DAMIAN BOLANOS | COLOMBIA | washed

"Morgan von Mantripp and Yvonne Spresny are the founders of von&vonnie. The name is an adaptation of our own names, the "von" from Morgan and the nickname "vonnie" (von Yvonne) given to her by Morgan's family. We have both have very different backgrounds: Yvonne has a degree in business law and marketing and Morgan has a master's degree in archaeology.

Independently of each other, even before we met, our interests led to coffee. We both wanted to do something we really love. Our university degrees were good on paper, but we couldn't feel the passion we craved. So we started taking our first jobs as baristas, gaining experience in various cafés and roasteries and really diving into the world of coffee. Morgan most recently worked at SO Coffee Roasters in Porto, while Yvonne worked mainly in marketing."