THE DREAM BECAME REAL

Curious to know how the bean bag became true? Here is the story, the real story. In 2008 Remigijus – the founder and owner of SLOWDOWN – was looking for some furniture for new apartment. He wanted something different and unusual, however, he could not find anything of that sort in furniture showrooms. He wanted something more interesting than a sofa or an armchair. Remigijus remembers coming upon something similar to a bean bag. He liked the idea but there were only several bean bag producers in Lithuania back then, and their quality was low. So, the only option for him was to make one himself.

And, what do you think? After successfully producing his first bean bag, he started to wonder whether he should try to sell the bean bags.

Seeing that their friends liked the idea of a bean bag and that the strange piece of furniture seemed them not only youthful, attractive but also really comfortable, little by little he started to invest. Starting with small amount of 100€ per month, up until 2011 this activity was rather like a hobby to him than a serious business, but later on he had to make a decision to either seriously expand or quit. Since that time his hobby has become his daily job!

When created a bean bag, Remigijus needed to think of a brand name. For 2 weeks he was thinking and looking for it and eventually saw a word “pushku” which is used to describe some kind of action of playing with soft, big, cosy things that “puffs”. Then he decided it was going “SLOWDOWN” because it’s very easy to remember, sounds cheerful and gives a good feeling.

As a result, more than 10 years SLOWDOWN offers not only original but also comfortable and practical furniture – bean bags SLOWDOWN of more than 20 different models which successfully find their place at everybody’s home as in distinct public places: cafes, lounge zones, festivals etc.

Remigijus has made his dream true: be modern, be practical, be original!