Fraenck

Pas­cal and Rat­na co-foun­ded the soci­al­ly con­s­ci­ous fashi­on label Fra­en­ck to rede­fi­ne sus­ta­ina­ble, cir­cu­lar, and inclu­si­ve fashi­on. In the­ir Arn­hem stu­dio, they empower non-stan­dard wor­kers exclu­ded from the conven­ti­onal labo­ur mar­ket. Every team mem­ber at Fra­en­ck rece­ives indi­vi­du­al coac­hing, hel­ping them find and impro­ve the­ir unique stren­g­t­hs and talents. Curi­ous abo­ut who craf­ted your bag or bac­k­pack? Visit the Fra­en­ck team page!

As a soci­al enter­pri­se, Fra­en­ck pri­ori­ti­ses soci­al objec­ti­ves over mere finan­ci­al gains. Reflec­ting this com­mit­ment, the brand joined B‑corporation, ensu­ring a tho­ro­ugh eva­lu­ati­on of its enti­re operation.

Based in Arn­hem, Fra­en­ck is a dedi­ca­ted soci­al enter­pri­se pri­ori­ti­sing soci­al employment. Com­mit­ted to sus­ta­ina­bi­lity, they design bags, clot­hing, and acce­sso­ri­es from upcy­cled and recy­cled materials.

Arti­cles such as tren­dy pouc­hes, bicy­cle bags, and bac­k­pac­ks are made from was­te mate­ri­als like tar­pa­ulin scraps, upcy­cled arti­fi­ci­al leat­her, dis­car­ded seat­bel­ts, ban­ners, and was­te mate­ri­als from the fur­ni­tu­re indus­try. Nota­bly, the­se was­te mate­ri­als are sour­ced from Dut­ch manu­fac­tu­rers, inclu­ding Buitink Tec­h­no­logy, a hig­hly inno­va­ti­ve tec­h­ni­cal texti­les manu­fac­tu­ring company.

Pri­ori­ti­sing eco-con­s­ci­ous­ness even in the­ir ship­ping met­hods, Fra­en­ck uses sus­ta­ina­ble pac­ka­ging. The team gat­hers car­d­bo­ard boxes from near­by sto­res for reuse, ensu­ring no plas­tic is invol­ved in the­ir ship­ping process.

Fra­en­ck stan­ds as a tes­ta­ment to cir­cu­lar fashi­on. They cre­ate new bags, clot­hing, and acce­sso­ri­es by sour­cing was­te mate­ri­als like tar­pa­ulin off­cuts, dis­car­ded seat­bel­ts, and sur­plus from the fur­ni­tu­re indus­try. In addi­ti­on to the­ir pro­duct cre­ati­on, the­ir com­mit­ment to a cir­cu­lar model is fur­t­her emp­ha­si­sed by repur­po­sing car­d­bo­ard boxes from local shops. Even at the end of a pro­duc­t’s life, Fra­en­ck rema­ins dedi­ca­ted to cir­cu­la­rity. Cus­to­mers can return the­ir worn-out pur­c­ha­ses for cor­rect recy­cling and rece­ive a dis­co­unt on the­ir next purchase.

The Fra­en­ck col­lec­ti­ons have a short sup­ply cha­in, as the mate­ri­als come from was­te stre­ams from Dut­ch pro­du­cers. The Fra­en­ck team makes all bags, clot­hing and acce­sso­ri­es local­ly in the­ir stu­dio in Arnhem.

Fra­en­ck tran­sfor­ms was­te mate­ri­als, meaning no ani­mals are direc­tly invol­ved in pro­duc­ti­on. In fact, most desig­ns are 100% vegan!

The bran­d’s col­lec­ti­on is sha­ped by its com­mit­ment to upcy­cling was­te mate­ri­als. All items are made in limi­ted edi­ti­ons based on the sup­ply of the mate­ri­al. Fra­en­ck also makes cus­to­mi­sed cor­po­ra­te gif­ts from mate­ri­als sup­pli­ed by the com­pany.

Fra­en­c­k’s col­lec­ti­on inclu­des sho­ul­der bags, bac­k­pac­ks, tote bags, pen­cil cases, cycling bags and smal­ler accessories.

Fra­en­ck pro­vi­des com­pre­hen­si­ve insig­h­ts abo­ut its ope­ra­ti­ons, stu­dio, and team on its web­si­te. The brand publi­shes an annu­al soci­al impact report to under­li­ne its dedi­ca­ti­on to tran­s­pa­ren­cy further.