The Camper-Mattress-Super-Team

We are Jan, Marie, Max & Volker. We started our journey almost 2 years ago and are incredibly proud to be able to present the Vanmade® to you. It's been a long road and we thank everyone who supported us! Whether manufacturers of fabrics who have supported us with their knowledge and capacities from the beginning or every influencer and partner who has helped us to finalize the product with extensive tests and reports. Thanks!

Jan

Our director! Jan develops our products, builds structures around Vanmade and, with his camping knowledge, offers the perfect basis for our made-to-measure camper mattress.

Marie

Where would we be if Marie hadn't been there from the start? Marie is the eye, the communication, and by the way, an absolutely amazing marketing brain. <3

Max

Marketplaces, e-commerce and interfaces as well as founders from the very beginning. Max ensures that the order is processed, produced and shipped at the right time.

Volker

The newest addition to the Vanmade family and designer behind our store products. In addition, Volker is an integral part of our trade fair appearance. When everyone is asleep, Volker is still talking. Thank you for taking part.

The Vanmade-Story

Absolutely crazy. By a really remarkable coincidence, we, Max and Jan, bumped into each other again after years. Jan, a fascinated vanlifer with his surf house in southern France, Max with his small mattress factory in Essen, NRW. That's the basis.

In the following months we spend every free minute creating a concept for a van mattress and developing the first prototypes. After an exciting and sweaty time, it's finally done: We proudly present Vanmade®, the first mattress specially developed for campers!

August 2020

The Idea

We are developing a real mattress for the camper area. It should be comfortable and robust at the same time. Together in a unique design.

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Marie joins the party
September 2020

Marie joins the Party

Marie, who lives in Biarritz, is fascinated by the idea and has been involved in the product from day one. As a photographer and branding expert, she becomes an indispensable part of Vanmade.

January 2021

Globus Camper

The van-builders Globus Camper are part of the development. They stand behind us with advice and action and believe in the project! Our first professional partner of incredible value.

April 2021

The Foundation

After the product and the structures were in place, the only thing missing was the founding of a GmbH. Said and done.

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March 2021

Instagram

We start with Social Media. Everyone should know what we do! That's how we produced the first video, albeit a little clumsy.

August 2021

Shooting in France

Shooting in Frankreich
October 2021

Jan moves to DE

Leaving southern France to start a business in Essen? No problem for Jan. Now it really starts!

April 2022

The Configurator

From beer coaster drawings to highly complex technical drawings, we received almost everything. A tool was needed to make the Vanmade orderable. Togehter with Lucksmith the Vanmade Configurator was created.

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July 2022

First fair

Together with our new partner MobyVan we are represented at the Vanlife fair Ferropolis. Here we were able to gain a lot of experience and talk to people from the scene.

August 2022

Shooting in Sweden

What a trip! We've burned our entire marketing budget for the next 3 years for a unique time with our friends. Many thanks to Marie, Patrizia, Tim, Valentin, Paul, Sebastian and Carlo. Because of the order, everyone should have come first!!

Volker taucht auf
September 2022

Volker appears

Living in Innsbruck and as a talented illustrator and storyteller, Volker joins the team. We look forward to 2023!

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Today

Here we are...

The Vanmade-Story

Absolutely crazy. By a really remarkable coincidence, we, Max and Jan, bumped into each other again after years. Jan, a fascinated vanlifer with his surf house in southern France, Max with his small mattress factory in Essen, NRW. That's the basis.

In the following months we spend every free minute creating a concept for a van mattress and developing the first prototypes. After an exciting and sweaty time, it's finally done: We proudly present Vanmade®, the first mattress specially developed for campers!

August 2020

The Idea

We are developing a real mattress for the camper area. It should be comfortable and robust at the same time. Together in a unique design.

Marie joins the party
September 2020

Marie joins the Party

Living in Biarritz, she is fascinated by the idea and has been involved in the product from day one. As a photographer and branding expert, she becomes an indispensable part of Vanmade.

January 2021

Globus Camper

The van-builders Globus Camper are part of the development. They stand behind us with advice and action and believe in the project! Our first professional partner of incredible value.

April 2021

The Foundation

After the product and the structures were in place, the only thing missing was the founding of a GmbH. Said and done.

March 2021

Instagram

Now it's time for social media. Everyone should know what we do! That's how we produced the first video, albeit a little clumsy.

August 2021

Shooting in France

Shooting in Frankreich
October 2021

Jan moves to DE

After a long time in France, Jan moves back to Germany and looks back on an incredibly good time. Now it goes on!

April 2022

Configurator

From beer coaster drawings to highly complex technical drawings, we received almost everything. A tool was needed to make the Vanmade orderable. Together with Lucksmith the Vanmade Configurator was created.

July 2022

First fair

Together with our new partner MobyVan we are represented at the Vanlife fair Ferropolis. Here we were able to gain a lot of experience and talk to people from the scene.

August 2022

Shooting in Sweden

What a trip! We've burned our entire marketing budget for the next 3 years for a unique time with our friends. Many thanks to Marie, Patrizia, Tim, Valentin, Paul, Sebastian and Carlo. Because of the order, everyone should have come first!!

Volker taucht auf
January 2023

Volker appears

Living in Innsbruck and as a talented illustrator and storyteller, Volker joins the team. We look forward to 2023!

Today

Here we are...