Why Amager?
I don’t know if you know Amager or if you’ve ever heard of it.
Amager is a neighborhood of the city of Copenhagen located on one of the islands that make up the city itself. Yes, Copenhagen, which has always been a seaport, extends over three different islands and each neighborhood of the city is different from the other.
After moving here I lived in almost every neighborhood, but in Amager, I found for the first time a deep sense of community and connection between people.
It is a very diversified neighborhood, where there are many small original shops.
There are those who sell fruit and vegetables, there are those who sell their own canvases, there are those who work with wood, there are those who sell vintage or those who produce body care products in a natural way.
On the east coast of the island there is a beach, on the west a nature reserve.
Finding something precious, I have chosen to open the Atelier here and to include the name of the island in the name of my studio, because the goal was to create a project that could connect and include the community.
Drop by Collective
Even Adam, the creator of “Drop By Collective” had the same perception of the neighborhood as me and admirably decided, after a period of research, to launch an app entirely dedicated to the promotion of the small shops in Amager.
Adam writes on his website “After moving to Amager, I found an identity that everyone on this island feels; a diverse, welcoming and “local” feeling place, where people really are nothing but themselves.”
So he started stopping at these little shops and talking to people and trying to figure out how he could share this sense of connection and inspire people to watch and support and interact with the small businesses in the area.
Hence the idea of creating an app that would show what the neighborhood has to offer and building a community of locals who support small businesses.
How it works
The app can be downloaded on the Apple Store and Google Play for free and accessible to everyone.
If you are a supporter of local business in the area, you can activate a monthly membership of 39 kr – and then take advantage of discounts and offers on products, activities, events, in the stores that are part of the initiative.
The Atelier offers a 10% discount on handmade products.
Find more information about the Drop by Collective project and Adam’s story on the website www.dropbycollective.dk
