The Blue Education Publishing House

Gunter Pauli (Belgium, 1956) holds a degree in economics and an MBA from INSEAD. For four years, he ran Ecover, a European manufacturer of biodegradable cleaning products. In seeking to build a “green” economy, he realised that biodegradability and recyclability do not necessarily mean sustainable development.

In 1994, he founded the ZERI Foundation (Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives), a network of 3,000 scientists searching for pragmatic solutions to global problems. In 2009, his book The Blue Economy was published, the result of his research into a new economic model that produces neither emissions nor waste, creates jobs and social cohesion, and costs no more!

His book The Economy of Happiness shows the way to create innovative businesses and finally achieve health and happiness for all. For him, we must build a foundation that future generations can rely on to do better. He wants to enable children to think differently from us, and even more so, to act differently.

Father of six children, it was for them that he began writing Gunter’s Fables.

Annabelle Carneiro (France, 1989), illustrator and mother of a little girl, started drawing characters as a child. With her marketing diploma in hand, she joined her father’s business as a house painter. He taught her his techniques and entrusted her with mural projects for children’s bedrooms. She won the hearts of parents and children alike by creating worlds that took them on a journey and sparked their imagination. Orders poured in: it was a success!

When her daughter was born, she entered the world of children’s books and deepened her commitment to the well-being of the planet. She then cared for young children, working as a childcare worker in a nursery for seven years. To fully live her passion, she decided to train in graphic design and illustration. She then went freelance, creating portraits, book mockups, and digital drawings. Today, Annabelle likes to portray the world as she sees it, with humanity and accuracy, to better understand and respect it. Illustrating Gunter’s Fables is the culmination of what she wants to offer: helping young people awaken and build the world of tomorrow.

Driven by a humanist vision from the start, I sought throughout my studies to align my values with my profession. Looking for meaning after training in accounting and management, I then turned to humanitarian logistics.

For several years, I put my skills into practice organising events, particularly in the field of natural health. I then discovered Gunter Pauli while organising the Tour Super France.

The Blue Economy reconciled economics and ecology within me, and I was committed to supporting this philosophy. I then set out to create the Blue Education publishing house to spread Gunter’s Fables around the world. An ambitious, large-scale project, equal to the challenge ahead of us in creating a better world.

As a child, I dreamed of having a huge library and spent nights reading in secret. I wanted to understand the world around me and find answers to my questions.

I first followed my parents’ dream. After graduating from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce d’Amiens in 2008, I joined a recruitment agency. But no longer feeling aligned with my values at work, I changed course and followed my own path.

I trained in Non-Violent Communication, took part in writing a book on natural health, and became the mother of a little boy. Leading a publishing project that links education, health, and creativity, with a pedagogy that lets children blossom to their full potential, is a dream come true.

From a very young age, I understood that it was through the joy of play that I grasped the full essence of my teachers’ lessons. Play would be my DNA for life! At thirty, backed by technical skills gained in various trades (graphic designer, building and landscape draughtsman, screen printer, mould maker, cutter), I kept my dreamy spirit while preparing for a decisive turning point in my life: becoming a “salesperson in the toy industry.”

Twenty years of magic followed in this profession, making professional magic accessible to everyone. A passion that let me discover the world and myself, and climb every step up to key account management.

To feel fully aligned with my values, I began moving closer to the Blue Economy. Today, thanks to Gunter’s Fables, I am proud to put all my passion in service of the magic that is nature… that vast open-air laboratory of innovation that has been available to us for millions of years.

Pierre is a naturopath specialising in physical and mental preparation (LNF certified). Since 2018, he has shared his passion for the study of living systems through his YouTube channel “Vérisme TV.” More than 70,000 people subscribe to Vérisme TV, forming a warm community of enthusiasts. After running a naturopathy practice and training physical trainers, coaches, high-level athletes, and managers and business leaders of all kinds, he opened his own school, the Centre Naturopathie et Hormèse, in 2022.

I am the future!

My parents, Marie-Camille and Axel, created Blue Education three months after I was born (I was born on 23 October 2021). I love water and animals, and I often read the Fables in the bath. I’m happy to be learning English, and to be discovering animals and the secrets of nature thanks to Gunter’s Fables.