Our November box has now arrived on doorsteps all over the world, meaning it is time for the big reveal of what was inside! This box was called ‘Noël à Paris’, or Christmas in Paris. Every item was quintessentially French for the festive season, starting with these set of coasters decorated with fine illustrations of […]
For the holidays we are thrilled to announce a new partner, coming in the November box, Christmas in Paris. Un Soir à L’Opéra is a luxury French scented candle brand that combines the two worlds of founder Katia Gortchakoff; ballet and perfume. Katia grew up around ballet and opera, her mother being a dancer. She was […]
At the end of a little paved courtyard on a quiet street in the 11th arrondissement in Paris, lies an atelier where magic is made. Antoinette Poisson was created in 2012 by Julie Stordiau, Vincent Farelly & Jean-Baptiste Martin, each trained in the restoration of old wall paper. They shared a love for 18th century […]
In our most recent August box “Summer in Provence”, we included a ceramic pot of Fleur de Sel from Camargue, also known as “flower of salt” in French. We chose this specialty from the south of France because of its taste, delicacy and prevalence in French cooking & serving. We partnered with artisan producer L’Epicerie […]
Contents of the third box, shipped in August 2017 Our box number 3 has now arrived on doorsteps all over the world and for those who didn’t order, but who are interested to know what we included, it is time for our big reveal. This box was called ‘Summer in Provence’ and we were delighted […]
Anyone who has shopped for antiques in France is sure to have seen antique linens piled up on tables, in trunks and sometimes in the country fairs directly on the ground! The heavy linen sheets, the jumbled boxes of table linens, in more or less good condition are a great temptation. It’s difficult to […]
Bastide is a new kind of French beauty and lifestyle company. Launched by Frédéric Fekkai, one of the most celebrated hairstylists in the world, the brand makes French-girl style just a little bit easier. Frédéric is a native of Aix en Provence, but the Frenchman spent most of his career in New York as one of the […]
The French are known around the world as masters of candle making, or chandling as it used to be called. The quality of wax, delicacy of fragrance and beauty of design can be attributed to other French artisan industries. The culinary arts, for example, have taught candle makers the importance of textures, timing, and temperatures. […]
