Caravane...au naturel

Caravane...au naturel
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natural 
organic recycled 
renewable handmade
The words above are alll around us, part of our daily conversations, and
now we’d like to take them into the home. At the very least we’d like to
do no harm, but really, the goal would be to make things better.
Caravane’s been picking up on this ethos, stronger than a passing trend,
an everyday reflex we need to develop for a better lifestyle at home
and globally.
How can this be expressed in the home? The textiles that surround us
don’t all leave equal traces, furniture and objects can be produced by
machines or manually, with toxic or non toxic products, they can be recycled or recyclable, or then can clutter up the planet for centuries
An organic home is utopian for now, but Caravane is trying, little by little,
step by step to tick at least one of the boxes we’ve defined whenever a
new product comes into our shops.
All objects available at
Caravane shops below
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Living rooms
6, Rue Pavée
Paris 12ème
tel + 33 (0)1 44 61 04 20
[email protected]
Du mardi au samedi
de 11h à 19h
Bed & Bath
19 rue Saint Nicolas
Paris 12ème
tel + 33 (0)1 53 02 96 96
[email protected]
Du mardi au samedi
de 11h à 19h
Table
22 rue Saint Nicolas
Paris 12ème
tel + 33 (0)1 53 17 18 55
[email protected]
Du mardi au samedi
de 11h à 19h
Living Rooms
Sofas :
natural  renewable
 recycled handmade
Caravane started out with sofas :
they’re usually the pivotal piece in
our living rooms.
That’s why we’ve worked on the
way they’re built, and will now offer an eco-friendly alternative for
most lines ofCaravane sofas and
beds toour clients who prefer it,
using natural and recycled components :
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Structures in PEFC certfied solid wood and plywoods. This label guarantees
the wood originates from sustainable forests.
100% natural late webbing.
Padding with a proportion of at least 85% recycled plastic bottles.
Seat cushions made of 100% organic cotton filled with either an entirely natural 95% feather and 5% down mix.
Or Arcadia green foam derived from plant (soy)-based polyols instead of
petrochemichals.
Back cushions in 100% organic cotton filled with natural feathers.
Italian oak furniture
natural  renewable
handmade
Every piece in handmade, slowly, from
natural materials
The company, Plinio Il Giovane started in 1975 when the designer, Mario, met Luigi
the cabinetmaker and Arturo the forester.
This solid oak daybed is made with vintage lathes and tools, assembled with
wooden pegs and screws, and polished withlinseed oil and lac. It is designed to
be solid, durable, vesatile and light.
Fabrics
natural
Fibres can be naturally organic, or they can
be grown that way. We prefer naturan fibres in any case, but even cotton , when
farmed intensively requires toxic pesticides,
fertilizers, and inordinate amounts of water.
Flax, on the other hand has a clean ecological slate : growing it requires a fraction of
the phytosanitary products cotton does.
Extracting linen fiber is a natural process,
decomposition - no energy or solvents are
necessary. Added to that the culture of flax doesn’t exhaust soil resources and
encourages crop rotations. No waste is produced as every part of the plant is
used.
Of all natural fibres, linen is the easiest to dye, using up less chemicals.
Two main Caravane fabric collections are 100% linen : Luni and Lin Sauvage
Curtains
Caravane has a wide range of ready to hang curtains in natural fibres.
 natural
Lana : in 18 colourways with contrasted embroidered edging
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Day & Night : hand-
spun and -woven cotton khadi patchwork.
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organic
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Canigo, linen voile
in 2 colourways
Epoca, fine white
Bisia : 100% organic
hemp and yack’s
wool mix. An elegant,
graphic curtain with
black edging.
linen
natural handmade
Khadi :Rough-texured hand-spun
and -woven thick cotton khadi with
hand stitched coal grey edging.
Rugs
natural handmade
Moroccan Berber rugs were neglected for years, but are now
avidly collected. Handwoven
exclusively by women these
rugs are manuscripts, recording
daily events, laden with signs
and symbols, a reflection of village life and spiritual beliefs.
They are woven from the wool
of free-grazing sheep. The silkiest rugs are made from liveshorn wool.
« Boucharouite » rag rugs from
the tribal villages of Morocco
recycled hand made
These small knotted and woven rugs are made with all kinds of reclaimed textiles by
young women in the Moroccan countryside.
Fathers and brothers provide scraps of fabric
picked up from textile factories or caftan tailors’ workshops. The families’ old clothes are
also a precious resource - shreds from old
T shirts, djellabas, nylon, rayon, coton are all
recycled in this pontaneous creative process,
with a joyfil, exuberant, free result.
