well. Someone in Germany can make it.
Werkpaar connects people who have an idea with the makers who can produce it: manufactories, craft businesses, workshops of the German Mittelstand and labs. For small runs from about 50 pieces, with checked makers and a sample before the order.
Join the listWerkpaar starts once enough people on both sides take part.
How it is meant to work
Describe it
What you need, how many, by when and on what budget. A short questionnaire replaces the long emails to makers who never reply.
The right makers
Werkpaar suggests two or three makers who were checked beforehand and are glad to take small quantities.
Sample, then the run
First a paid sample, then the order. Price, date and acceptance are agreed in writing before work starts.
Who it is for
People who want something made
Founders, small brands, designers, research teams and companies who need a small run of good quality and are still looking for the maker.
People who can make it
Manufactories, craft businesses, workshops and labs with free capacity who want good orders and have no time to go looking for them.
Areas at the start
- Textiles and leather
- Wood and furniture
- Metal and precision engineering
- Ceramics, glass and stone
- Electronics and technology
- Lab and science
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Questions
Is Werkpaar a marketplace like Alibaba?
Werkpaar shows a small number of checked makers and handles every request one by one, so that a small run actually gets accepted. Large catalogues with thousands of listings already exist.
From what quantity?
From about 50 pieces up to a few thousand. For a single piece, a craft business near you is the best place to go.
What does it cost?
Nothing while we test. The plan is that makers pay a small share of the orders placed through Werkpaar. Whoever has something made pays the maker's price.
When does it start?
Once enough people on both sides have signed up. Everyone on the list hears first.