Julien and Marion are the founders of the minimalist accessories brand made from recycled materials
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Year founded: 2022
Design and office location: France 🇫🇷
Raw material sourcing location: Italy 🇮🇹
Manufacturing and production locations: Marseille, France 🇫🇷 ; Porto, Portugal 🇵🇹 ; Alicante, Spain 🇪🇸
Meet the founders
Brother and sister originally from the south of France, Marion and Julien decided to create their own project with a shared passion for minimalism and eco-designed accessories. In 2022, the siblings founded "Version", a brand that offers environmentally friendly fashion accessories.
About the brand
This eco-responsible French brand has its own Version of fashion. Handbags, baguette bags... It combines different innovative materials with traditional leatherworking expertise to create ethical, modern, and trendy pieces.
The eco-responsible impact
Version's goal is to minimize the carbon footprint of each piece by using recycled materials such as corn waste and recycled plastic (PET/PES), manufactured in Europe. The pieces are designed in France and are handcrafted by artisans in mainland France, Spain, and Portugal. For responsible production, Version designs all its products in small batches.
Socially committed, the brand donates a portion of its profits to 1% For the Planet partner organizations, a movement benefiting the environment.
The brand's values
♻️ Recycling ↓
The exterior material of the accessories is composed of 50% corn polyols and 50% recycled PU.
👤 Expertise ↓
Handcrafted by leatherworkers selected for their expertise.
🇫🇷 Made in France ↓
The Version production workshop is located in Marseille.
🇪🇺 Made in Europe ↓
The other production workshops are located in Spain and Portugal.
🐨 Vegan ↓
The exterior material of the accessories is 100% vegan. The linings are made of recycled PET.
[ Minimalist, bio-based, and recycled accessories. ]
