Happy Anniversary to ‘La Compagnie de Provence’

13 Jul 2010 | Announcement

Here at The Cross, we swear by the lovely and fresh scents of the Liquid Marseille Soap by La Compagnie de Provence. They are lightly scented and made exclusively with natural vegetable oils, no other liquid soap is more perfectly formulated for daily hand-washing. Free from any artificial colorants and animal products, they are also hypoallergenic, anti-bacterial, and mildly antiseptic.

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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Compagnie de Provence,

illustrator and designer Stephan Muntaner has imagined colourful patterns.

The result is three picturesque bottles inspired by Marseille’s culture and symbols: Notre Dame de la Garde, dockers and fishing.

The common theme for these three collector bottles is the ever-present tattooed sailor from Marseille, which will each be distinguished by fish names. The first depicts a busy, colourful setting on the Marseille dock and harbour for “ le Maquereau ” (Mackerel). For the second bottle, a scene recalling the sailors’ religious reverence to Mary with “ la Girelle ” (Rainbow Wrasse) and for the third, “ la Sardine ” where a slightly romanticized miraculous catch is observed.

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