The Toronto Files - Part III

Work is always with me when I am travelling. My head stores impessions and is ever busy with ideas ready to burst into new creations once back home. Toronto is a vast city with many things to explore and full of inspiration. I especially get tremendous energy from encounters with kindred spirits. Last Friday I visited Kosoy & Bouchard and met with bubbly artist Michelle Kosoy. Michelle creates exquisite ceramic pressware. She didn't want to be in the picture but here is a peak at the studio-showroom that she shares with her husband, glass artist Pierre Bouchard. If you are in Toronto make sure you visit their studio and don't miss CocoaLatte a few doors down. They serve excellent coffee!
I apologize that there are no close up pictures of the products. I am posting from my sister's spare laptop that doesn't allow me to crop pictures nor haven't I figured out how to make screenshots. How I miss my Mac, next investment will be an Macbook for sure!
Wishing you all a great inspiring week and I will post some more about Toronto over the next days. 

Note: In Toronto both Michelle's ceramic pressware and my pillow designs are sold at interior design store Hollace Cluny!

New Press - Emirates

Before I flew with my kids to Toronto yesterday there was a suprise in my mailbox. Some wonderful publicity in interior design glossy Emirates Home. Since recent I have a representative in Dubai, Fleur Stoffels, and she made it happen. So a big thank you to Fleur and to Emirates Home for featuring my In Bloom Green and In Bloom Orange pillows!

The Fabric of Life

Just a quick posting today as I have been busy sorting out my new cushion production which I had to bring to the sewing atelier today. The production includes cushions from my current collection and some new models I am sampling. Here some pictures to show my not so organized studio. Thank got it is Friday!

A Peak at New Work

Creating some new designs for silk pillows with a more graphic look. All my designs are created by hand. I am hopeless when it comes to all these fashionable computer programs like Illustrator. So everything I create is painted or drawn first. This little bird is part of my new pillow range. I will receive the first proofprints of the fabrics in two weeks time. So excited, can't wait to look and feel!

Sales efforts

There are days that one just has to tend to sales. Creating is one thing, being admired absolutely wonderful, but hey......Here is a picture of my marketing campaign for my designer pillows, courtesy of one of my French corporate clients Sofitel Accor.

New Collection

My new pillows have arrived today!! Warm yellow, mint green, rich, bold, little gems on your sofa.