Dispatches From France - Slø Folk
Contributor postal service past times Deborah Beau of Kickcan & Conkers
Slø Folk
Regular readers volition already hold out acquainted amongst the inspiring piece of occupation of French designer Caroline Gomez. H5N1 pioneer inwards the French Slow Design movement, her simple, striking gain of ceramics, textiles, slice of furniture in addition to photography is featured regularly inwards the national in addition to international press. Her blog in addition to shop are fresh in addition to inspiring, in addition to should hold out inwards every eco-design lover's bookmarks, inwards my opinion.
Caroline creates beautiful, functional objects for the dwelling using solely natural materials in addition to a soft, soothing colouring palette. Her designs are clean, modern, poetic in addition to smart. But that's non all, she is besides a talented curator in addition to innovator, in addition to it is that human face of her piece of occupation that I would similar to focus on today.
Last weekend (30 - 31st March) Caroline organized a temporary exhibition inwards her ain dwelling inwards Bordeaux, South West France. She's been doing this for a spell now, inviting a handful of like-minded crafter/maker/designers to phase a one-off, gallery-like retail event, ii or 3 times a year. The exhibitions are ever popular, attracting people from both the off in addition to online world, in addition to this weekend was no exception.
Aiming to offering to a greater extent than than a "pop-up", Caroline ever invites her beau exhibitors / retailers to piece of occupation on a specific theme, in addition to this fourth dimension she asked her 4 "home-store" participants (Cocon, Yumicha, Rouge Nasham and Müm ) to hold out inspired past times "Folk". As y'all tin sack see, Caroline's lite in addition to spacious dwelling was the perfect shopping space, allowing visitors to catch the objects in situ, whilst chatting to the makers inwards a relaxed atmosphere.
"Folk" was besides the ideal final result to pre-launch Caroline's novel magazine, Slø, co-designed in addition to published past times Sophie Denux (of Toc-Toc-Toc fame). Available on sixth April, Slø volition appeal to those who appreciate the hither in addition to now, who alive inwards the acquaint in addition to notice beauty, peace in addition to contentment inwards simple, everyday "Slow Life".
Caroline Gomez's initiatory seems to hold out component of a growing tendency inwards France. As a newcomer to online retail myself, I mean value it's something to hold out encouraged from a human in addition to creative signal of view, in addition to hopefully nosotros volition come across to a greater extent than of these cozy, collective pop-up home-stores inwards the future. It's a different, to a greater extent than personal in addition to pleasurable variety of shopping sense for buyers in addition to sellers alike, in addition to it reminds me of events such every bit the long-established Artists' Open Houses inwards Brighton, inwards the UK.
What practise y'all think? Are temporary home-stores or theme-based pop-up stores inwards intimate or inspiring locations growing inwards popularity inwards your expanse or country? They tend to hold out regional inwards France, in addition to many accept identify inwards Paris.
Is this something you'd similar to come across prepare inwards the futurity or possibly organize yourself? Is it former word where y'all live, induce got people moved onto other things?
I'd dearest to know your thoughts on this one!
Images: Caroline Gomez / Sophie Denux
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