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A
FRENCH, COMMITED AND INNOVATIVE
BRAND
A French
art of living
LOCAL MANUFACTURING &
MADE IN FRANCE
"The founders only betrayed their 100% French commitment by choosing
an English name, "Friendly Frenchy" - commercial realism no doubt,
ambition to spread French know-how internationally. "
Laurence Haloche
PRESERVE
THE ENVIRONNEMENT
- Local and sustainable production guided by the principles of the circular economy and eco-design
- Natural bio-sourced, recycled and renewable materials and co-products
- A recycling network: collection, sorting, cleaning, treatment and valorisation of production waste+
- Permanent optimisation to limit our environnemental impact
- Support for actions to preserve the coastline and the oceans with Surfrider Foundation Europel +
Wear change
on the tip of your nose
A
SOCIAL COMMITMENT
- Guarantee the respect of the best working conditions and remuneration for employees
- Contribute to the maintenance and creation of jobs in our region with French manufacturing
- Use of a ESAT, a workshop for the integration of people with disabilities
- Supporting reintegration with a clothing workshop in a penitentiary centre
- Participating in the professional training of new generations
CREATION &
INNOVATION
- A unique creative approach inspired by nature
- Research & development programmes to support our creativity +
- Innovations adapted to manufacturers' existing production tools
- Mastery of multiple manufacturing processes
- Winner of the Morbihan Oscars in the Innovation category in 2020 +
- Our support: BPI FRANCE INNOVATION - ADEME - BCI Bretagne Commerce International - CCI Bretagne - VIPE Vannes
THE NAME : « Friendly as in eco-friendly, eco-responsible, welcoming,
Frenchy as in made in France, art de vivre à la française. »
A NEW LOOK
BETWEEN SKY AND SEA.
FRENCH
RESPONSIBLESGLASSES
- Members of the collectiv of French eyewear manufacturers
- Two territories of expression: The seaside AND the Wine Route +
- Creations inspired by the family history of Friendly Frenchy's creators
- A nod to the French culinary tradition which is dear to us
SEASHELLSGLASSES
- Two collections with different manufacturing processes and materials from patented technologies
- Shellfish: a natural, available and renewable resource, unique to our territory and its diversity+
- To promote the French coastline, its seaside areas, its resources and the people who work there
- Innovative and timeless iodine-based creations
- Our own recycling network: Collection, cleaning, crushing and recovery of shells in our materials.
The excellence of French eyewear expertise combined with Friendly Frenchy's creativity.
BEACH
COLLECTION
- A 100% bio-sourced material with vegetable oil
- A recycled material with the recovery of marine co-products: oyster, mussel and scallop shells
- Shell waste from the Breton and Norman coasts from the food industry
- Mechanical injection moulding in Oyonnax in the Ain region of France with a manual finish
SOLARMOR
COLLECTION
- A collection with the Origine France Garantie (OFG) label: frames AND lenses
- A French "handmade" production with bio-sourced and recycled material
- Biomimicry: shapes and colours inspired by shellfish and their home environment
- The traceability of the shellfish used is specified on each frame +
- Recycled eyewear made from eyewear manufacturers' production offcuts
Un Pied à Terre, a new territory
of expression: The Wine Route
THE LOGO: The boat as a signature, a universal symbol of escape.
OUR
UNIVERS.
Epicurious
epicureans
A HISTORY AND
A PHILOSPOHY OF LIFE
- Sandrine: over 10 years in the innovation and sustainable development sector
Her story: "She was bathed in shells!" with the Musée de la Nacre et de la Tabletterie de France in Méru located in the premises of the family mother-of-pearl and tablettery buttons factory - Laurent: more than 10 years in the world of gastronomy and top-of-the-range events
His legarcy: A family of farmers with a grandfather who was a winegrower - Research started in 2016 +
- A successful Ulule fundraising campaign campaign
- A first collection of shell glasses marketed in 2018
Take full advantage of the place and
of the moment!
AN ART OF
LIVING
- CREATE a new look
- ESCAPE with an eye to the ocean
- INNOVATE more and more
- RECYCLE our consumer and production waste
- VALUE our know-how, our resources, our territories
- SHARE our emotions, aspirations and values
- PROTECT our marine and land environment
- LIVE THE PRESENT INSTANT - Carpe Diem
Good spot have a stop !
COLLABORATIONS THAT MAKE
SENS
- Oyster farmer, fischermen, mitigators
- FRENCH TOUCH OCEAN CLUB
- SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE : Protection and enhancement of lakes, riviers, oceans, waves and coastline +
- The Vendée Globe, Partner 2020-21 +
- The VÉLOMARITIME
- WWF FRANCE +
- Royal mer +
- UhainaPo +
- Artists: The Feebles, Anne Rouat, Mélanie Busnel, Missy … +
DBehind our glasses,
there are men
OUR SENTINELS,
WHO ARE THEY?
- The Parks of Saint-Kerber – Cancale
- Chez Boulan – Cap Ferret
- Tarbouriech – Etang de Thau
- Les huîtres d’Evariste - Gulf of Morbihan
- Tomy Journaux - Diving fisherman – Saint-Malo
Because they are in daily contac
with the natural environment.
TO FIND OUT MORE GO TO OUR JOURNAL DE BORD