Important rug dealers now acknowledge and
pursue these naive treasures, sending agents scouring through the countryside to ferret out youn rag rug virtuosi.
These sturdy, easy care(washable with soap and water) little miracles are grat as rugs,
throws or wallhangings.
Lamps
natural recycled  renewable
handmade
Rod by Sebastian Cox
A manifesto by this young british designer hails
sustainability, and his chosen medium is wood.
His designs exalt lightness, simplicity, durability
and function.
Rod is a miraculaous hybrid of technology and
poetry.
Led light source, adjustable shade.
natural  renewable
handmade
Rock-salt lamps by Best Before
Salt is a crystalline mineral of modest origins, a basic staple of life and an inexhaustible resource. Best Before’s workshops in Poland are near a centuries-old
salt mine. These lamps are hand-carved
and shed a softly glowing light.
natural recycled handmade
Best Before recycled paper macramé
hanging lamps
Knotting yarn made from rolled-up recycled paper
has long been a national pastime in south Korea, but
now this age-old craft is a national treasure.
Every last scrap of used paper is recycled, cut into
strips, rolled into string and knotted into shape. Only
the hands are used, neither knitting needles nor crochet hooks are needed.
natural handmade
Dawn hanging lamp
A pure airy shade to hang all around the home : hand spun and woven cotton khadi
from India.
White cotton with black edging
White cotton with red edging
natural handmade
Paola Navone lamps
Inspired by traditional asian fishing
traps, these bamboo structures are
shaped by hand and covered in
translucent tissue paper. These
lamps shed a soft, gentle glow.
Bedrooms
In all the other rooms in the house, we try to
care for the plante. In the bedroom, we’re
taking care of ourselves. Such a lot of our lives is spent here -we might as well make sure
it’s really well spent!
Beds
Natural Vega Bed
natural handmade
Handmade by an artisan using only natural materials :
pine bedstead and head with brushed cotton linings,
walnut-stained beech legs, the bed is assembled
using neither toxic glues or synthetic foams. Covering
fabric and loose covers in organic cotton and hemp/
yack’s wool fabrics.
Brandina Bed
natural handmade  renewable
Every piece in handmade, slowly, from natural materials
The company, Plinio Il Giovane started in
1975 when the designer, Mario, met Luigi the
cabinetmaker and Arturo the forester.This solid oak bed is made with vintage lathes
and tools, assembled with wooden pegs and screws, and polished withlinseed oil
and lac. It is designed to be solid, durable, vesatile and light.
Bedding
Futaine
natural  organic
Futaine bedding and bedlinen
To make a bed tailored to your requirements, all items can be used in
combination. Futaine bedlinen is made of certified organic cotton,
and washable at 90° C
Cotton flannel pillowcases, duvet covers and fitted sheets.
Pillows, duvets, mattresses, over-mattresses and protections in pure
organic cotton. Mattress underlay in organic cotton and natural latex.
Duvets & Pillows
natural &/ or  organic
We’ve tried to cover it all when it comes to sleepig naturally, choosing
from a selection of top brands : Futaine, as well as Kaufmann and Hefel (the best!)
Organic cotton pillow, with flannel cases in organic cotton too. Incredibly comfortable Naturpur pillow in pure virgin goosedown. Organic
cotton over-mattress. Naturpur duvet in virgin goosedown and organic cotton. Organic wool duvet. 100% organic cotton duvet. Goosedown quilt - just like Grannie’s.
Pillows and duvets in Tencel and Lyocell (for those allergic to down),
and in pure organic wool. Several degrees of firmness available for
the pillows.
Over-mattresses in Lyocell, Tencell, wool or cotton, for warmth and an
extra degree of comfort.
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Silk duvets from China
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natural handmade
These silk duvets are so light they defy gravity. They are
made in a Chinese facility that follows the entire process
from the raising of silkworms to the finished quilts.
First, the cocoons are unravelled, the resulting thread is
scrambled and stretched into feather-light layers. Each
duvet is made from dozens of near-intangible layers.
Available in a cool summer weight a,nd a heavier one for
winter.
Bedlinen
Bora in organic cotton
organic
Born with Caravane chambre 19, the Bora bedlinen
collection is now made with organic cotton, for our
pleasure and the planet’s!!
The crisp white percale is still as fresh and soft to the
touch, and all the available edging colours are always fun to mix and match
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Day & Night
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Pleated khadi
The inimitable soft feel and aspect of hand spun and
woven cotton khadi cloth from India
Pillowcases and duvet covers in pure white khadi cotton
65 x 65 cm Pillowcase 240 x 220 cm Duvet cover
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Dothi patchwork
Duvet covers & pillowcases made from a patchwork of
hand spun and woven cotton khadi.
