Playtime Paris 2009: Coq en Pâte éditions
Posted: July 31st, 2009Today’s post written by Miki
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More goodies today from the recent Playtime Paris 2009 childrenswear trade show in the form of Coq en Pâte éditions – www.coqenpate.com.
French-based Coq en Pâte éditions is a young company with a strong social conscience: their conviction is that it is not necessary to destroy in order to produce, and that it is possible to create, manufacture and commercialise products while respecting human beings and their environment.
All cottons used by the company are organic, farmed and produced to the SKAL/Sustainable Textile Certification standard. Leathers are almost always recycled, and fair trade principles are adhered to, making this brand a safe bet for consumers who are concerned about ethical purchasing.
Teaming up each season with new and up-and-coming designers gives each Coq en Pâte collection a fresh and distinctive look. Current collections have been designed by graphic stylist Virginie Aracil and designer/illustrator Tinou le Joly Sénoville. Aracil’s collection of cotton and canvas bags and t-shirts are inspired by walking in St-Germain des Près, and are urban and playful, while le Joly Sénoville’s ‘petit retro’ range is sweeter and strongly print-based.
Each collection from Coq en Pâte éditions features tees, a variety of bags, pencil cases, and interiors products. The animal-print tees and masks in the image below are part of an upcoming Christmas gifting range, due for release near the end of 2009.
KSF readers in Brisbane can source Coq en Pâte products from the bricks-and-mortar Queensland Art Gallery shop. Otherwise a good selection of their products is available at Paris-based Little Fashion Gallery who deliver worldwide.
