Interviewed for the Bar-Da blog, women in a hurry, whether they are artists, entrepreneurs, creators... literally empty their bags.
A kind of portrait in which they reveal their daily lives.
Discover here also the backstage of Chardon Paris.
Charlotte Björklund - Founder of Linnealund
Paris
Charlotte Björklund created the brand of timeless cashmere pieces Linnea Lund 3 years ago. After a first boutique in Paris, the entrepreneur is now opening a second boutique in Stockholm. Chardon Paris met the creator of the French-Swedish brand which combines responsibility and conviviality.
Jeanne Casimir - Facialist
Paris
After 10 years at Aesop, where she helped develop and promote the brand, Jeanne Casimir trained in facial massages. She approaches her job with a completely new and refreshing look. Jeanne has emptied her bag at Chardon Paris.
Backstage
At the origin of the Envelope, there is the wish to have a very beautiful envelope, protective, allowing to slip not only its equipments (iPad or Computer) but also a notebook or other small useful objects like the inevitable charger!
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For card collectors, we have increased the capacity of our Wallet tenfold. Thanks to its 8 card slots, it was designed to be your daily ally. It carries everything you need: its two flaps and 8 slots allow you to slip in all your cards (credit or other), your driver's license (the pink one), your ID card (the big one) and many other little things...
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For those who prefer to carry cash at all times, we have developed our Card Holder into a Card and Ticket Holder. A card holder designed for those who don't like to carry unnecessary items and prefer to carry the bare necessities with them at all times, far from the bulky wallet that distorts trouser pockets or weighs down jacket pockets. The programme includes 4 CB slots (at least 2 cards per slot) and a space for banknotes (up to an unfolded €50 note).
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A card holder designed for those who don't like to carry unnecessary items, and prefer to carry the bare essentials with them at all times, far from the bulky wallet that distorts trouser pockets or weighs down the pockets of our jackets.
Chardon Paris is committed to reinventing everyday objects to make them beautiful to look at and ultra-functional to use. To this end, we have created Le Porte-Cartes.
A coffee with ...
Alexandra Sloves, in charge of developing a fashion brand in the United States
A Californian who has lived in Paris for several years, Alexandra is a true globetrotter, as much for her work as for her personal pleasure. Accompanied by Stella, an adorable little dog who follows her everywhere, Alexandra emptied her bag at the terrace of Ten Belles, in the heart of the 6th arrondissement.
Thistle in New York
Capucine Graby, journalist, reporter and founder of the inspirational magazine MyMoonSpots, spent many months in New York with her children a few years ago.
She returns regularly to recapture some of the light and infectious energy she needs for her entrepreneurial life.
She went there again 10 days ago, and found a relaxed city, which seemed to be waking up and stretching after a long sleep. A city not yet tired of the hordes of tourists. But a city that still exudes creative audacity, impertinence, and the absence of judgment that allows us to move forward in complete freedom.
Backstage
New: The Keys-Small Lanyard
For those who prefer to keep their keys in their pockets, rather than in their bags, we have redesigned the Keys format with a shorter lanyard, which hooks onto the bell with a snap to keep your keys safe.
Thistle in Italy
Alice Cheron is the founder of the Ali Di Firenze platform, where she shares her passion for the "Italian joie de vivre". In particular, she organises "fugues" in various Italian cities, these privileged moments like enchanted parentheses during which she brings together solo women for a few days for unforgettable and multi-themed escapades.
Sophie Kapin - Artistic Director
Paris
Sophie is a freelance art director specialising in the creation of identity worlds for committed brands. She explores all facets of creation, drawing inspiration from the authentic perfection of the world to inject this natural harmony into her designs.
Time flies, Chardon is already 2 years old!
2 years of an adventure that continues to amaze us every day! 2 years of sharing with you a love of beauty and well-made things, of making professional and personal encounters, and of thinking more and more about new objects to simplify daily life with ingenuity and elegance.
The summer continues (for a while longer)
Chardon takes you for this last week of August to the Emerald Coast, a jewel nestled on the north coast of Brittany, a few miles from Saint-Malo... On this occasion, discover some of our favourite addresses...
