Famille Summerbelle

Maison et Objet - Part 3

It was a nice surprise to see so many different products by Dutch designers Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings at the show (Scholten & Baijings Studio for Design). I am a huge fan of their minimal design with always this selected palette of bright colours and fine details.
For the Danish brand Hay, they designed a new range called Colour Tape, Colour Note, Colour Glasses with gradient colours for water glasses and gold lines for the champagne glasses.
Hay had an impressive stand at the show. The structure was made of natural wooden sticks with a mix of vivid colours from their entire product collection.

1. Hay stand in the hall 8.
2. Wooden Wonderland blocks designed by Lee Storm.
3.Colour Tea Towels and Bed Linen designed by Scholten & Baijings.
4.Mirror Shapes designed by Sylvian Willenz.

Colour Glasses and Colour Notes by Scholten & Baijings.

1. Hook Gym designed by Staffan Holm.
2 & 3. Wooden Wonderland by Lee Storm.

Office accessories by Hay.

Match boxes designed by Shane Schneck + Clara von Zweigbergk.

Scholten & Baijings also designed ceramic tableware for Thomas Eyck. The background stripy wallpaper is from Irma Boom.

This collection from Scholten & Baijings for Japanese company Karimoku New Standard was my favourite. The wood of the dotted table and stool was so soft and details of the lines and colours were so beautiful!
1. Colour Stool.
2. Colour Platter.
3. Mix of different products and Karimoku stand (Photo by Agence Violette)
4. Colour Wood table and cushion.
All products and furnitures by Scholten & Baijings.

Isabelle Gilles and Yann Poncelet founded Colonel in 2010. This was their forst collection at Maison et Objet. This fresh and colourfull collection was inspired by outdoor furniture aesthetics (think beach and camping). It is a contemporary re-reading of this universe mixing colours and patterns.

Brightly coloured geometric shapes were everywhere at the show, from Tom Dixon Eclectic candle packaging (3 - btw, gorgeous smell!), to the foldable cardboard stools for children (2) and the Alpaca wool blackets by Lucky Boy Sunday(3).

And... I had to mentioned the oh-so-famous Missoni geometric patterns. I love the oversized lampshades!

That's it for Maison et Objet. The next time i'll talk about it will be in September...now i'm off to pick up the children from school :-)

Textile walls

Inspiring colourful textile walls by Dutch artist Wies Preijde.

Slow Wood

Slow Wood, handmade wooden furniture crafted in Fryslân (Netherlands).

Enjoy the weekend!

Let's play!

We are so happy to show you our latest photos from our new collection The Performers. We have teamed up with the hugely talented stylist/photographer Aurélie Lecuyer from Le dans La. She had carte blanche to shoot our collection. We were blown away by all her images. Merci Aurélie!

Ludo le Lapin and Maximilien le Magicien, hand screen prints.

Maximilien and Ludo cushion cover.

Flower tray made from scandinavian birch wood.

Boom le clown and Flower tea towels (sold as a pack).

Boom le clown fine bone china mug.

Ludo le Lapin and Maximilien le Magicien fine bone china mug.

Famille Summerbelle - The Book!

We are so pleased to announce the launch of the book "Be Creative with Famille Summerbelle", a collaboration with the fabulous Japanese publisher édition Paumes.

The book is a peak inside our home and family life. It includes tips and inspiration for handmade ideas and inspiring home decor. It, of course, includes plenty of paper cutting and fun activities to do with your children.

We've been huge fans of édition Paumes for quite sometime, amassing a rather large collection of their wonderful books on European interior style, family homes and culture.
They came to live with us over a couple of weeks and we had a ball creating all number of decorative ideas. They have a wonderful style and interest in the smallest of details which we hope comes across well in the book.

The book is available for pre-sale NOW on our site. Just click here.

The book is mostly written in Japanese but all of the titles are in English and there is plenty of translation throughout. To be honest all of édition Paumes' books are incredibly visual, so you can rely on the images to give you all the detail that you need!

Interior (details)

Just a beautiful mirror.

Nice carpet.
Both photos from Vincent Frey and Bianca Lee Vasquez apartment in Paris 1st Arrondissement.

Laurent Geneslay home. Lighting by Rispal. Chair Halyard Flag Chair by Hans J.Wegner.

On the left Vasco bedroom. On the right blue playroom in the apartment of Dorothee Monestier founder of My Little Day.

All photos from The Socialite Family.

Happy 4th July!

A touch of yellow

Work in progress paper cut garlands.

Kaleido trays by Hay.

Hand dyed fringes necklaces made by my sister Coralie.

My sister's necklace hanging from a pig's head in my bedroom.

