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About SHOWP

There are great brands all over Europe. The problem is finding them.

A brand can be well known in Poland, Portugal or Slovenia and almost invisible a few borders away. Different languages, local search results and familiar shopping habits make it surprisingly easy to miss what is being produced elsewhere in the EU.

That is where SHOWP started.

Europe is full of remarkable brands, yet many remain known mainly within their home markets. SHOWP exists to find them, bring them together and make them easier for everyone else to discover too.

The catalogue includes independent makers, specialist manufacturers and established producers across fashion, beauty, home, food and much more.

Some discoveries are beautiful. Some are brilliantly practical. Some are things you probably didn’t know anyone still made in Europe.

And that is part of the fun.

Made across Europe

Europe has an enormous variety of manufacturing traditions, materials, skills and specialist industries. That variety means there is no single ‘European style’ — and that is exactly the point.

Across the EU, brands make very different things for different tastes, needs and budgets. The more of that variety we uncover, the better the chance that everyone can find something that feels right for them.

Whether you’re looking for something specific or just curious, somewhere in Europe there is a good chance someone is already making it.

What SHOWP focuses on

SHOWP focuses on actual manufacturing, not simply where a company is headquartered or where its products are designed.

A European headquarters or a “designed in Europe” label does not automatically mean a product was made here.

Brands in the catalogue manufacture in the European Union and sell online across EU borders. Within that framework you’ll find everything from small ateliers and family businesses to established industrial producers.

The goal is not to tell you which brand is “best”, but to make European production easier to find and understand.

How brands are included

Each brand listed on SHOWP manufactures predominantly in the European Union and offers online shopping to customers across EU countries.

Production information is checked using official brand information and other publicly available sources. This may include company manufacturing pages, individual product information, public documentation and, where useful, direct confirmation from the brand.

SHOWP does not audit factories or independently certify manufacturing claims.

If production information is unclear, it isn’t assumed.

Manufacturing can also vary between product ranges, materials and factories, so SHOWP records those differences where they can be established rather than treating every product from a brand as identical.

Brands change. Factories change. Product ranges change too. Catalogue information is therefore reviewed and updated over time.

SHOWP grows one checked brand at a time.

Want the detail? Read the FAQ for more about manufacturing criteria, how information is checked, affiliate links and how SHOWP works.

Independent by design

Brands do not pay to be included in the SHOWP catalogue. Inclusion is based on the catalogue criteria, regardless of whether SHOWP has a commercial relationship with a brand.

Some outgoing links may be affiliate links, which can generate a commission for SHOWP if a purchase is made. Affiliate relationships do not determine which brands are included.

Help SHOWP discover more

Know a European brand that should be here? Found something in the catalogue that has changed?

Send it our way.

SHOWP is a growing catalogue, and there is still a lot being made in Europe to find.