Just as the passion for design and living is part of our heritage, so is the sense of responsibility for social, cultural, ecological and economic sustainability.
While our goal is ambitious, we‘re making steps every day to improve in each area. Therefore we have launched the initiative „Let‘s do better“. With it, we are pulling out all the stops to further ensure sustainability in all areas of the company.
Every step counts when it comes to sustainability, and we already took the first step in the 1990s. Instead of mass production, we focus on small furniture series, which we produce in workshops and manufactories from high quality materials. We know our suppliers personally and inspect each production location throughout Europe and Asia several times a year. Humane and fair working conditions are a must if we are to choose a business partner.
Doing it better than others – with this idea, the company KARE started in 1981. Our mission is to provide every home with furniture of lasting value, to make every home a happy place. The term „home“ is associated with much more than just your own four walls. The environment and nature, the people with whom we live and work with, and our social environment are part of it. Our mission does not end at the doorstep of our customers‘ doors or in front of our premises.
Each manufacturer must provide us with information on the origin of the wood and other natural materials as well as submit current, recognized certificates for legal and ecologically compatible procurement. KARE wood products originate exclusively from legal forestry. This control process creates trust and makes a valuable contribution to the future of us all.
Peter Schönhofen, CEO
Wood with origin Each manufacturer must provide us with information on the origin of the wood and other natural materials as well as submit current, recognized certificates for legal and ecologically compatible procurement. KARE wood products originate exclusively from legal forestry. This control process creates trust and makes a valuable contribution to the future of us all.
A beautiful real leather sofa is an investment for a lifetime – with good maintenance, it is resilient and it becomes increasingly beautiful over the years. Real leather is naturally resistant to abrasion, resistant and tear resistant. Especially in comparison to cheap leather alternatives, high-quality leather is more environmentally friendly when it comes to production.
Our home textiles have a good feel to them. They are crafted from natural materials such as cotton, linen, or ne-ar-natural resources such as viscose, which is based on plant fibers. Our internal quality management controls the certificates of origin and manages the usage of certified labels such as FSC and OEKO-Tex 100.
Jürgen Reiter, CEO
KARE stands for creative that is full of passion. And yet it is bureaucracy, that ensures the careful handling of nature and its fascinating materials. Our Quality Management department inspects every product in accordance with the strict European regulations. In this way, our team ensures that with the procurement of wood we contribute to the preservation of nature. Even paints, varnishes and e.g. coatings are strictly regulated.
Natural materials such as real wood, marble, cotton, wool and linen are becoming more and more compo-nents in our collections. Because with their colors, their haptics and their stories, they convey a wonderful living feeling, do not pollute our environment, and when recycled, they can be reused in the material cycle again.
On a sideboard made of recycled wood, for example, carpenters often work many days. Furniture is not only made up of natural materials, such as wood, worthy of protection, but often also the knowledge of centuries-old craftman-ship traditions. That is why we create furniture, that will accompany our customers as loyal friends for a lifetime. Because in this way, too, we all make a contribution to sustainable action.
At KARE we scrutinise every print product and examine its necessity very carefully. The magazine you are holding in your hands is very special: it is published once a year and printed environmentally friendly, FSC-certified paper. So you can enjoy it with a clear conscience. You can also be sure that only selected recipients will receive the magazine, it will not be distributed as junk mail and is thus a lasting work of inspiration in a small edition that deserves a place on your bookshelf and should give you pleasure for a long time.
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