Fall Winter 2009/10

We are so excited to present our new collection next week for our first season in Paris.  We will be holding our presentation on the evening of March 5th in collaboration with the beautiful and talented Pring.  We love the work that we have made since we have been here and are very excited for some of the other opportunities we have made.  If you would like an invitation or showroom information please email us. 

New Projects

This week we were so excited to get not one, but two huge boxes of yarn that we had left behind in the U.S. We have been knitting up a storm and getting some of our last minute pieces done for our new collection.  Which by the way is coming up in a little more than TWO WEEKS!!!!  We will have more details about our presentation in an upcoming post. But we are very excited with the work we have done and Thank you to Carla and Socorro for sending us our much needed yarn.  Also we have been working on a new huge public art project so stay tuned.    

More arts and culture right around the corner

On our way home tonight we noticed a couple gallery opening on our street.  First we saw a performance piece that may have been a little over our head, but then again our french isn't perfect yet.  The next gallery featured 17 artists from Iran in all different mediums.  There was some fascinating abstract works and a lot of other really great pieces.  Most of our pictures didn't come out very well (again) so here is a limited view. If you have a chance to see it, it's worth a visit. Galerie Thaddeus Ropac 7 rue Debelleyme- 75003

Lait de Lune

We met Alex at a gallery during a performing arts event.  She is from L.A. but has been living in Paris for the past 6 years.  When we met her she told us to check out her gallery/boutique that she had just opened.  What we found when we went was a treasure trove of curiosities.  Alex curates a very well selected mix of international artists and displays their works in a very inviting environment.  In addition she serves organic hot chocolate and juice, raw vegan chocolate treats, and delicious little lavender cakes.  She also sells her grandparents secret line of organic facial products (that you can eat), that apparently Gisele swears by.   The store is a little off the main street but for sure worth checking out if you want to relax warm up to some hot chocolate, share some conversation and discover some art.  

Lait de Lune 

48 rue Chapon 75003 Paris

Premiére Vision Day 2

So since our first day was based mostly on overwhelming feelings of joy and sheer excitement we needed to make our second day about something more productive, and with our game plan in place we felt ready to tackle the challenge.    We saw a lot more of the show today and got a lot more of the things we were looking for, whatever that is.  We saw some really amazing things and Judy went googoo gaga over Liberty.  We also didn't get many pictures of today but you can kind of get and idea of how big this place is as the photo shows only one micron of the whole thing.  We haven't decided if we are going back out again tomorrow our feet hurt and we have some sewing we have been neglecting.    

Premiére Vision Day 1

Last week I was just telling Judy that I want to do more posts.  Like one every day.  Then what happens.  Of course our internet poops out for almost the whole week.  But now we are back on and promise to do more for real this time. Even if we have to use the wifi at the library.

 So before we got to France we were already super excited to go to Premiere Vision, pretty much the hugest fabric trade show in the world.  Everyone who knows us knows that Judy and I are probably the biggest fabric freaks in the whole world and going to this was going to be like letting 5 year olds loose at Disneyland.  I mean who refers to a fabric trade show as a fabric festival. Please Dress Up thats who.  We had to fight the temptation not to run down every aisle screaming out of excitement while tearing our faces off.  Never have we been surrounded by so much beautiful fabric coming at us from every angle.  But where to start.  We went directly to the mill that we found out produces most of the Lanvin fabric (and Hérmes, Gaultier, Chanel).  We were quickly reminded that we have along way to go before reaching that level when the 5 fabrics we pulled to enquire about came with a disclaimer from the sales lady that those were possibly the most expensive fabrics in the booth.  But we already had the designs coming to life in our heads. What do you mean 95 euros a meter with a 300 meter minimum? Gulp.. We'll take a card instead, moving on.  We ordered some great samples from some Japanese suppliers and a couple others.  We have a better idea what to expect for tomorrow and have a definite game plan.  I know the picture we got from today aren't very good and we will get some better ones tomorrow.  Stay tuned.

Arts and Culture

We have been meaning to make it to the Musée Picasso since we first moved into our apartment (It's less than two blocks away).  Since the first sunday of the month equals free museum entry across the city we decided it was the prefect time to go and soak up a little inspiration.  Judy is a huge Picasso buff because it is her dads favorite artist and every family trips involves some Picasso land mark visits.  The museum also is featuring a really amazing installation from the artist Daniel Buren.  The installation is a Trompe l'oiel (trick of the eye), basically a huge mirror thats half black/half metallic that perfectly runs directly through the entire museum, redefining the whole space entirely.   Its pretty cool and hard to explain  but definitely worth checking out.  But back to the Picasso,  I think the coolest thing about him is just the shear volumes of works that he created, and how many mediums he worked in.  It's really  impressive, his entire life was just about creation and I think thats something that we definitely strive for.  The museum was very inspirational and we ran straight home to get back to work.