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Continue shoppingWe have been testing them for a long time (like all our products before we offer them). Now the CLIPPER XL is in production, just in time for summer. What makes it special: A stable, weatherproof hammock for 2 people. Comfortable, safe and very resilient with 250kg. Span length from 360cm. More about this in our shop under hammock CLIPPER.
Because of Corona, she was anchored in the German Bight for two years. Now the ship is very busy getting everything back in shape for the cruise guests - or "making the ship clear". Our team is on board from Cadiz to Las Palmas / Gran Canaria and takes care of the CrazyChair hammocks. The complete program, with cleaning, installations, safety checks, and even new hammocks.
CrazyChair was nominated and we are happy about that. If we don't win in our category, we'll do it like at the Olympics: Being there deserves applause.
The Palma Intern. Boatshow is a big event that the media is preparing for. We were delighted with this PR article in the April issue of Inselmagazin. Thanks to the editors.
We have positioned ourselves well in the media and will be represented in every issue of the Inselmagazin with large color advertisements. In addition, every day, over 3 months, several radio spots on Inselradio and at the end of April we are an exhibitor with a large stand at the Palma Intern. Boat show present.
We are currently working on 2 ship projects, which means a lot of planning work. We have known the procedure for years. But we also have to make preparations on the island to be prepared from Easter. Because unlike in Germany, there are hardly any trade fairs/events and access to end customers is also different than usual.
New Year's Eve in the south, without snow, but lots of rain. BOOT fair for the end of January has been cancelled. Nevertheless, we had to "work off" the tour from Palma to Hamelin + Ratzeburg by car, as some business tasks were waiting for us. At the end of January we will drive to the island again. At the port of Barcelona, Columbus shows us the way. We have so many times. As with the subject of "hammocks", which he discovered about 520 years ago and which we have further developed.
... Majorca. Our business basis "Trendstore-Palma" already exists. There we are one of six business partners who present their products within the location. Of course that's not enough. We are now looking for a home office to have a permanent and secure point of contact during our temporary island visits. After an intensive search we found what we were looking for in Can Pastilla. Close to Palma, close to the airport, close to the trend store and centrally located to quickly get to the important points of the island.
We have sold our Morelo motorhome after 10 years of intensive use. It was our office, our apartment and our means of transport during the several months of the trade fair. It was a great, eventful time, with a bit of an adventure feeling. We enjoyed it. But looking ahead, it no longer fitted into our concept. The mobile home would then have stood in the hall for too long. We didn't want to do that to him.
The new cruise ship from Lindblad Expeditions is called RESOLUTION. It was built at the Ulstein shipyard in Norway. Shortly before completion, the CrazyChair team was on board to install the SLIMLINE hammocks in all balcony cabins.
We do not know it. But if you don't test it, we'll never know. We have been traveling to the island for over 40 years, had a holiday home for several years and know several villa owners who had bought our products. Now the situation arose, together with other German business partners, to be present in a store on the outskirts of Palma. You can try CrazyChair products there, get advice and buy them directly there. The CrazyChair Collection with hammocks, hanging chairs and stainless steel stands have been on site since July 2021.
A sigh of relief for us and all fellow exhibitors. The first organizers have made it and open the long-awaited garden fairs. Our first starts on June 17th. in Kassel-Calden. And then it goes on quickly. If everything goes according to plan, we will be exhibiting at 18 trade fairs this year. Let's all keep our fingers crossed.
Corona also severely restricted our business as an exhibitor at trade fairs and outfitters for cruise ships. We took advantage of the situation and moved our business and private location from Bavaria to Schleswig Holstein. Instead of "Gauting" it is now called "Ratzeburg". Our warehouse has also been relocated. Finally more space, 10x more linear meters of shelves, a perfect overview and also a lot of space for our indoor and outdoor trade fair equipment. We strengthened our team and everything was done by the end of May.
CrazyChair was awarded the IGR Innovation Prize for Ergonomics 2021. The jurors have come together for the third time and were spoiled for choice. Among the top-class applications, companies that stand for the diversity of the application areas of modern ergonomics were evaluated and awarded.
The CrazyChair ONE was approved by the "Institute for Health and Ergonomics e. V.“ after careful examination with the IGR certificate. IGR is a strong network of doctors, physiotherapists, scientists, company health management employees and government officials who deal with health and ergonomics, test and certify selected products.
We're in Norway, on the expedition cruise ship "National Geographic Endurance," installing our slimline hammocks in all the balcony cabins. Work is still underway everywhere, as the handover to the owners is in 11 days.
We've received a fantastic new order. Lindblad Expeditions' new ship, the "National Geographic Endurance," is being built at Ulstein Shipyard in Norway. This expedition vessel will accommodate approximately 160 passengers and travel to the most extreme regions of the world, experiencing temperatures as low as -40°C. We are incredibly proud of this order, as it allows us to enter a completely new class of ship and demonstrate our commitment to quality.
