KOHLENSTOFF 12
About us
We, Marie and Mauricio, were 20 and 22 years old at the time, when during our studies and training we founded kohlenstoff 12 with an idea and 300€ start-up capital.
It was 2015 when we had small anchors cut from the material carbon from a sketch and combined them with black leather cord.
Our first product was born, an anchor bracelet. Without a business plan or the intention to turn the idea into a real company, we made some bracelets and gave them to friends and acquaintances. They were unexpectedly well received and the demand grew.
So we also built a small online shop and registered our business, posting photos of our bracelets on Instagram and Facebook, and the reach kept growing.
We made and shipped the first orders from my parents' basement, writing each address by hand on the shipping envelope.
Our handcrafted carbon bracelets became increasingly popular, and after just half a year, we rented a small office in the neighboring town, quit our studies and jobs, and put everything on the line.
In the following years, we reinvested every profit into new products, machines, and the company to continue growing. In addition to carbon bracelets in various colors and variations, watches, necklaces, and other accessories were added. Today, there are over 120 uniquely designed products in our range.
And to this day, we still manufacture the majority of our products ourselves here in Sonsbeck. In the meantime, we have moved into a new, larger office and employ ten staff members. In addition to jewelry and watches made of carbon, our focus is also on stainless steel jewelry and accessories.
Today, kohlenstoff 12 is one of the best-known jewelry & accessory brands in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. To this day, our standards for our products remain as high as on the first day.
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