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Luxury leather belts by VAINCOURT
Vaincourt is a luxury French belt brand celebrating refined elegance and top-tier craftsmanship. Founded in 2011, Vaincourt was established to bring creativity and quality to an accessory often overlooked, even among high-end brands. Each piece is crafted in collaboration with a specialized manufacturer in the leather region of Limousin (center of France), known for its meticulous production and use of fine materials like veal, Barenia, and nubuck leathers. Vaincourt belts are crafted with the highest attention to detail, using premium leather from France or other closed European countries. Vaincourt emphasizes three core values: audacity, allure, and sensuality. The artistic approach offers a variety of styles and designs resonating with classic…
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Shoes by JM. WESTON
The JM Weston saga dated back to the year 1891, when Mr Edouard Blanchard founded a shoes factory in the Limoges city. The region was well know for its leather work due to live-stocks activity. 15 years later, his son Eugène Blanchard decided to travel to the USA and learn the american boot-makers’ craft in Weston city (Massachusetts). He imported back the “Goodyear” stitching technique, which allows shoes to be resole in the long term. Innovative, he decided then to only manufacture top of the line shoes and renamed the family business “J.M Weston”. JM Weston is the only French shoemaker which has its own sole leather tannery since…
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Tableware, home decoration & jewelry by Alix D. Reynis
The story of Alix D. Reynis is a story of a professional retraining. Law studies, sculptor, notary clerk, construction site manager…..such a long way before finding her true-self ! Porcelain modeler…to our greatest delight…. She designs and models the plaster molds. And then makes the final product be manufactured in the Limoges city, the French iconic porcelain place. Alix D. Reynis defines her brand as “pure, refined, simple and timeless”. The white ceramic porcelain is available in several ranges of products : dinnerware, lighting and scented candles. She also creates silver gilt & gold jewelry, inspired from Antique & Middle Ages History. All her…
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Board Games by DUJARDIN
Some of the traditional french board games are the ‘Mille bornes” game and the ‘Le cochon qui rit “game from the Dujardin company. The “Mille bornes” (One thousands kms) game was created in 1947 by Edmond Dujardin, a stationary’ publisher for driving schools. He got inspired by the american game “Touring: a car race’s game with cards. The name “Mille bornes” was inspired by the nearly 1000 kms of the “Nationale nr 7″road. It was the famous main road used by French people during their annual holidays migration from Paris to the south (Côte d’Azur). Easy to play, the game became famous and quickly conquered at that time Europe, Canada…
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Rubber boots by AIGLE
The adventure started in Paris, in 1853. An american business man, Mr Hiram Hutchinson (1), bought the rubber vulcanization licence to Mr Charles Goodyear(2). (1) (2) In the process, Mr Hutchinson started up a company (La Compagnie du Caoutchouc Souple) and established a factory in the Loiret region. One aim for all of this : to manufacture rubber shoes for the European rural population. In reference to the USA emblem, the shoes brand was named “à l’aigle ” (the eagle)… The flexible and waterproof rubber boot was born ! In the following years, the company diversified its rubber production (tents, carpets..). And became renowned in Europe, Turkey and even…
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Leather glove by AGNELLE
What is the commun fashion trend of the following people ? The AGNELLE gloves ! The company was founded in 1937 by Mr Joseph Pourrichou in the Saint-Junien city. Located in the Limousin region (center of France), this area was well-known for its live stocks, leather tanning and leather products. It remained a family business until now, under the management of Mrs Sophie Grégoire, the 3 rd generation descendant. The brand is well known for its collaborations with Haute-Couture houses and fashion designers (Dior, Saint-Laurent, Lanvin, Castelbajac, Alaïa, JP Gauthier, Givenchy, Ralph Lauren, Marc Jacobs, O de la Renta…). But regular and trendy gloves for women & men…
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French béret by LAULHERE
The “béret” is the iconic hat symbol of France. It has been used since the XV century in the south of the Pau city (Bearn region, part of the Pyrénées montains). The shepherds made these hats with their sheep wool as a protection against the rain and bitter winters. It became popular and was adopted by the army. Since the years 1930, it even became a fashion accessory for the movie stars. In 1792 in the same region, Mr Pierre Laulhère founded his business (manufacture of Wood stocking). And in 1840 his son, Lucien Laulhière, started manufacturing “béret” ! In 1992, suffering economic hardship, the company was taken over…
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Poetic paper lights by PAPIER A ETRES
The first time I saw the Papiers à Etres paper lights, I was in awe ! The poesy and the graceful gesture of this paper “Mademoiselle” amazed me… Papiers à Etres is an artistic brand created by the French Sophie Mouton-Perrat & the Canadian Frédéric Guybrunet. Located in the west of France, the couple creates amazing sculptures and lightings in paper & paper-mache. They work on specific order for individuals and professionals (showcases designers, design editors…). But some of their creations are also available in specific retailers shops (such as The Opera de Paris boutique, the art-craft concept store “Talents”…) You will have a choice of sculptures, lightings…
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My fabulous storyteller by LUNII
A french success story as we like to hear about ! 2014: 4 friends, newly graduated, decided to give life to the final design case study of one of them. An interactive storyteller box for children from 3 to 8 years old. No screen, easy to carry. The child crafts is own audio story, choosing among many album stories… as simple as that ! 2020: ransom for success, the LUNII company can relocate the manufacturing process from Asia to France ! The Lunii-store displays hundred of stories in a wide variety of languages (french, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Flemish, Dutch, Russian…for now). And the Lunii-studio allows the whole family to…
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Skincare cosmetics & perfumes by CAUDALIE
Mathilde and Bertrand THOMAS are winegrowers in the Bordeaux region. In 1993, they found out that the pressed grapes that were thrown away during the harvest were indeed a real treasure ! Because the grape seeds contain the most powerful antioxidants in the world… Since then, under the brand CAUDALIE, they have not stopped working on the cosmetic advantages of the grapes. They have created with success a wide ranges of skincare products But also delicious perfumes…. In 1999, they even created their first vinotherapy spa in their domain, reviving the grapes wine treatments. Remember that the concept was dating from ancient Greece and Rome ! You…
