Smallable office, from 2009 to 2017. 14 “And yet we felt that despite it all something in the middle of all the boxes. I was starting was happening and that’s what helped us to to get really stressed out. I couldn’t imagine hang in there, despite the lack of sleep and the having to come back here with mybbya, fact that Smallable was not only taking over to a place with no privacy”. Pierre rushed our lives, but our at as well, which was fulfl l about and managed to find offices that a of trainees,couriers and designers”, Pierre photographer’s agent was looking to sublet remembers with a smile. on Rue de Lancry, near the Canal Saint- Martin. Charles was finally able to have a Smallable’s first year was… proper bedroom, but it was a close thing. - 4 people, Smallable was growing and the first direct - 1,500 products, - 60 brands, private sales began to be organised. “We had - a website in French, a small van and we went around distributing - 4 magazines a year. the leaflets ourselves.The sales took place in different parts of Paris in November and December. The first one was in the 9th arrondissement. A friend lent us her flat, 2009 which was empty because she was in theprocess of moving out. After ironing the clothesand setting up a play area for the children in The first real office one corner, we began waiting impatiently for someone to arrive. Was anybody even going to Cécile takes up the tale: “I was 8 months’ come? Finally the firstcustomer rang the bell. pregnant, but we were still working with our We opened the door. It was Vincent Delerm, a small team out of our apartment, slap bang French singer!” Pierre remembers. kcabhsalF