Seen on By Fry.

Birds from the Animalerie Quai de la Mégisserie, Paris.

Ducks from the village fête in Cahors (South West of France).

Drawing on the windows

When Ophelia comes back from school she often comes to my studio and ask to do stuff with me (like drawing and making things). I had a dozen of Posca (water based paint markers. They are very easy to clean with window cleaner product) on my desk in front of me, and don't ask me why but I thought it would be fun to draw on the windows in the kitchen while Lucien was eating his goûter (4 o'clock snack). Ophelia was of course very excited as we usually never draw on the windows. We had a nice time making web shaped stars and leaves and other random drawings...

Enjoy your Easter weekend!

On saturday we will be at the airport to welcome Simon's brother and his 2 daughters who are coming all the way from Blenheim in New Zealand to visit us for few weeks. We haven't seen the girls since we went to New Zealand in 2008! Ophelia is super excited to see her cousins. The rest of the weekend will be enjoying eating chocolate! Enjoy your break.

The bunny was hand cut for the occasion. We went to the woods next to our home with my son Lucien to pick up sticks and we painted each one with different colours. Our son is loving bringing back home lots of wooden sticks at the moment so I thought it would be a nice thing to decorate them!

Details

Few shots details of our home after a big Spring clear up last week...

Nous avons fait un grand rangement de Printemps la semaine dernière et avec ce beau soleil la maison est resplendissante de couleurs....

A creative week

Oh yes! and it has been a pretty good one last week as well. I am very much enjoying working with a couple of creative people who are doing a project on Famille Summerbelle. Can't say much for now, but I will keep you informed before the Summer.

This is a photo of the mood board in my studio. I am really into bright colours at the moment. It must be thanks to the sun shinning outside.

La brocante de Chatou

Chatou is a place to the west of Paris where the Impressionists used to come and paint on the charming banks of the river Seine. Twice a year (March and September) a huge flea market La Foire à La Brocante et aux Jambons is set on the Ile des Impressionnistes. I recommend to have lunch at the nearby Maison Fournaise (where Renoir painted the famous painting Déjeuner des Canotiers). Sellers comes from all over France with exquisite (and often rather expensive) antique treasures. Mix with all the happy odds and ends you can have a little break at the many stands selling smoked hams and a selection of wine. As Chatou is very near to where we live I always try to go as I love flea markets and this one is quite exceptional. Unfortunately I often leave empty handed as it is so expensive but I feel so happy to have seen so many nice and inspiring things!
Have a nice weekend...

Detail from a large embroidery map of France.

Kirra Jamison

Her paintings caught my eyes when I saw them hanging on the wall of the Design Files Open House. Kirra Jamisson is an Australian artist who grew up in Byron Bay and is now based in Melbourne. Oh! I'm in love with the colours...

Have a nice and sunny weekend les amis.

Charlie Crowther-Smith

I love the retro furniture cabinet and table by Charlie Crowther-Smith, a Bristol based furniture designer. He will be exhibiting his range of furniture and lighting at Tent London in September.

Two Halves. A cabinet designed in collaboration with illustrator Christian Taylor.

Nightlight table designed with Richard Bannister.

A little rest

The whole family is in a middle of a nasty flu and we are trying to slowly recover from it. I'll be back soon but in the meantime here is a little sneak peak from Bonton window display in Paris rue du Bac. I love the combination of pink and yellow. Click here for more images.

Today I like...

...this beautiful interior styling by Susanna Vento.

Hay!

Brrrr...I've never been so cold this morning when I took Ophelia to school: -8 degrees! The snow is not ready to melt with this ongoing temperatures below zero. I am longing for Spring to arrive!
To warm up a little with bright colours here is a selection of desk accessories from Danish brand Hay:

Geometrical trays.

Serpentine chair

By Eléonore Nalet and distributed by Ligne Roset. A delicate metallic chair dressed with long and comfortable cushions. I tried it and it's indeed very comfy!

Thomas Eyck

I was very pleased to see the colourful throws and cushions by Scholten & Baijings on the Thomas Eyck stand at Maison & Objet. The quality (80% wool, 20% cotton) is impeccable and the colours so vibrant. Thomas Eyke is the publisher and distributer of beautifully selected design products. He commissions carefully chosen designers to work on a series of products each year. Material and techniques are chosen with the utmost care.
Under the cushions is the Aran rug by Christine Meindertsma.

Morning inspirations

Geometric neon art blocks by Sketchinc.

Miami airport walkway. Seen on Plenty of Colours

Kaléidoscope by Maud Vantours.

Paper sculpture by Maud Vantours.

2012 planner calendar by Julia Kostreva.