Famille Summerbelle News

I won't be posting much from now on until the beginning of September. We're off to the South West of France enjoying some sun (I hope) and family time with the children, grandparents and cousins. No internet connection for a week or so. For someone who is all year behind the laptop I think it's time to switch off a...

My big brother is coming back this weekend for a couple of weeks with his wife and 3 children to see us in Paris. They have been living the California dream in San Francisco since last October and they are going to stay there for another couple of years. We are planning to visit them next year. I really can't...

It's your little one birthday in few days and as always you're running out of time and ideas organise it...go to this brilliant website My Little Day and in few clicks it will be all sorted. Les super boites: a mix of funky boxes (pink, blue, pirate or white dots) with all you need for the party: plates, tumblers, napkins,...

If you want to read how busy and exciting my days are at the moment (joke :) then check Rohini's fabulous blog The Beat That My Heart Skipped. You can also follow the days of other designers like Deborah Bowness, Priscilla Carluccio from Few and Far, Minimodern, Bodie and Fou and many more... Thanks Rohini!Check also her website, she's a...

My favorite online magazine Papier Maché has just released a Déco supplement of Children's rooms and it has been illustrated by the talented Laura Callaghan. The contributors are designers like Apolline à Paris, Morghan from Little Circus, Allison at Larkmark, Famille Summerbelle (well Ophelia's bedroom) and many more. You can download it from their website Papier Maché for just $3....

We're off for few days to enjoy a little break with the Family. We'll be back soon! FSx Illustration by Blanca Gomez from Shiny Squirrel

...not too far this time, we're on our way to London tomorrow to attend Pulse a trade show were we are going to present our new collection and our paper cut maps of Paris and London. They will be available on our website from mid June...not long now:)

The car is loaded (actually over-loaded), all the new products have turned up and we're on our way to London for Kids Modern this weekend. If you're in London, or indeed anywhere near London then do try and make it along to say hi. This is the second year for Kids Modern and if it's anything like last year then...

It was such a lovely surprise to come back home and discover a parcel from our friend Takako. The envelop was covered with very cute 'Hello Kitty' stamps and inside a book on Chiyogami papers: wonderful decorative Japanese patterns, perfect for inspiration. Thank you so much Takako!

We rented 2 bikes when we arrived in Kyoto which was a great way to discover all the hidden temples. We went to Gion, the famous Geisha's district, and the oldest part of town. We saw a few of them in the Yasaka Shrine. As it was Saturday we were also lucky to see a traditional wedding. We also came...

I am so sorry for not posting anything for so long, we are currently spending time in the South West of France in my great grandfather's house, Pepe Jules! We have no internet access in the village so we feel really isolated here. Maybe that's a good thing! We inherited this family home (which was built in 1781) where every...

The very talented Emma Cassi has been styling our Family trees. Look how great they look...Thanks Emma!

Ophelia making tea this weekend. Very nice indeed. I bought the little bowls in NYC when I was expecting her. I new one day they will be much appreciated for a tea party!

THANK YOU all for your orders. Our Family Trees have been very popular :) A pink one is going today to California...Merci Zainab!

Here is a great way to recycle cardboard boxes...This lovely house was a present for Ophelia when she visited her Grandma 'Manou' over Easter.

I have never seen Ophelia so happy sitting in a car. I forgot how cool it was to go round and round the merry go round...I just love the bright colours and the lights. I think we were even more excited than Ophelia waving at her like hysterical parents every time she went passed us. She tried them all, helicopter,...