Summer Skies

Merci

Having never heard of a concept store before, I was quite intrigued as to what I would find when we eventually found 'Merci'.  The Parisian concept store was really inspiring, from the products sold to the design and layout of the store itself. With an eclectic selection of everything from vintage bags, kitchen utensils and used books to furniture and fashion, Merci donates 100% of its profits to a charitable causes.

Sempé, un peu de Paris… et d’ailleurs

When planning what to do while we were in Paris I was so happy to stumble across the Sempé exhibition at Hotel de Ville (an amazing building in itself, we were happy to queue gazing up at it in the sunshine!).

 The exhibition; "Sempé, A Bit of Paris... and elsewhere" displayed over 300 original drawings along with with texts by the cartoonist/illustrator, Jean-Jacques Sempé and included original artworks alongside New Yorker covers dating from the late 70's to the present. 

 sketchbooks!

I found the following quote about Sempés work and just feel it sums it up exactly: 
"Sempés illustrations are full of life. The good, the bad, the ugly, the sad, and most of all, the funny; they all exist in his whimsical drawings. There is always something that makes you smile or laugh out loud. Everything in his drawings have expressions; the people, the animals, the plants, even the inanimate objects seem to portray emotion in their whole being".  Suzy Chung


Wonderful work, wonderful exhibition!

Paris Part 2!

A few general out and about pictures!

Paris!

I can't believe it's been two months since we got back from Paris. We've been pretty hectic at Firecatcher recently so it's taken me until now to sit down and sort through the photos. So nice going back through them and all the lovely memories! Tom and I managed to cram in quite a lot in a couple of days; sightseeing, an exhibition, visit to a concept store, macaroon eating (not to mention getting engaged!!) and the weather was beautiful too!

The hotel we staying in was absolutely beautiful. It was a private residence originally, redesigned by famous French decorator Frederic Mechiche. With Picasso and Matisse sketches in the reception and a tiny lift panelled with a Louis Vuitton state room trunk it was a real treat!