The Art of Giving Stewo, a Swiss company, has been perfecting giving presents for more than 150 years. Managing Director Norbert Bucheli about craftsmanship, passion and why making gift paper takes courage. What does giving a present mean for you? There’s this wonderful moment when you give someone a present. The actual presentation is like a little ceremony. An indescribable spark. Shiny eyes. That’s what we like to achieve with our products. So the packaging is more important than its content? No, it is meant to make the present even more beautiful. Make it magic. Giving is always about appreciation and esteem. Do subjects and themes always remain the same? The challenge is to always interpret traditional themes anew. We do not aim at revolutionising Christmas wrapping paper.
“Craftsmanship. Perfection. Courage.” We rather want it to catch the spirit of the time, every year. There are moments of giving galore; dinner invitation? Saying “Thank you”?. That’s what we provide ideas and products for.
everything. We focus on design. This is why it always takes courage to embark for the extraordinary. This is our life line. And this is what really makes a quality brand.
How does this work? By knowing what people want. By knowing what motivates them. To that end, we are constantly on the move. To find that out. New materials, colours, shapes, trends. We observe what’s going on in the fields of textiles, interior design, and living. It is an incessant search of tomorrow.
What makes Stewo special? Craftsmanship. Passion. And know-how. With these at hand, we create the most beautiful gift packaging. We work with top-notch materials and sophisticated print qualities. Because we love what we do.
Your vision? To make that moment of giving more beautiful. That’s what our company has stood for since 1860.
You design and produce in Switzerland? Yes. Stewo has its heart, its soul and its headquarters in Switzerland. However, we operate on a global scale. We supply our products worldwide to more than 40 countries.
How do you cope on the international market? Perfection, innovation, service; we live up to these Swiss values. Our philosophy is to make the absolute very best of
Your recipe for success? Great attention to detail. Our products are the total sum of all of our thoughts, process steps, and emotions.
“Playing with Colours and Design is Our Passion.”
Swiss Design. Curiosity, along with creativity, is what drives us. Colour and design are the tools. This is how we create. How we set standards. How we unleash emotions. Our gift wrapping papers contain the entire knowledge of generations. Each little detail, every effect, each pattern is well thought out. We love what we do.
Love for Detail Any idea will come to the light on a blank sheet of paper. That’s where it all begins. Scribbled by hand. In our studio, a team of experienced designers works on the latest collections. Scribbles, drafts, models, colour concepts evolve. And moreover, the team also creates the colour recipes for a perfect matching. Our printing staff will optimise the print quality. By hand. And by eye. Up to perfection. It is the particularly high standards of design and craftsmanship that make us special, as well as our love for detail. Know-how and Innovation. Our customers’ expectations are very high. In order to comply with them, we rely on a combination of both craftsmanship and technology. Long-proven know-how meets the spirit of innovation. And a good gut feeling. Our staff unites just all of this. So you feel the experience of each of them in our products. As perfect results can only be achieved through true team work. Because we live the spirit of the team.
Our Passion for Gift Wrapping. Surprising someone. Showing appreciation. It starts with the magic of wrapping. And with our pas sion. These are the foundations for high-quality p apers. We print around 40 m metres every year. Christmas, birthdays, weddings – interpreting traditions anew is what drives us.
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Private Label. Have your gift packaging items designed tailored to your own ideas. Our team will provide the perfect one-stop solution for you. Professional from creation to production.
Gift Wrapping Paper
The Entire Range Gift packaging needs to be individual. Because no gift resembles another. That is why we live v ariety. Perfectly matched. With limitless combinations. Just typical of .
A passion for packaging; find a suitable wrapping paper for just any possible occasion. On a roll or as a sheet, coated or metallised, craft paper or silky and thin – the choice of our wrapping products is highly inspiring. The range is optimised for re-sellers and end-users as well. Just choose and start to surprise.
Carry Bags How about a matching carry bag to come with your present? Small or large. Plain colour or with a trendy motif. Rather simple or playful. The carry bags are an attractive eye-catcher at the POS as well as on every gift table.
