The Story of the Huggle
At the end of 2007, my sister Alex gave me a homemade
I liked it, but didn't use it in the way it was intended.
intended way: not covered from the front, but from the back
wrapped around you like a kind of coat.
Despite all the comfort, both carrying methods also had their
Disadvantages: Sitting at the desk, the feet were insufficient
warmed. You couldn't walk around without mopping the floor
and without the risk of tripping over it. When not in use,
The sleeve blanket is difficult to store. These disadvantages had to be
remedy!
In the summer of 2008, I decided to tackle the matter and bought a
sewing machine and started to tinker. In spring 2009, the first -
The still somewhat clumsy-looking prototype saw the light of day.
The invention was granted a patent in Great Britain in 2013 and in Germany in 2014.
2014 Awarded the bronze medal at the inventors’ fair iENA in Nuremberg
But it was not until the beginning of 2018 that the Huggle finally made its breakthrough thanks to the media attention of an inventor show on German TV .
Although many things remain difficult, seeing my Huggle vision become reality is the goal that guides me.
Verena is the mother, guardian and creative head of Huggle. She
develops and designs the product and conceives and designs the external communication.
Josef Koch and his team in Germany and Poland were responsible for the implementation of the Huggle, from pattern development to production and shipping of the Huggle.
Each piece was handmade under fair conditions in Poland.