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Embroidered brooch by MACON & LESQUOY
For once, we will talk about products designed in France …but made worldwide ! 🙂 In 2009, the designers Marie Macon and Anne-Laure Lesquoy created a brand offering hand embroidered accessories. Marie sketches the ideas whereas Anne-Laure manages the conceptualisation of the item. The funny, colorful and even engaged brooches, patches and other accessories are mainly inspired by their trips abroad. But also through collaborations with well-known French brands or museums. They selected highly skilled craftsmen around the globe : Pakistan for its ancestral hand-skills with purl embroidery of the brooches, Portugal for the patches mechanical embroidery and Rwanda for the needle-painting technique. Macon & Lesquoy had also the…
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Paris city skyline by THE LINE
When a magic moment in a lifetime led to a nice business adventure…! In 2015, Antoine Daniel was lucky enough to watch a beautiful scene from a small boat : the rising of the sun on the Marseille city, in the south of France. The light contrast was so clear that you could see very precisely the skyline of the city ! He quickly had the idea to replicate this simple line as a laser cut metallic interior decoration accessory. Then he replicated the idea to other cities, in France and worldwide. But also to the mountains views and the music sound. 2 sizes (19 or 50cms, but also…
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Dry soaps by UNBOTTLED
How to preserve the earth in our daily beauty routine ? By stopping using plastic packings ! And starting using dry soaps … This is what the Unbottled company offers : soaps for the face, the body and even the hair ! And no more plastic contents in the bathrooms…Yes we can! Founded in 2019 by Sarah Pouchet and Benjamin Legros, the brand already meets success. These dry soaps are 100% made in the south of France, biodegradable, vegan & cruelty-free, soap-free with neutral pH, simple formula without palm oil / sulfate/silicone..etc. 2 formula for the body (apricot/shea or almonds/oats), 1 for the face (turmeric/jojoba oil/camelina oil),…
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Perfumes & cosmetics by OFFICINE UNIVERSELLE BULY 1803
Iconic perfumer of the XIX century, Jean-Vincent Bully opened a perfumes and cosmetics boutique in Paris in 1803. He invented the famous “Bully aromatic vinegar” (fashionable anti-mephitic vinegar of those times…). But he went through bankruptcy when the 1830 Revolution destroyed his shop. He spent the rest of his life paying off creditors and in deprivation. His life inspired the French author Balzac for the novel untitled César Birotteau ! In 2014, the Victoire de Taillac and Ramdane Touhami couple brought up to date the brand, renamed “Officine Universelle Buly 1803” (Buly with one l now). And lately in 2021, the French luxury group LVMH became the sole owner of…
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Blackcurrant (cassis) liquor from DIJON City.
What about testing one of the most famous french apéritif ? A mix of blackcurrant liquor with a Bourgogne Aligoté white wine … the famous “Kir” ! The blackcurrant berry (“cassis” in french) originally comes from cold countries ( Scandinavia, Tibet, Siberia…). Implanted in France during the XVI century, the blackcurrant leaves were infused for medicinal purposes. But in 1841, in the Dijon city (Burgundy area), Mr Auguste-Denis Lagoute created a new recipe: the first blackcurrant liquor. With the help of his son-in-law, Mr Henri Lejay, this creamy product with strong aroma became successful. The mix of simple white wine with this liquor was named “blanc-cassis”. The current “Kir” formula…
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Liquors by NOYAU DE POISSY Distillery
The NOYAU DE POISSY Distillery, established in 1698, is the last historical distillery in the Paris region. The Seine Valley has long been renowned for its sunny slopes planted with numerous apricot, sloe and cherry orchards. The kernels of these fruits all have highly aromatic qualities. The idea of macerating them in locally-produced fruit and wine brandies must have evolved fairly early on. These first liqueurs, known as ratafia, were extremely popular for a long time. The first two liqueurs : “Gobelet d’Argent” and “Sceau de Saint-Louis”, are made using apricot kernels that are macerated or distilled in a superior quality spirit. Depending on the recipe, a fine brandy may be added, then…
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Book “Paris s’envole” by HELENE DRUVERT
The Eiffel Tower is bored….so she decided to fly away and visit Paris ! Flying over the Seine river, you will follow her during her poetic walk, her monuments’ and Parisian ambiances’ discovery. A black & white poetic book with refined paper laser cuts. The author is Mrs Hélène Druvert , a talented illustrator but also a textile and paper designer. Among others projects, she also created 2 others poetic paper laser cuts books (New-York Melody and Mary Poppins). You can buy the “Paris s’envole” (“Paris up, up and away”) book in traditional Parisian bookstores.
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Children book “Les toutous à Paris”
“Les Toutous à Paris” (doggies in Paris) / for 5 to 8 years old children. A dog is invited for its uncle’s birthday in Paris. With his best friends, they got lost and have to find their way in the city. A nice trip which allows the youngest to discover the capital city, its monuments, districts and ambiences. A new adventure in the daily life of the famous dogs band ! The talented Dorothée de Monfreid wrote and illustrated this funny twist (“Ecole des loisirs” publishing House). She is the author/Ilustrator of around 50 children books and regularly collaborates with youth press. You can buy the book in…
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Books & drawings by SEMPE
Mr Jean Jacques Sempé was a famous french illustrator (1932-2022). From the year 1950, he started to sell his humorous drawings to the press. In the following years he created the well-know “Petit Nicolas “character (with the help of the scenarist René Goscinny). Since then Mr Sempé had collaborated with majors press reviews (including more than 100 drawings for the famous New Yorker magazine). All along his career, many drawings books had been edited; some focused on the Paris and France ambiance. No need to speak french to value his sens of humour ! His drawings are smart and timeless. They could be perfect art gifts. You can buy:…
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Candies by PAPABUBBLE
Papabubble was initially created in Spain in 2004. In the candy stores, you can watch the artisanal process of making hard candies, lollipops, etc. It is a nice show for young and old children ! In the Parisian store, they even sell french colors candies… Last but nor least, these sweets are gelatin, gluten and lactose free. Even the food coloring are without component of animal origin. You can buy these candies on the e-shop, in the Parisian boutique or in the others boutiques around the world !
