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Very Limited Edition of our iconic paper cut maps, these unique risograph prints in pop colours will brighten up your desk wall or your favourite room! I love risograph prints as they have a lovely grainy quality, each colour is added onto the paper layer by layer that makes each print totally unique. The following maps available are: La France,...

For the Easter Spring break we made a road trip from Amsterdam to Copenhagen with a stopover in Hamburg where we visited part of the famous port (it's huge!) and Miniatur Wunderland. Our youngest loved it! We had incredible weather the few days we spent in Copenhagen. Of course we rented bikes as it's the best way to explore this...

As the Olympic Games begin today in Tokyo, I am pleased to introduce you to this wonderful city through my cut-out illustrations! On my last trip to Tokyo I had in mind to design a map of it on my return. On the spot I made many sketches of people walking in the street like a group of school kids...

I have just returned from an amazing week in Tokyo where we celebrated the 11th anniversary of Famille Summerbelle with a colorful exhibition of new paper cut works, original watercolors and our city maps. It was an honor to celebrate our 11 years in Tokyo at Galerie Doux Dimanche since it is also 11 years that we have been collaborating...

It was my birthday treat during our week in Majorca. I really wanted to visit the Fundació Pilar i Juan Miró in Palma and it was really special: not only it was sunny, it was my birthday (42 eeek!), I was with my favourite people (my husband and my 3 kids) and in a place so inspiring and full of...

This year we decided to do something a bit different. We usually go to the mountains skiing for the Winter holidays but instead this year we decided to head further South to the island of Mallorca. We needed some sun and blue sky after weeks of clouds and cold weather here in Germany. It was our first time travelling to...

If you think of cement tiles, no doubt you'll have one of Popham Design image saved in your Pinterest board (like mine on Floors) or in your Inspiration folder. Every single interior mag has been featuring stunning homes decorated with the highly colourful and bold patterns of Caitlin and Samuel Down-Sandes, the owners of the brand. They have revolutionised cement...

It's never too late to wish you all a very Happy New Year! I would have liked to post this earlier but I was struck by the January blues and a bad cold on our return to Amsterdam! We travelled to the beautiful city of Marrakech after Christmas to escape the harsh Winter weather. It was 10 days of pure...

Like in any City it's a bit of a gamble to eat in a restaurant unless you have a recommendation or done some little research. Nomad was highly rated on many travel blogs. We went there twice for lunch during our stay. Both times we had an amazing time. Nomad is set atop the Place des Epices (see the post...

It was unplanned. On Friday night Ophelia and I jumped on the Thalys for an express mother/daughter trip to Paris and also to see my friend Fumie from Paumes. A quick visit to the beautiful Sezane apartment with a white rose, drinks and madeleines as a welcoming gift! Le Cactus Club with colourful macramés: We loved our visit to the...

It was few weeks ago, mid July. The sun was hot. Very hot. The sky deep blue. The 5 of us were strolling the streets, churches and palazzi of Roma with a big smile on our faces and our eyes wide open in wonder at so much beauty. Sant' Ignazio di Loyola. Mind blowing Baroque fresco ceiling made by Andrea...

The Sunday was a rainy day so we decided to make the most of it and discover a bit of The Hague, about 40mn drive from home, Amsterdam. We ended up spending most of our day in the Gemeente Museum -aka Museum of Modern Art as there was so much to see from the exhibition of Bridget Riley, Constant and...

I wanted to share with you some inspiring photos I took while I was in London last week. I was there to work in the Famille Summerbelle studio in Finsbury park. On Saturday I met with my younger sister Emeline (we call her Milou!) who lives in Shoreditch for a nice breaksfast at Albion. She took me in all the...

Spring has arrived and it's the start of the flower season here in the Netherlands. As new inhabitant of Amsterdam we went along (with other tourists!) to the famous flower garden Keukenhof to admire what the Dutch are renown for, tulips. I don't have green fingers (our garden grow wild and I'm not really good at keeping our indoor plants...

We escaped to Paris for the weekend to visit our family and wonder on the riverside and the Jardin des Tuileries with the children. We went to see the Typorama exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Our short trip was actually an excuse to come to France to eat a galette des rois...

We had a beautiful blue sky day yesterday and I took random photos of things I like in my neighborhood. We live in the very nice area of Willemspark near the largest park of Amsterdam ,the Vondelpark. THINGS I LIKE: The children have their cute little red and yellow chairs, tables and toys on the pavement to play outside their...

It has been a month since we came back from our long Summer break and I am already thinking of the holidays and where we could go next with the children. When we go abroad for a family weekend break or longer holidays we always try to rent an apartment instead of staying in hotels as we like to have...

Here is my selection of some of my favorite places to shop, visit, see and eat in Tokyo. I wish I had extra days to discover more hidden places as Tokyo is so vast. If you would like to add to the list please leave me a comment! CIBONE Magnificent interior design store located on the basement floor of Bell...

Kappabashi street is a 800 meter long street devoted to kitchenware. You will replace anything you need to open a restaurant, from rice cooker, crockery, knives, disposable chopsticks to plastic food (realistic-looking plastic models of dishes that are displayed in many restaurant windows in Japan). Subway stop: the Ginza Line’s Tawaramachi station. You are welcome by The Chef and on...