Discover more about the creatives featured inside FAIRE : Issue 10

Jacques Brejoux 

For the last 50 years, Jacques Brejoux has been making paper in the Moulin du Verger de Puymoyen in the Charente region of South-West France. Entirely self-taught, Jacques is an accidental archaeologist, a dreamer, an innovator and a passionate historian who is regularly called on by institutions such as the Louvre, the Prado Museum and the Library of Congress in Washington, DC for his expertise in book restoration. When an important restoration project called for a paper that no modern paper mill could create, he set his mind to recreating and constructing a medieval papermaking stamper that allows him to create some of the world’s most sturdy handmade papers from antique linen and hemp cloth. When he is not making paper, he can be found painting and sculpting from paper in his private apartment tucked in the belly of a 16th-century paper mill.

Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt

For more information, follow Jacque on Instagram and on his website

Lindsey Calla

The Aura of Harmony

Lindsey is an artist and photographer living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her work is an exploration of the essence of places, the beauty of nature, the sacred harmony of the universe and our connection to the earth’s cycles. Lindsey writes about her personal creative retreat in Greece, where she immersed herself in the ancient mythological landscape, likening it to her ‘personal artistic archaeological dig’.

Photography by Lindsey Calla

For more information, follow Lindsey on her Instagram and on her website

Christine Ferrer 

On the eve of her 50th birthday, Christine Ferrer took a huge leap and decided to leave her career in fashion, media and TV production to devote herself completely to creating contemporary art. From her home and atelier in the village of Ménerbes in Provence, Christine weaves intimate stories of lives lived, both familiar and foreign, and the connecting thread of humanity and intimacy.

Photography by Bruno Suet

For more information, follow Christine on Instagram and on her website

Corinne Hopkins

A part-time job in a violin shop opened up the magical, arcane world of lutherie to American violin-maker Corinne Hopkins. She fell in love with the craft and its community and has taken on a lifelong apprenticeship where the variables and combinations of materials are endless. Today, Corinne creates bespoke instruments for musicians as well as restoring rare, historic instruments and awe-inspiring modern instruments from contemporary makers.

Photography by Jillian Guyette

For more information, follow Corinne on Instagram

Jules Milhau 

Jules Milhau is a painter brought up in the heart of the ancient city of Nîmes in the South of France. Cradled by the rhythm of the ferias, from a young age he rubbed shoulders with artists, actors, bullfighters, singers and flamenco dancers. His world is profoundly Mediterranean, and the frenzied rhythm of the taconeo marked by the dancer’s heel, accompanied by guitars, never leaves Jules when he paints, a ritual that is part of his creative process.

‘It’s difficult to talk about Jules Milhau’s work without mentioning his astonishing precocity. Not only because this precocity is remarkable, but because it raises direct questions about what an artist is, and how one becomes one.’ – Agnès Jaoui

Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt

For more information, follow Jules on Instagram

Antoinette Poisson

Inspired by 18th-century decorative arts and production techniques, Antoinette Poisson is a French design house that has produced exquisite printed dominoté papers, decorative objects and fabrics since 2012. Founders Jean Baptiste Martin and Vincent Farrelly split their lives between their atelier-boutique in the eleventh arrondissement of Paris and the historical town of Port Louis in Brittany. Their book, A Year in the French Style: Interiors & Entertaining by Antoinette Poisson (Flammarion 2023), is a celebration of all they love. It’s about creating a home, entertaining with friends and surrounding oneself with beauty, history, design, nature, terroir and creativity. We are proud to publish an exclusive excerpt in Faire.

Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt

For more information, follow Antoinette Poisson on Instagram and on their website

Catarina Roma

Ceramicist Caterina Roma sources her own wild clay before firing her work in a wood kiln in a remote hut high up in the Pre-Pyrenees mountains, far from creature comforts. Her wood-fired sculptural bowls and vases are a potent reflection of the wild beauty and remarkable power of nature. In 2020, she opened an exceptional studio and gallery space inside a 17th-century building, a former hostel for pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago adjacent to Salvador Dalí’s Púbol Castle.

Photography by Linda Lomelino

For more information, follow Catarina on Instagram and on her website

Kennet Williamsson

Kennet Williamsson is one of Sweden’s most well-known ceramicists. Living on the edge of a forest in the Närke region of South-Central Sweden, he creates oversized ceramic sculptures and monumental public art as well as delicate utility objects. In recent years he has become a beloved ceramics teacher, welcoming small groups privately in his home. Kennet has exhibited extensively in Sweden and internationally and in 2006 he was awarded the Prince Eugen Medal for outstanding artistic achievement by the King of Sweden.

Photography by Justine Robineau

For more information, follow Kennet on Instagram

Ruth Steadman

Ruth Steadman is a writer and storyteller. She authors the column for ‘Stories of Salt and Starlight’ for Faire Magazine. Ruth has also been published in Oh Magazine, while her poetry can be found in the anthology Poems For The NHS, and Popshot Magazine, as well as in a variety of poetry journals. She is currently working on her first non-fiction book, and building a performance storytelling practice.

Photograph by @gary.eason

For more information, follow Ruth on Instagram and on her website

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Jillian Guyette

Photography for Corinne Hopkins

Jillian Guyette is an American photographer based on the East Coast of the U.S. Approaching her commissioned work as an artist first, she has spent years weaving her love of in-between moments, and medium-format film into her editorial and commercial assignments. Her pictures are often described as lived-in and poetic. 

jillianguyette.com | @jillianguyette

Linda Lomelino

Photography for Catarina Roma

Linda Lomelino is a photographer and videographer based on the west coast of Sweden. She's written and photographed four recipe books of her own and photographed an additional four books. She also hosts creative workshops in different locations all over the world.

callmecupcake.se | lindalomelino.com | @linda_lomelino

Justine Robineau

Photography for Kennet Williamsson

Justine Robineau is originally from the South of France and currently lives and works in Mallorca. She co-founded a creative studio, Maison Papakunu, with Michaël Diot. Oscillating between commissions for fashion and product brands, photo reports and personal productions, she considers photography to be her privileged space of expression and learning. Open to discovery, to others and influenced by the essence of the present moment, she is exploring the poetry of her surroundings.

justinerobineau.com | @justine.robineau

Jonathan Rose

Photography for Sarah Andrews

Meet Jonathan, a passionate photographer from Tasmania. His love affair with photography began with his first camera, and it's been a journey through the unique beauty of Tasmania's landscapes and architecture ever since. Through his lens, he recreates vivid memories into stories that anyone can relate to and appreciate.

@jonorosee

Bruno Suet

Photography for Christine Ferrer

Photographer of people, interior design, and gardens. For the last two decades, Bruno has divided his time between Paris and Provence. He has created a number of books, including ‘Le Temps du Thé’ (Tea Time), 'Jardiniers"'(Gardeners), and 'L'Eau Noire' (Black Water). He is a trusted collaborator for many French shelter magazines and The World of Interiors. He has been documenting the work of many key artists including that of Christine Ferrer who is featured in Issue 10.   

Headshot by Lionel Ballet

bsuet.com | @brunosuetphoto

Michaël Diot

Film for Kennet Williamsson

Michaël Diot is a photographer and videographer who lives in the South of France. In 2019 he co-created the creative studio Maison Papakunu with Justine Robineau. He documents and imagines authentic and poetic visual stories for artists, craftsmen and brands he is passionate about. He draws inspiration from the gesture and the philosophy of his subjects and their different environments. Through storytelling, he captures the journey, the dream and the encounter.

michaeldiot.com | @micha.diot