We are very happy when our daughter Sina happily announces that she wants to join us. The tasks are clear: digital marketing + social media. Good luck again: Our new employee Bojan, who supports us in production processing as well as in technical trade fair work.
Our new products are arriving: Luno and Doppio stainless steel stands, and the Cayo hammock. Our long-time partner Beate is leaving, as she and her partner are building a new home in a city that is too far away.
The AIDAperla and AIDAprima are ready. A total of 2260 hammock clippers will be installed.
Another company move. We're leaving Großkarolinenfeld. We're in luck. The new premises in Gauting/Stockdorf are perfect in terms of location, size, and amenities. Even better: Our son-in-law, Matthias, is joining our company. A true all-rounder, he constantly surprises us with his practical skills.
AIDA Cruises also opts for CrazyChair. Our task: Development of a new weatherproof hammock with fire protection that still has space on the smallest balconies. We develop the clippers. The tests are successful and the EU and US patents are even registered.
Over the next two years we will equip the entire AIDA fleet with 3,500 hammocks.
A call from TUI Cruises: "We've had all the hammocks removed from the MS1." What happened? The integrated fastening on one hammock came loose, and a passenger fell out. Luckily, no one was injured. An investigation revealed that the cause was a sewing defect. For the next two weeks, we worked around the clock on the ship to repair all 250 hammocks. We succeeded and were able to enjoy the last two days of our Caribbean cruise, breathing in the sea air on deck. We were able to resolve the problem with all the hammocks and were delighted by the captain's comment, who praised our excellent cooperation, not only in good times but also in difficult ones. Shortly afterward, we also equipped all the veranda cabins on the MS2 with our hammocks.
We were discovered by the new cruise line TUI Cruises and commissioned to develop a weatherproof hammock for the veranda cabins of the first "Mein Schiff 1." A fascinating project that challenged us in every way. We started production of the 250 special hammocks and christened them "Slimline." Even before the ship's christening, we were on board the MS1 and, at TUI Cruises' request, installed all the "Slimline" hammocks during the North Sea sea trials. What an experience! We had no idea yet what consequences this maritime assignment would have for us.
Trade fairs are still our great passion. We are buying a large motor home to transport the trade fair equipment and at the same time be able to keep appointments flexibly and be independent of hotels and restaurants. We also develop accessories and new products, such as stainless steel stands for our hammocks.
A long-standing customer gives Renate 500 euros and asks us to produce a hammock for him. Weatherproof, robust, comfortable and safe - just like the hanging chair he owns from us. We smile, but decline because we have no experience with hammocks. But we can't really let go of the thought. A few days later we implemented our idea and had it sewn. Temporarily hung up in the office, it is tested for comfort, resilience, ergonomics and safety. After a few hours we are lying in the hammock with 3 adults, which we call Combo. Of course, our inspirational client got the first combo - he's hooked.
We want to use our hanging chair outside all year round. Unfortunately, our cotton fabric cannot keep up with the freak weather. We find a new supplier from France with very high quality weatherproof fabrics. To go with this, we are developing stainless steel stands for hanging chairs, which we have produced by a family business in Germany.
When it comes, all at once. A major fire destroys the production facilities at our Weber + fabric supplier. The large number of trade fairs cost too much energy, financially and psychologically. A couple of employees works skillfully hand in hand and cheats us out of over 20,000 euros and flees overseas. Crisis management is the order of the day.
If not now then when. The demand for hanging chairs is developing rapidly and we have to make decisions. We found Pimiento OHG, register our CrazyChair brand internationally, move to new premises and expand the team. 120 trade fairs a year keep three trade fair teams busy. Joachim and Renate now fully devote themselves to the newly founded company. Production in Germany is important for us in order to keep an eye on the high quality and to keep the transport routes short.
How do strangers react to the product? Is it marketable? The Caravan Salon is our premiere. Four hanging chairs are hanging from a stand made of scaffolding tubes for visitors to try out. In the luggage another 40 pieces. for sale. The trade fair visitors are curious, enthusiastic and in a buying mood. After 3 days everything is sold and we have many orders. assumed. After that it is clear that we will start our own production in Germany. We still have our steady jobs, all very improvised, but it works.
We have tried rattan "monkey swings", Mexican hanging cloths, knotted hammocks or strange floating chairs for years. After Renate's herniated disc, we are just as disappointed with the comfort as with the look and quality. Doesn't the perfect chair yet exist? It should take more than 2 years from the idea to the first copy. Comfortable, back-friendly, floating and rocking. After many discussions with therapists and orthopaedists, many sketches and a large selection of materials, the first real samples emerge. We are curious, do they meet our expectations?
