Wunder Workshop

About Wunder Workshop

Who are they?

Wunder Workshop is a unique story that is closely intertwined at the intersection of the latest technologies and the infinitely vast Asian latitudes. A fantastic couple of scientists, who set out to create something unique, which was based on the ancient science of life — undoubtedly coped with their task, and presented something really extraordinary. Wunder is a “wonder”; the founders want each part of the plants they use to provide humanity with an array of benefits.

Wunder Workshop, established in London, in the very heart of industrial Great Britain, was designed to bring something new to the everyday lives of office inhabitants. As a result, Tom and Zoe managed to do just that, inspired by the science of life, called "Ayurveda". The principles of this science are based on a preventive and holistic approach to health. They supply functional ingredients to create products that meet all the norms and standards. They do not forget about people and reach out to absolutely everyone who is involved in their complicated production process, taking into consideration the interests of farmers, the environment, and customers at each step. They promise that all their decisions are based on a set of ethical and sustainable values ​​that contribute to a transparent relationship between producer and consumer, and we have no reason not to trust them.

Where do they grow their ingredients? 

From the very beginning, Wunder Workshop partnered with family and community farms in the heart of Sri Lanka. Now they have expanded their network of suppliers and found more home gardens and farms that fit in with their ideas.

Sri Lanka

Single-origin turmeric, invigorating tea blends, cinnamon, black pepper, cardamom, ginger, and coconut are all sourced directly from Sri Lanka, disrupting the traditional spice trade, working directly with a small community and family farms.

India

Extracted Ashwagandha root powder is sourced from India, where it is traditionally harvested.

Peru

Raw cocoa is obtained from the Auchanink tribe who collect the pods in the lush tropical forests and then open them for fermentation. 

China

Organic mushrooms are sourced from traditional Chinese mushroom growers, and Chaga is harvested from birch in the Great Khingan Range, which is a volcanic massif in the Inner Mongolia region of northeastern China.

Spain

Organic liquorice is grown wildly by local farmers in the Zaragoza region of northern Spain.

What does the brand aim for?

The team at Wunder Workshop set seven aims that they share with its consumers so that they know that they are valued as beloved guests:

• To share with the global community herbs, spices, mushrooms, and medicinal plants of the highest quality that are not ordinarily available to the majority of us.
• To overthrow the outdated trading system of spices that does not take our health, the farmers, or the planet into consideration by providing education about where ingredients come from.
• To work with small community co-ops and family-owned farms that ensure the farming techniques used are ethical and sustainable.
• To preserve old methods when creating products.
• To prevent diseases rather than trying to cure them.
• To teach people about food as a functional tool for enriching their bodies. 
• To invest a percentage of their annual revenue into the community and the planet.

What they have achieved so far:

• 2017: Wunder Workshop donated part of their sales to the Grenfell Community Center after the terrible fire that took hold in the housing block.
• 2018: The brand gave part of their sales to a beautiful nature reserve in Malibu Canyon to help with the preservation of wildlife.
• 2019: Wunder Workshop donated 1% of their income to Willow Elementary School and Broadwater’s Children's Center in North London, one of Britain's most disadvantaged areas, allowing children to enjoy nature and activities during the summer holidays.
• 2020: The company supported a charity that grows ancient English trees in Dartmoor.

The team

Zoë Lind van Hof - founder

Zoe considers her health, nutrition, and the world because her mother has worked in this industry for more than forty years. The girl grew up with a healthy diet, eating organic products, and devoted her life entirely to a healthy lifestyle. These seemingly banal things grew into something more, and Zoe started her business in this sphere. Having travelled with her mother to Sri Lanka to learn and discover more about Ayurveda medicine, Zoe learned about turmeric and its benefits. A couple of years after receiving a master's degree in International Relations with a dissertation on climate change, she returned to Sri Lanka to collaborate with suppliers for the brand’s most important ingredient: turmeric. After contact with the locals was established, the process of launching Wunder Workshop began.

Tom Smale - co-founder

After Tom finished studying as a pharmacist, he began to realize that life was far from being as simple as it seemed to him. However, he took a position in the medical field and worked there for a couple of years. One day, he accidentally stumbled upon the benefits of turmeric in his research and set out to teach people how to prevent diseases, rather than waiting to treat them once the damage is done.

Chantal Di Donato - Vandera health coach

Chantal Di Donato is the ambassador of Wunder Workshop, a plant lifestyle expert, yoga teacher, nutrition author, and diet consultant. She is currently studying mindfulness coaching as well as biomedicine. She previously graduated from Holistic Health Coach at the New York Institute of Nutrition. She is also engaged in the approval and verification of products so that they reach consumers in accordance with all the norms and standards of nutrition.