Cécile Eloir - opera artist
Paris
Cécile Eloir, a professional opera singer, founded the "Lyre&Muses" association in 2005. This association offers a season of classical music concerts in rare, unusual or little-known places in Paris for a unique experience.
Murielle Sitruk - Entrepreneur
Paris
Murielle Sitruk co-founded Pourquoi Princesse, a company committed to breaking down gender stereotypes from the very beginning.
Backstage
After 2 years of work, hundreds of drawings, at least 6 prototypes, months of waiting and a patent application, Chardon Paris is proud to present the tote bag named Le Journée.
Bénédicte Burguet Journé - Journalist and Author
Paris
Parisian journalist Bénédicte Burguet-Journé likes to wander the streets of the capital without the constraint of a handbag. Let's take a closer look at the few objects she carries with her.
Backstage
As our offices become increasingly mobile, working is no longer a matter of location but of conditions.
Chardon Paris is committed to reinventing everyday objects to make them beautiful to look at and ultra-functional to use. As such, we have created Le Cahier, your indispensable ally for working wherever you are.
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Freedom and lightness can go hand in hand, sometimes you just need the bare necessities;
Chardon Paris reinvents everyday objects to make them beautiful to look at and ultra-functional to use. To this end, Chardon Paris has created the Nécessaire, an ultra compact wallet.
Valérie Defix - leatherworker
Paris
After a "first life" as a professional, Valerie turned to the leather goods sector, fascinated by travel trunks and antique luggage. With her workshop, "the WORKSHOP", she gives free rein to her imagination in creating her accessories and regularly collaborates with brands (including Chardon Paris!) to offer them gilding services; an art that requires a special know-how and meticulousness, which can only be acquired with experience.
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The Nuit & Jour is a clutch bag, which can be worn over the shoulder with its strap in the evening or slipped into the bottom of your tote bag during the day, to allow you to have your most precious belongings always at hand
Caroline Heckel - Lighting designer
Paris
Caroline Heckel, an inspired designer of upcycled lighting, shares her daily life by emptying her bag, renamed "okaou".
Ophélie Meunier - Journalist and editorial consultant
Paris
A seasoned traveller, journalist and consultant Ophélie Meunier shares her travel habits and some of her favourite destinations.
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Often accompanied by a cumbersome case, our glasses (prescription or sunglasses, or both) accompany us every day. If you don't want to have them at the end of your nose all the time, but just take them out when you need them, how can you carry them without damaging them?
Chardon Paris is committed to reinventing everyday objects to make them beautiful to look at and ultra-functional to use. In this respect, we have created the Lunettes.
Aurélie Le Cléac'h - Founder of the Maison Balancines brand
Port la Forêt
"Less is more" is one of Aurélie Le Cléac'h's mottos. This determined Breton has applied it to the letter to create in 2017 her textile brand, Maison Balancines, which revisits the marine wardrobe.
Grand Reporter journalist and founder of MyMoonspots
Paris
Journalist, author, entrepreneur, but above all a great traveller, Capucine Graby has created MyMoonSpots, a travel store that advocates another way of escaping. Here she shares her way of travelling light.
Backstage
Why launch a new leather goods brand? Are there still things to be invented for these everyday objects, such as a banal key ring, a glasses case or a handbag?
We wanted to share our creative process, what drives us to rethink objects both in their functionality, but also in their appearance and design.
Valérie Tribes - Journalist
Paris
Fashion journalist and founder of the "Chiffon" podcast, Valerie considers her handbag to be a real everyday ally. For her, her bag is not just an accessory.
Virginie Ducatillon - founder of Adapta
Paris
At the head of Adapta, an eco-responsible company she founded a year ago, Virginie Ducatillon is revolutionising the leather industry in France. Adapta finds high-end leathers for designers that are lying dormant in the stocks of luxury houses and associated suppliers. Adapta supplies Chardon Paris in particular.