Gift Pouches Swiftly wrapped – great effect. Our handy gift pouches, too, are available in numerous designs and formats. They come with a self-adhesive closure and a high-quality fold. A quick treat in the twinkling of an eye.
Gift Bands and Ribbons
Gift boxes Our gift boxes are as manifold as the occasions for giving. Trendy d esigns and handy formats just match perfectly. With 14 plain colours, the One Color gift boxes come as one of our retailers’ most wanted product lines.
Tailored to the paper, tailored to the gift. Be it a simple poly band, an elegant satin ribbon or plain organza in just any imaginable colour – these bands and ribbons give that shiny gloss to just any gift.
Napkins Decorative and stylistically confident – our motifed napkins bring that colour to your dinner table. Not only beautiful but convenient, too. In a 3-layer FSC®-certified quality and in a regular format of 33 x 33 cm. Some assorted motifs are also available in a 25 x 25 cm format.
Colours and Emotions A colour is worth a thousand words. Each one has its special meaning; Red stands for love, Blue for harmony, or Gold for the festive. Our passion is with the colours. They are our tool to design. By using them, we convey emotions. One-Colour Collection; the Best Products in 14 Colours The recipe for success; each product is available in every co lour. 14 brilliant plain colours are at your disposal. From wrapping papers to gift boxes, gift bands and ribbons, to carry bags and napkins. The One-Colour products offer a suitable colour for just any season and occasion. They may perfectly be combined and are quite valuable in their flexibility of usage. And always on stock. The Power of the Colours The colours unfold their magic attraction at the point of sale. They catch your customers’ eyes. They provide order. They give your customers direction. They make them want to buy.
The Variety of Gift Packaging. Carry bags, gift boxes, pouches, ribbons, wrapping paper and napkins – all from one single source. And all in the same design to match each other. Finely tuned and combinable. In your proven Stewo quality. Perfect packaging for any occa sion. Because giving is a pleasure.
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Gift papers and packaging perfectly staged: our high-quality display systems allow for just that. Because the essential key to sales success lies within the way of displaying your products at the point of sale. Thus, using our long-term shop floor experience, we attach great importance to the power of the point of sale.
Large Array Our brand in good company; since 2009, Stewo has been a member of the Schneider group based in Heilbronn, Ger many. Our parent company is among the largest paper-processing manufacturers in Europe. And our customers benefit from a vast array of more than 20,000 articles in the field of stationery, office and crafting. Long-Established Experience An approximate 800 members staff are working with the traditional company headed by the Schneider family in their 5th generation. A familiar working atmosphere, reliability and long-term strategies are more important than short-lived results. Social and ecological standards are being lived on an extremely high level.
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Creative gift papers and gift packaging. In a high quality typical of the Swiss. Stewo perfects the art of giving. Since 1860. With a lot of know-how, experience and passion. In Wolhusen, more than 100 staff members design and produce top-notch gift wrapping paper for every possible occasion. Gift boxes, carry bags, napkins and ribbons complement the extremely diverse range of products.
Who We Are Stewo International AG Headquarters Wolhusen, Switzerland Workforce 100 Apprentices 4 Board of Managing Norbert Bucheli Directors Ernst Müller Daniel Schaffo Founding Year 1860 Printing Method Gravure printing, flexo printing Printing Output 40 m metres p.a. Colours More than 7,000 colour recipes Export share Approx. 70 percent to more than 40 countries worldwide Our Competence Internationally renowned design competence, top-of-the-range printing quality and a reliable service – that is what Stewo is all about.
Our Commitment for Tomorrow Nature and environment are key to us. We use state-of-theart air cleaning systems and constantly invest in our energy efficiency – proud of having been granted an FSC® certification. In the Heart of Switzerland Schaffhausen Basel
Zürich Olten
Biel Neuenburg
Luzern Bern
Wolhusen
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Thun Lausanne Montreux
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Interlaken
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Stewo International AG Entlebucherstrasse 38 6110 Wolhusen Switzerland P +41 41 492 51 51 F +41 41 492 52 52 info@stewo.com www.stewo.com