OUR COLLECTION FOR PARISIAN TERRACES
06/15/2021 18:18:52
SUMMER, AT LAST
Like you, we’ve been waiting weeks for the terraces to open, les rosés, and the sun. The season is finally starting, so it's time to introduce our summer collection, which will make you long for the tinkling of ice cubes and cicadas singing.
After the Toile de Jouy collection two years ago, we wanted to create another collection using traditional French fabrics. This time it's off to Provence, with ties and bow ties in pink, navy and almond, adorned with patterns straight from the south of France and steeped in history.
It was in Provence that the first hand-painted fabrics arrived, imported by Compagnie des Indes (French East India Company). Following the success of these printed fabrics, local production developed in the 16th century and flourished, until today.
Giving our Provence ties a whirl at a Montmartre terrace: We could almost hear the cicadas.
A YEAR IN PROVENCE...
To develop the collection, we met with Jean-François Boudin, director of Les Olivades. Their atelier, located in Provence since 1818, is one of the very last to continue the ancestral art of fabric printing. Obviously, we had to go there in person and take a closer look:
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The atelier houses an outstanding collection of old drawings and possesses savoir-faire that has been passed down through the family for several generations. All their fabrics are printed using the traditional “flat-screen” or “cylindrical-screen” printing techniques.
Are you a tireur (shooter) or a pointeur (pointer)? (Sorry, I had to – it’s “Boule” talk – aka Pétanque!)
The fabrics in our collection have been printed on cotton percale woven in France using a rotary screen. We developed a new color in partnership with the atelier: pastel blue.
THE ONLY THING MISSING IS VACATION
3 GOOD ADDRESSES IN PROVENCE
Here are three places for a weekend getaway (and a few off-site working days as a bonus) so you can wear our collection in its natural habitat:
The Hotel Crillon le Brave
A hotel-village hideaway, about 40km from Avignon. Once there, the only thing to do is languish in the incredible swimming pool overlooking the vines and contemplate Mont Ventoux (and don’t think for a second about cycling up it).
The Mas de Chabran
The stately 18th century family home we all dream ofhaving in the South of France. Almost too good to be true, better check it out for yourself..
La Bastide Le Galinier (photo)
This lovely old bastide (Provençal country house) has just been exquisitely renovated by the Beaumier Hotel Group (Les Roches Rouges, St Raphaël, French Riviera), who enlisted the services of our friends at Be Pôles studio. We haven't tried it yet, but it sure is enticing!