Designer of CECIL jewellery and founder of BAND OF SISTERS
Paris
Combining femininity, modernity and sisterhood is the objective of Band Of Sisters (aka BOSS), a community of women who meet in joy and, above all, extreme benevolence. Its founder, Cécile Fricker Lehanneur, divides her time between her precious jewellery brand CÉCIL, and BOSS, which brings together creative and entrepreneurial women.
Ethical image consultant
Paris
Lucie Lebas is a self-proclaimed Parisian slasher (blogger, coach, stylist...) and advocates elegant minimalism in all her daily activities.
Founder of the MUSCA PARIS brand
Paris
For Constance, the brand's designer, life is a jungle. Her t-shirts and sweatshirts reflect her animal imagination, with colourful fish or an embroidered toucan and parrots. Very concerned by the Fashion Revolution movement, the designer has chosen to use eco-responsible processes and materials for the comfort of body and mind.
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Personalise your suitcase, decorate your bag, decorate your golf bag... it's time for customisation, not only to meet the need to stand out from the crowd but also to find your luggage easily!
Luggage labelling is now compulsory, so you might as well do it in style!
Runaway Journalist,
Florence
Alice has been living in Florence for 9 years. Passionate about Italy, she shares with "Ali di firenze" her favourite places, but also funny videos about her Italian life. For the past year, she has been organising "getaways" for her readers, in dream locations. In short, Ali di Firenze is the reference for anyone who wants to discover Italy.
Beauty Director, Nelly Rodi
Paris
Audrey is both a pure scientist and a beauty specialist. After a career in the industry for prestigious brands, Audrey is now Beauty Director at Nelly Rodi. On a daily basis, she advises brands to remain committed and supportive.
Power Girls
Caroline and Amélie are the creators of the women's suit brand 17H10. With their modern and colourful outfits they want to make women powerful and invincible.
Poetic illustrator
Paris
Prune Cirelli's softly coloured drawings are full of poetry. In just a few years, the illustrator has created a world of her own, which she shares from Paris to New York or Tokyo, working for renowned French brands such as Marie-Hélène de Taillac, Fragonard or the Maison Thevenon. In the heart of Paris, from her Montorgueil district, Prune empties her bag.
Founder of the Amelie Art Gallery, Art House
Paris
A passionate and expert art lover, Amélie Du Chalard has created an atypical gallery in the heart of Paris, in the 9th arrondissement, which showcases the works she collects.
Backstage
In the age of transparency at all costs, it is paradoxically sometimes difficult to sort through all the information available to form an opinion. How can we be sure that the choice of materials meets transparency requirements? Should the words "made in China" be avoided? On the contrary, is "made in France" an authentic concept? Beyond the philosophical debates, we wanted to share our values here, which are the pillars of our manufacturing process.
At Chardon Paris, we make sure that at each stage, our requirements are respected, guaranteeing the quality of each of our objects.
Illustrator and creator of the Oelwein brand
Malmö
Séverine'screative universe, both vitaminized and sparkling, is recognizable at first glance. The Parisian illustrator, who has made freedom a real philosophy of life, has been living abroad for several years, first in Germany, then in the south of Sweden.
Novelist
Paris
Charlotte has always written but for a long time she put aside unfinished manuscripts - no time, no energy, no confidence. Until she decided to leave her job as a journalist and editor at Le Point magazine to "give it a go". "It was becoming too urgent, I had to devote time - really, fully - to it. »
Artist Painter
Paris - London - Johannesburg.
Between the St Martins School in London and her Parisian studio, Margaux Derhy is nourished by her travels. Her figurative painting, based on photographs and personal snapshots, has a great melancholic sweetness, the same one you feel when you look at your family albums years later.
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What could be more boring than a key ring? Nothing on the surface. On the face of it, everyone has one, no one talks about it, it's not really a topic. And yet! How can we explain the fact that we can spend up to two and a half hours a month looking for our belongings, including our keys, which rank first among these lost objects?
Chardon Paris is committed to reinventing everyday objects to make them beautiful to look at and ultra-functional to use. To this end, we have created the Keys.
