German cast-iron cookware brand with designer pedigree and community-driven product development
STUR designs and manufactures cast-iron cookware positioned as a premium, sustainability-focused alternative. The company raised €1.25M via Kickstarter and has won multiple design awards (Red Dot, iF, German Design Award). Hiring is concentrated in marketing (5 roles) with product as secondary focus, suggesting a scaling-phase brand prioritizing customer acquisition and retention over engineering—a pattern reinforced by their active projects around retention channels and lifecycle optimization rather than platform infrastructure.
STUR is a Berlin-based cookware manufacturer founded in 2019, producing cast-iron cookware designed for durability and performance. The company operates as a lean, designer-led brand with 2–10 employees, built around direct customer engagement and community feedback during product development. Products are manufactured in Germany and backed by a 50-year guarantee. Distribution channels include Shopify and Kickstarter (where their flagship cast-iron pan became one of Germany's top-funded campaigns). The company is actively developing new products in the premium cookware category while managing external manufacturing partners and optimizing production workflows.
STUR uses Shopify for e-commerce, Klaviyo for email/marketing automation, Asana for project management, Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Analytics), Notion for internal docs, Canva for design, and DaVinci Resolve and CapCut for video content.
Active projects include new product development and packaging, improving existing products, testing new customer retention channels, and optimizing product development processes—alongside managing external manufacturing partners and scaling production.
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