Warenhuys

Foun­der Maren atta­ches gre­at importance to ethi­cal pro­duc­tion, which takes place as clo­se to home as pos­si­ble. She went loo­king for a good fac­to­ry that could meet her needs and found it in Pol­and. Maren has clo­se cont­act with the fac­to­ry and was alre­a­dy able to visit it hers­elf, so she can gua­ran­tee good working conditions!

The water­pro­of rain­wear for cyclists from Waren­huys con­sists of knit­ted poly­es­ter with a PU coa­ting. The water poro­si­ty of the fabric is 10,000 mm and is the­r­e­fo­re high­ly water resistant. In addi­ti­on, the garm­ents are high-fre­quen­cy wel­ded, which makes the seams extra stur­dy and pre­vents water from see­ping in. The fabric feels light and soft, is breat­ha­ble and dries quick­ly. In short, ever­y­thing you’d expect from a good rainwear!

The poly­es­ter fabric with PU lay­er is not biode­gra­da­ble and unfort­u­na­te­ly not easi­ly recy­clable at the end of its life. Howe­ver, PU is a more envi­ron­men­tal­ly fri­end­ly alter­na­ti­ve than PVC, a mate­ri­al that used to be wide­ly used. In addi­ti­on, the use of poly­es­ter is almost unavo­ida­ble when making a water-resistant garment.

Howe­ver, the garm­ents are made of high qua­li­ty mate­ri­al and with gre­at care, so they can last a long time. So our tip is to che­rish your rain­wear for as long as possible!

Both the fabric and the garm­ents them­sel­ves are pro­du­ced in Pol­and. This way the pro­duc­tion chain is kept as short and local as pos­si­ble. Maren deli­bera­te­ly cho­se a Euro­pean pro­duc­tion to avo­id long trans­ports from Asia and to keep the foot­print as small as possible.

The cycling clot­hing from Waren­huys is uni­sex and the­r­e­fo­re sui­ta­ble for women, men and child­ren. Maren did exten­si­ve rese­arch to find a sui­ta­ble model that is acces­si­ble and com­for­ta­ble for many body types. This allows her to make a wide audi­ence hap­py with her rain pon­chos and pants!

Unli­ke other rain­wear, you can wear the Waren­huys garm­ents even when you are not on your bike. The rain pants and cape have a sty­lish design and are com­for­ta­ble, making them ide­al for rai­ny walks through the city or in nature.

Waren­huys’ garm­ents are sui­ta­ble for all sea­sons thanks to their smart and mul­ti­func­tion­al design. You can wear the cape as a long over­coat, tied around your waist, or as a cycling cape. The­re are straps on the insi­de of the cape to wear it over your hand­le­bars while cycling. The capes are also com­ple­te­ly open, so a thick swea­ter or win­ter jacket can easi­ly fit underneath.

The rain pants are equip­ped with a water­pro­of zip­per at the bot­tom and but­tons at the top. This makes them easy to put on and take off and allows for con­stant ventilation.

COSH! sat down with foun­der Maren and was very cap­ti­va­ted by her sto­ry. Maren has been working pas­sio­na­te­ly on her brand for 5 years and has a clear, sus­tainable visi­on. She also has ambi­ti­ons, when new inno­va­tions are intro­du­ced to the mar­ket, to fur­ther increase the sus­taina­bi­li­ty of her brand. A mind­set we can only admire!

Do you cycle to work every day on your elec­tric bike, racing bike or city bike? Get rid of uncom­for­ta­ble cycling rain suits and invest in the tim­e­l­ess, dura­ble rain­wear from Waren­huys! This way you will not not only arri­ve at your desti­na­ti­on dry, but sty­lish too! Con­vin­ced, yet? Then take a look at the points of sale below and sup­port a local entrepreneur!