Corinne is the founder of the stationery, home decor, educational tools and accessories brand .
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Year founded: 2020
Design and office location: France 🇫🇷
Raw material sourcing location: Jura for beechwood, France 🇫🇷 - Italy 🇮🇹 for paper and France 🇫🇷 for glitter.
Manufacturing and production location: Annecy, France 🇫🇷
Meet the founder
A chemical engineer and later a PhD in neuroscience, she worked in the pharmaceutical industry for almost 15 years developing treatments for multiple sclerosis. She has loved drawing since she was young and wanted to make a living from her passion and forge her own path. She founded the brand 5 years ago, and they now have an 110m2 workshop and two employees.
About the brand
The brand was founded over 5 years ago in Annecy, between the lake and the mountains. It offers everyday items and impulse buys through products that reflect their values: 100% local and artisanal manufacturing, eco-responsible. It offers stationery, home decor, educational tools and accessories: pins, keychains, bracelets, hair clips and earrings. They donate 1% of their turnover to 1% for the Planet via the LPO.
Eco-responsible impact
They work with main suppliers within a 100km radius of the workshop. They mainly work with wood and paper. They use 0 plastic packaging and try to use as little as possible. Most of their products are reusable by the customer. Some of their shipments are also made in reused cardboard boxes, without plastic. They donate 1% of our turnover to the LPO every year for the protection of swallows via 1% for the Planet.
The highlights
Remarkable label awarded by Initiative France 🇫🇷.
The brand's values
👤 Expertise ↓
They design the collections and manually prepare the materials, gluing, assembly and order preparation.
🇫🇷 Made in France ↓
Their products are designed and assembled in the workshop, while printing and cutting are carried out around Annecy.
🐨 Vegan ↓
They use no materials of animal origin.
🌳 Forest preservation ↓
They work with wood and paper from sustainably managed forests.
👐🏽 Social and solidarity impact ↓
They collaborate with 1% for the Planet and the LPO. They also make annual donations to hospitals for their end-of-collection items, ensuring 0 waste.
🏠 Made locally ↓
Everything is manufactured within a 100km radius of Annecy.
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