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Travel sheets, to be used :
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when travelling, to make sure you sleep in clean & pretty sheets wherever you
go.
on holiday, for weekends in the country with friends, so they won’t waste water
and energy washing too many sheets.
at home, when friends stay over and for the kid’s pyjama parties.
They come in a plaid patchwork or a striped cotton khadi patchwork
Tanis organic bedlinen
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Eco-washed organic linen. Elegant fine stripes with a simple red
or grey edging and ties.
Pillowcases, duvet covers, flat and
fitted sheets in all sizes
Table
natural handmade
renewable
La Chamba
La Chamba black pottery.
Hand-made from a special mix
of clays found only in Colombia. Each piece is hand-thrown,
then burnished with stones to
smooth the surface. After firing,
the red-hot pieces are covered
with rice husks and smoked, giving them their distinctive black colour.
This pottery has qualities similar to cast iron : it can be used on gas or electric cookers, traditional
or micro wave ovens. It does not, however, fare well in the dishwasher.
Jars
natural handmade renewable
Jars Céramistes stoneware, made in France, as modern and striking as antique Chinese ceramics.
2 subtle tones : almond and faded lilac
Glazed stoneware is an environmentally friendly product, and
very resistant. It doesn’t chip or stain, is lead and cadmium free
Small plate 20€ - Dinner plate 21€ - Soup plate 22€
Portuguese stoneware
natural handmade renewable
Fine white stoneware with translucid grey highlights. Pure forms,
generous proportions, made in Portugal. The grooved edges
add a fine detail
This stoneware is suitable for use in traditional or micro wave
ovens, as well as being freezer and dishwasher resistant.
It can be recycled. Single firing technology saves energy and
reduces emissions to the atmosphere.
Recycled glass
natural handmaderecycled
Pure traditional wine-tasting glasses. Recycled blown glass,
made in Spain.
Emblematic Moroccan tea-glasses. Fine & light, each is individually blown, unique.
The smaller size is perfect for wine (or tea!), the larger for water.
Devised by Nelson Sepulveda with tradition Egyptian
glass blowers, a collection of poetic & contemporary
glasses, carafes & bowls
Bath
Black Prince Soap
Natural Hand made
An original black & white entirely natural soap bar,
produced in the Lot et Garonne region of France.
Hand made with natural hemp oils - locally grown
and pressed for our skins’ benefit and the planet’s.
Coal dust gives this soap its colour and texture, and
star anis its sweet scent.
Towels
Organic cotton and natural linen make these towels lovely
and soft, or firmly invigorating.
Organic cotton hammam bath towels. Though feather-light
and very fine, they’re thoroughly absorbent and dry quickly.
Natural linen terrycloth from Finland in natural tones : offwhite, ecru, stone . Very, very bracing to start with, they soften with time. 3 sizes.
Check design terrycloth.
Off-white : organic cotton
White : well, bleaching isn’t really consis
tent with our
aims, but the cotton was
organically produced to
start with.
Parfum de sieste
Made from organic essential oils
Scent designer Barnabé Fillion’s work is a celebration of the olfactive sense, an invitation to travel
with Caravane through the finest perfumery techniques to create an authentic and individual organic scent.
What really counts is not only that the scent is organic, it’s also the evocation of nature it reveals in its
wake.
-We selected natural materials for their exceptional
aromatic and organic qualities from small-scale
producers passionate about their work.
-Parfum de Sieste has a concentration of over 30%
of essential oils (like the first scents ever developped), in organic alcohol.
-With no artificial colouring or synthetic compounds, it’s fine to use in the home as well as
on your skin
-The wake :
*top note : grapefruit , incense, lavender, angelica, a punchy cocktail almost akin to
amber.
*middle note : mastic, cardamom, bergamot, cist from Andalucia : a combination of
fresh citrus and gentle warmth - a conversation between travels and home.
*base note : incense, myrrh, cist from Andalucia , cedar from the Atlas range: a herbal
scent, fur ,slightly animal, with a woody note in the background.
Paine’s incense
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Paine’s incense cones have been mnufactured in Maine
since 1931 by a family-run firm.
Three scents : Balsam fir incense is made from Christmas
tree trimmings and fragrant all year around.
Red Cedar - for that authentic log fire scent
Pressed aromatic Pinon Pine for a warm, woodsy aroma