Local and sustainable
Genuine Isny – Beeswax candles
Rupert Fleschutz has been interested in bees since childhood. As a boy, he visited his father’s beehives in the meadows of Argenbühl almost every day. He took up beekeeping as a hobby from his father. Rupert Fleschutz has now been a member of the Isny Beekeepers‘ Association for more than 30 years. Since then, he has been caring for 55 bee colonies that live around Isny. The industrious insects still fascinate him to this day. He and his wife process the valuable products, honey and wax, by hand. The uncontaminated and naturally brittle wax from the honeycombs is filtered and clarified in their home workshop. The candles are drawn in hot baths and colored only with natural dyes. The result is a pure natural product with an incomparable scent. The Isny beeswax candle combines an appreciation of nature and the environment with passionate craftsmanship – typical of Isny.
Genuine Isny – The beeswax cloth
Living consciously, focusing on the essentials, and treating nature with respect—that is Susann Maurus‘ motto. When she and her husband discovered beekeeping, she had the idea of using beeswax for something new. In 2018, she turned her philosophy into a profession, founded “nature to nature,” and began producing beeswax wraps, bags, and T-shirts with a sustainable message. For the wraps, the young entrepreneur uses certified organic cretonne fabrics, beeswax from local beekeepers, and tree resin from Austria. This makes them malleable, waterproof, and naturally antibacterial. The beeswax wraps are easy to clean with cold water and can be reused again and again. They are an ingenious alternative for wrapping sandwiches, cheese, or fruit. With their black-and-white city style and pure natural ingredients, they are typical of Isny.
Echt Isny – Brand / Gin / Likör / Whiskey
The farm shop “Pedi’s Likörlädle” is the third pillar of the Mockenhof farm in Argenbühl near Isny, alongside dairy cattle and holiday accommodation. Here, the Strodel family lives and works in harmony with nature. In their award-winning distillery, Petra and Gerhard Strodel are the second generation to produce fine fruit brandies, spirits, and liqueurs. The use of their own and regional ingredients and the careful processing of their products are close to their hearts. Apple brandy is distilled from the scattered fruit trees in the surrounding meadows. Gin is distilled from neutral alcohol and juniper, flavored with hay, lime blossom, yarrow, or lemon. Allgäu conifers give the fir tip liqueur its incomparable flavor. Experience and passion, quality and nature are the elements that go into Isny Apple, Isny Gin, Isny Whiskey, and Isny Pine Tips.
Genuine Isny – The Rag
At the age of four, Monka Raabe learned to knit from her mother. Later, she developed a passion for books and literature. She has been active in both fields ever since, both professionally and privately. At the age of 70, she opened “Wolle & Schönes” in Isny. Visitors to Monka Raabe’s shop will find more than just wool, needles, and yarn. They also find an inexhaustible wealth of experience and stories, commitment, and passion. For every knitting wish, there is an idea, the right color, the right wool, and the most beautiful pattern. Monka Raabe pays attention to quality and sustainability. Knowing where the wool comes from, how the animals were kept, and how the material was processed is one thing. Passing on knowledge is another: how valuable hand-knitted items are, lasting for many years, and how enriching handicrafts are, creating beautiful things. She designed the Isny rag herself. The knitting is done by a network of enthusiastic women from Isny because, as Monka Raabe would say, threads connect!
You can visit Monka Raabe at Espantorstraße 7 in Isny.
Genuine Isny – The skipping rope
In 1863, Julias Edelmann and Carl Ridder founded the strand and cord factory in Isny in the Allgäu region. The first braided fishing lines were presented in Berlin in 1880. It was a long and turbulent period until the invention of the kernmantle rope, with which the company revolutionized safety equipment in mountaineering in 1953. Today, this pioneer in rope manufacturing produces several million meters of climbing rope per year and everything a climber’s heart desires. Certified and awarded for quality and resource conservation, EDELRID stands for “Made in Germany” and sustainable production. EDELRID manufactures the Isny skipping rope in collaboration with Stephanuswerk Isny. The wooden handles are made in the workshop for people with disabilities, and EDELRID uses discarded rope scraps and yarn for the rope. Produced locally, in the black and white design of the city, the skipping rope is robust and sporty – typical of Isny.
Genuine Isny – The snack board
After completing their studies, Ricarda Mayer and Lisa Marie Martach returned to their hometown. Both began carpentry apprenticeships and met in 2016 at the training company. The two young women share a passion for craftsmanship, working with wood, and their connection to Isny. In 2018, they founded “Allgäuer Holzliebelei” in their parents‘ garage. They create furniture that suits their customers, offer individual room planning, and manufacture high-quality decorative items. Their woodworking business focuses on sustainability and quality, creativity and expertise, collaboration, and cooperation with other local trades. They use local woods, preferably from the surrounding area.
Sawn, dried, trimmed, joined, planed, cut, glued, and sanded, beech and walnut from the region are combined with smoked oak to create the Isny snack board. Linseed oil gives the antibacterial wood natural protection. Rustic, regional, and made with a love for the material, the snack board is typical of Isny.
