Famille Summerbelle

Chez Pepe Jules

I am so sorry for not posting anything for so long, we are currently spending time in the South West of France in my great grandfather's house, Pepe Jules! We have no internet access in the village so we feel really isolated here. Maybe that's a good thing! We inherited this family home (which was built in 1781) where every year the whole family descends for the Fete du Village over the last weekend of August. It is real family time - all of the children get to spend time playing, swimming and eating together. This year the adults have all spent time cleaning out the old (uninhabitable) rooms of the house. We've found of lots of interesting objects belonging to different generations of our family. Old frames, French magazines like Paris Match (from the 1950s). This house has at various stages been a hairdresser/barber, farm, school and bar so you can imagine how many interesting things there are to find! We return to the UK next week, so will be doing some more posts on our trip through France, plus a bit more about our next adventure......

Momoll

I love Momoll's minimalist wooden toys. The dolls house and cooker are all hand made in Switzerland.This selection is available at The Little Fashion Gallery, or you can check more products on Momoll's website.

Noriko Ambe

Stunning work from Noriko Ambre as seen on Happy Cavalier

Ink drawings

Some of my ink drawings to show you...:)
My messy desk!
Our living room souvenir from the tiny Church we got married in the South of France...

I'm a virus!

I'm loving the work of Pieke Bergmans. This very talented Dutch designer trained at The Eindhoven Academy and The Royal College of Art. Her 'Massive Infection' or 'Crystal Virus' collections are incredible, especially the process of making the artwork. You can check the video process on her website. There are even more superb projects to check on her website...