Carriere Freres Industrie

Founded in 1884, by the inquisitive and entrepreneurial minds of two brothers, Carriere Freres Industrie is the keeper of wax craftsmanship from the XVIII century. Erudite and demanding the Carriere brothers developed and modernised the manufacturing secrets they inherited from past wax masters. They selected the finest waxes and the most durable wicks, and brought them to the masses. Fascinated by Botanics, they strenuously sought out a formula for a purely vegetal wax. The result was a recipe - free of paraffin and other petrochemical derivatives - which does not produce smoke or

unpleasant odours, and is easily blended with perfume. This wax, still used today in the fabrication of Carriere Freres candles, allows for their slow combustion and clean burning. The legacy of the botanists and adventurers has inspired the scents of the Carriere Freres line. The candles evoke the flower markets of Les Halles of Paris, where at the turn of the XIX century, the most beautiful and rare specimens were brought from faraway lands. The century was avid of sensations of intoxicating bundles perfuming cargo ships, freight trains, and the backs of porters.