Our STORY

Bottelisk was initially founded in 2014 as part of the Young Entrepreneur Switzerland initiative. The team consisted of a  group of 6 high school students from all over the world, who wanted to make something to represent the place we all called home, and thus Bottelisk was created. We were both shocked and grateful for the reception that the bottle opener received from the community and the project was a success, selling out both production runs in days. Of course with the end of our school the team parted ways and the product was no longer available.

Now 6 years later Bottelisk is back! So many people asked if there were any more available or if we were going to make any more that it became obvious that the little opener was a hit. The feedback we have heard is that the original keychain is the ideal welcome gift to Basel for a team member or new neighbour, a goodbye gift for a departing expat, and it is also a souvenir of Basel that fits in to your pocket and your everyday life. We have also now teamed up with the original designer on the project to expand our product line into postcards and eventually other unique items focused on Basel.

We are excited to relaunch this initiative and we hope that we can give something unique and symbolic of Basel back to the community! Look for updates on Instagram, Facebook and in town to see what we'll get up to next.