Famille Summerbelle

Bravo sister!

I am so proud of my younger sister Coralie Marabelle who has been one of the 10 shortlisted candidates for the final of the Festival de Mode d'Hyères at the Villa Noailles. It is a prestigious fashion (and also photography) event where 10 young fashion designers have been selected (out of 345 candidates) to present their fashion collection to a jury in April. Coralie graduated from Studio Bercot in Paris and has since worked with Hermès, Maison Martin Margiela and Alexander McQueen.
During the festival in April 2014, each candidate will present a collection of 10 outfits and only 4 candidates will be selected for a prize.
Bravo Coco and we look forward to seeing your beautiful work in Hyères!

Winter Sale last days!

You only have until this Sunday 26th January to enjoy 20% off our entire collection and up to 50% off selected items.
Enjoy!

48h in Paris

We escaped to Paris for the weekend to visit our family and wonder on the riverside and the Jardin des Tuileries with the children. We went to see the Typorama exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Our short trip was actually an excuse to come to France to eat a galette des rois...

Pendant lights from my Pinterest board

This is a selection from my Pinterest board of my favourite pendant lights that I would love to have in my living room. Hard to choose. I know. My selection is my 'coup de coeur'.A lot of them don't really fit into my budget (ie George Nelson) but it's good to dream. If I had to choose one (without thinking about the cost) it would be the aerial Vertigo lamp from Constance Guisset, edited by Petite Friture.
What's your favourite?
Vertigo, Petite Friture.

Great above a table but too small to hang in a living room is Tom Dixon, Beat Light Fat

Left: George Nelson Bubble. Right: Kirstin Overbeck, Sugar Chain Light

Left, Bambou pendant lights, Right, Random Light by Bertjan Pot at Moooi.

Flower constructions

The delicate paper cut flowers by Dutch artist Anne Ten Donkelaar caught my eyes when I first saw her work at Tent in London back in September. Flower constructions are 3d collages from pressed flowers and cut out flower pictures. Each element is meticulously placed on pins which creates the depth. Some of them are like a fantasy Herbaria, filled with dried flowers or branches, with irregular shapes and sophisticated twists and some refer to planets.

Studio Tipi

I discovered these beautiful illustrations while browsing on Lagom Design blog. Studio Tipi is the Canadian duo Keith-yin Sun & Judi Chan. Their folk and vintage inspired style has won them several awards including D&AD In-Book Illustration for Design award.

I love the cards they created exclusively for the Art Gallery of Alberta to celebrate the exhibition "The Art of Animation". This series is inspired by some of the most recognised characters in modern cartoon history and behind the scenes of traditional animation production. You can see more and purchase the cards here.

Enjoy your weekend. It's sunny today in Amsterdam :-)

Winter Sale starts today!

We are offering 20% off our entire collection (including paper cuts) and up to 50% off on selected items. The discount will show on the checkout page.
Check Famille Summerbelle website for more info!

Family time

I feel reenergised after a week in the Alps with my family. The snow arrived on Christmas day and it was so magical...
Le Mont Blanc


Bee hives outside the chalet


The children and their cousins watching a movie after a day on the slopes

Have a wonderful weekend!

Wishing you all a wonderful new year

from our new home, Amsterdam...