The French company CEANOTHE is the leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of picture frame, photo albums and photo storage products in France.

The company is the collection of several established independent SMEs that merged in 1975 to combine their expertise in creation, sourcing, fabrication and distribution. Among them, BRIO, established in Lyon and PANODIA, previously located in the Sologne.

Since its origins as a family business, CEANOTHE has been dedicated to providing customers with the best and most effective ways to organize their photos, share their keepsakes and turn them into everlasting memories.

The company has an independent shareholder structure, and a turnover of €42 million.
Its CEO is Mr. Jean-Christophe Aguettant.

Our products are aligned within three brands (Imagine, Brio and Panodia) that, for more more than 40 years, have represented innovative, quality products, in line with the latest fashion and home decorating trends:

PANODIA is a recognized leader in the photo storage and presentation market. Its high-end, stylish and innovative offer is available in photography shops, stationers’ and department stores.

BRIO offers a wide selection of framing kits and tailor-made frames, adapted to all kinds of interiors. Its products are available in DIY stores, interior decorating shops, department stores and arts & crafts stores.

IMAGINE is CEANOTHE mass market brand. It provides a good value-for-money assortment of picture frames and photo albums, available in hypermarkets and supermarkets.  

CEANOTHE is a member of the Image, Photo and communication Companies' Association (SIPEC). More details about the SIPEC...
  

Our recognised leadership in the frame and album market is built upon Céanothe’s reputation for:

Wide choice of products (materials, colours, sizes and designs)
Constant attention to design, fashion styles and innovations
Commitment to R&D
Excellent quality
Highly qualified staff 
Prompt delivery and dynamic merchandising
Growing international presence

As regards our staff policy, we believe in treating each other with respect, giving everyone an equal opportunity to get on. That's our team members that make the difference every day, helping us to create value for our customers.

Today, we pride ourselves on supporting the growth of responsible forest management worldwide through the FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certificate. Since 2005, some of our products carry this international label that guarantees that the wood used in the frames we manufacture and distribute is tracked from forests managed in an environmentally-responsible way, to the store itself.

Our Mission: 
Become Europe’s largest picture frames and albums manufacturer

Our aim is to achieve a leading market position in the European market. To reach that goal, we need to surprise our customers by strengthening the expertise, creativity and quality of our product ranges and expanding our channels of distribution in Europe.
 
 

CEANOTHE is headofficed in Vénissieux (69), in Lyons’ urban area, and runs another site in Sologne: a factory in Neung-sur-Beuvron.

Three logistic hubs, in Vénissieux (69), Neung-sur-Beuvron (41), and Isle (87) enable prompt delivery and quality sales service on a daily basis.
 

France is where CEANOTHE’s business started but, from its original focus on the French market, the company has developed a major presence in a growing number of stores in Europe and abroad.

Over the past few years, CEANOTHE has expanded its sales activities to countries such as: Australia, Canada,  Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, etc.