Dispatches From France - Slø Folk
Friday, 6 April 2012
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Contributor postal service past times Deborah Beau of Kickcan & Conkers
Slø Folk
Regular readers volition already move acquainted amongst the inspiring piece of occupation of French designer Caroline Gomez. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 pioneer inward the French Slow Design movement, her simple, striking arrive at of ceramics, textiles, slice of furniture too photography is featured regularly inward the national too international press. Her blog too shop are fresh too inspiring, too should move inward every eco-design lover's bookmarks, inward my opinion.
Caroline creates beautiful, functional objects for the dwelling using entirely natural materials too a soft, soothing colouring fabric palette. Her designs are clean, modern, poetic too smart. But that's non all, she is besides a talented curator too innovator, too it is that expression of her piece of occupation that I would similar to focus on today.
Last weekend (30 - 31st March) Caroline organized a temporary exhibition inward her ain dwelling inward Bordeaux, South West France. She's been doing this for a piece now, inviting a handful of like-minded crafter/maker/designers to phase a one-off, gallery-like retail event, 2 or 3 times a year. The exhibitions are ever popular, attracting people from both the off too online world, too 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, too this fourth dimension she asked her iv "home-store" participants (Cocon, Yumicha, Rouge Nasham and Müm ) to move inspired past times "Folk". As you lot tin sack see, Caroline's low-cal too spacious dwelling was the perfect shopping space, allowing visitors to watch the objects in situ, whilst chatting to the makers inward a relaxed atmosphere.
"Folk" was besides the ideal outcome to pre-launch Caroline's novel magazine, Slø, co-designed too published past times Sophie Denux (of Toc-Toc-Toc fame). Available on sixth April, Slø volition appeal to those who appreciate the hither too now, who alive inward the acquaint too notice beauty, peace too contentment inward simple, everyday "Slow Life".
Caroline Gomez's first seems to move share of a growing tendency inward France. As a newcomer to online retail myself, I intend it's something to move encouraged from a human too creative betoken of view, too hopefully nosotros volition come across to a greater extent than of these cozy, collective pop-up home-stores inward the future. It's a different, to a greater extent than personal too pleasurable sort of shopping sense for buyers too sellers alike, too it reminds me of events such every bit the long-established Artists' Open Houses inward Brighton, inward the UK.
What practise you lot think? Are temporary home-stores or theme-based pop-up stores inward intimate or inspiring locations growing inward popularity inward your surface area or country? They tend to move regional inward France, too many accept identify inward Paris.
Is this something you'd similar to come across prepare inward the time to come or perchance organize yourself? Is it erstwhile tidings where you lot live, direct maintain people moved onto other things?
I'd dear to know your thoughts on this one!
Images: Caroline Gomez / Sophie Denux
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