Caramel&you

Why is it essential to work carefully on the ergonomics of schoolbags and backpacks? Because the weight of schoolbags has been declared a public health issue for years, but it is often neglected.

In 2021, we launched our carbon footprint project. Our schoolbags have been made from recycled polyester for 5 years now, but we wanted to understand our environmental impact to see how we could improve.

We can't wait to reveal it to you... the new Caramel & cie collection is imagined and designed in France in our showroom in Paris.

Every year, at Christmas time, it's the race for gifts! And this excitement that precedes the holiday season is often experienced as a constraint

Our schoolbags are made of 80% recycled polyester. 80% because some materials, such as the bottom, which is made of waterproof imitation leather for more resistance, are not recycled.

The children's industry, bad pupil of sustainable development! The fashion industry, like the children's industry, is one of the least eco-friendly: 60% of the clothes end up in the garbage in the first year.

A very graphic and colorful collection mixing reverie and wildlife to delight children and for stories always so magical ...

We know that a school bag is often quite heavy with the numerous school supplies. Moreover, it is abused by the children at school, and must resist both the weather and the passage of time. It must therefore be of good quality, resistant, comfortable and well organized.

Your child is leaving kindergarten and entering elementary school, and you're wondering how to equip them? 

New for 2022, our medium backpacks have been redesigned to offer maximum storage and opening capacity. A new ergonomics for an optimal comfort. 

The Look Paillettes collection is for all little girls and boys, from 4 years old, who love glitter!

The new range of En Vadrouille sports bags has been enriched with new stylish designs. They are made for all the children from 6 years old, girl and boy, and for all their sports activities.

Since its creation, Caramel & cie has always been committed to a responsible approach by engaging in a more ethical and sustainable production to protect the planet and offer an optimistic vision to our children.

With their entry into third grade, children are in the middle of their journey through elementary school. The homework load is getting heavier and so are the number of subjects and notebooks. 

Starting first grade is a milestone in the school career of young children.

Last Thursday, Rafaela met Dan, founder of Dingue de Lunettes; 5 minutes later, Dan's energy and enthusiasm embarked us on the adventure. Are you coming with us?

Our backpacks and satchels meet all the requirements of our brand: they are ergonomic, light, eco-responsible ... and design!

Today, we open the doors of our main workshop to introduce you to the team that makes Caramel & cie binders and backpacks.

Because there is not only school in life, we have created the collection EN VADROUILLE !

In 2019, we present you in the form of a Chinese portrait the creator, Rafaela, of Caramel & cie!

Our children are more and more influenced by brands, and they demand a backpack earlier and earlier. To do like the grown-ups!

Like any back-to-school season, it's the beginning of a new adventure, a new class, new friends...

Joyeuse Fée, a limited edition schoolbag that combines eco-responsible manufacturing....

This is the story of a meeting between Exacompta and Caramel & cie. at the Maison & Objet trade fair in January 2019.

A back to school without a little stories is not a real comeback... With each Caramel & cie schoolbag, your child will tell himself a lot of little stories through which he can escape to infinity and develop his imagination.

This year, the start of the new school year, the real one, will be exceptional. Like a holiday in the country with that delicious feeling of freedom ....

Catch-word are good, but you can't tell everything in them. Our children are still worried: when will it all end?

May 11th, it's going to be a crazy first day of school. A back-to-school period that's gonna go boom, woosh, splash!

Let's take care of ourselves. Agnès Bailly, psychoanalyst, continues to enlighten us on the anxieties that may affect our children at this time and how to respond appropriately.

New article by Agnès Bailly, psychologist psychoanalyst

Always concerned about the well-being of our children, I thought I would give you a few keys to help your ...

Lovely meeting with a pragmatic young man of 4 years old--three-quarters

New year means new resolutions.
Naturally, the idea of eating less chocolate...

Dear Santa Claus,How have you been doing since last year? Are all the little elves all right ? I guess it's the frenzy at the North Pole!

We love the schoolbag. It is almost part of our heritage. French children go to school with their first schoolbag, it's an initiation ritual, a tradition, a must have!

Behind Caramel & cie there is Rafaela Garcia, the brand’s designer, director and artist. We could tell you that she has long, black and curly hair, a sharp eye and a singing accent that she has from Venezuela.

To prepare for the new school year, one of your main tasks as a superparent is to find the perfect schoolbag for your child. Well, we say "schoolbag", but we could just as easily say "backpack" because, in between, the hearts swing...

It is not always easy to choose the perfect schoolbag for your child: you must please your dearest...

Caramel & Cie X Minireyve was born from the meeting between two artistic mothers, lovers of beautiful things.

For the past 5 years, Caramel & Cie has been working to make the new school year the beginning of a wonderful adventure.

When the happy Caramel et Cie schoolbags meet the colorful furniture of the Gambettes, it is the instant crush and a pretty collab' for this back-to-school season.