Discover more about the creatives featured inside Issue Two

EMMA CASSI

Jewellery maker, fibers artist, herbalist. U.K.

Emma Cassi is a fibers, embroidery, and jewellery artist, as well as a herbalist. Originally from France, today she is based in Windsor, U.K., where she has been living with her family since 2016. She works in her home studio and grows herbs and plants in her backyard garden. Emma is self-taught in much of what she does, priding herself on her ability to find her own way. In 2016, she received a coveted Hand & Lock Prize For Embroidery. 

Photography by Emma Cassi and Anton Bosredon

For more information, follow Emma on Instagram and take a look at her website.

CHRIS BRAMBLE & FREYA BRAMBLE-CARTER

Ceramicists. U.K.

London-born Chris Bramble discovered he had a gift with clay thanks to a generous art teacher, which led him to study ceramics at the prestigious Glasgow School of Art in the ’80s. He has exhibited extensively and his wheel-thrown porcelain pots and ceramic sculptures are distinctive in their marriage of African and European craftsmanship. Chris’s daughter, Freya Bramble Carter, recently joined her father in his West Hampstead studio. She has developed her own loyal following of collectors who covet her handcrafted, unique clay silhouettes and her artisanal glazes. Both Chris and Freya are dedicated ceramics teachers who describe teaching as an integral part of their development and communication as artists.

Photography by Alun Callender

For more information, follow Chris Bramble on Instagram and Freya Bramble-Carter on Instagram

EMIKO DAVIES

Author and photographer. Italy.

Emiko Davies is an Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer, and cookbook author. After a childhood spent travelling the world, Emiko found herself studying art in Florence, Italy, where she met and fell in love with an Italian sommelier. Today, the couple are raising their two young children in Italy. Emiko has written four cookbooks, “Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence” (2016), “Acquacotta” (2017), “Tortellini at Midnight” (2019), and her latest book “Torta della Nonna” (March 2021), which shares her love for old Italian cookbooks and unlocking the secrets of the Italian nonna (grandmother).

Photography by Emiko Davies & Sofie Delauw

For more information, follow Emiko on Instagram

MY FELDT AND LINDA LOMELINO

Authors and artists. Sweden.

Tied together by their love of baking and each other, My Feldt and Linda Lomelino team up often for creative endeavors inside and outside of the kitchen. My is a baker, author of two baking books, and the owner of Feldts Bröd och Konfekt bakery in Halmstad, Sweden. Linda, also based in Halmstad, blends her love of baking and photography on her blog “Call me Cupcake” and in her four bestselling books. 

My and Linda first collaborated in 2017 to create a book called “Blåbärssnår, äppelskrutt och rabarberskugga” (In English, “Nature’s Larder,”), which was awarded the Swedish Gastronomy Award that same year. In 2020, they published a second book, “Rullraån och Tankebrus”  (In English, “Mint Kisses and the Roaring In Your Head”), a baking book which is as much about what it means to be human as it is a collection of recipes. In this book, they tackle the topics of food, friendship, heartache, creativity, and creating beauty even when days are dark. 

Photography by Linda Lomelino

For more information, follow Linda Lomelino on Instagram and My Feldt on Instagram

NATHALIE LÉTÉ & ANGÈLE FOUGEIROL

Artists, designers and ceramicists

Having collaborated with numerous international companies fashion brands such as Gucci, H & M and Pero to Astier de Villatte and Anthropologie. Nathalie and her husband, artist Thomas Fougeirol raised their children, Oscar and Angele in an idyllic creative environment in an old steelworks on the outskirts of Paris. Now grown up, both have chosen creative career paths with Angele stepping into a significant new role as her mother's studio assistant, undertaking an important transfer of know-how in running the creative and business side of Nathalie Létés creative empire. As the pandemic raged across the world in 2020, Nathalie and Angele collaborated to transform their country home, Maison Suzanne, into a painted wonderland. White walls were handpainted with Nathalie's signature whimsy and charm, and Angele crafted playful ceramic surrounds to frame doors and archways, transforming what was once a very traditional home into a work of art.  One we are certain will come to be cherished as a national treasure much like the Maud Lewis house in Nova Scotia or Charleston House, the home of Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant in the U.K.

Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt
For more information: Nathalie Lété on Instagram. Angele Fougeriol on Instagram

LA MAISON DU PASTEL

The oldest pastel manufacturers in the world.

Founded in 1720, La Maison du Pastel is the oldest pastel manufacturer in the world. Since 1912, its shop has been located in Paris while its atelier moved to the French countryside in the 1920s.  Today, the Maison is run by Isabelle Roché, whose family has owned and operated the business since 1880, and her partner, American artist Margaret Zayer. Originally, the Maison manufactured all types of art materials including watercolors, drawing pencils, charcoals, and pastels, but after Isabelle’s distant cousin Henri Roché took over in 1865, the Maison started focusing exclusively on fine-quality pastels. After much hardship, the Maison’s future was uncertain by the turn of the 21st century, until Isabelle took over more than two decades ago. Aided by Margaret’s arrival in 2010, La Maison du Pastel has now found its place in the world again. Today, the purveyor of fine pastels blends the perfect mix of historic and modern practices and principles—a formula as immaculate and unique as that of its pastels. 

Photography by Corinne Schanté-Angele

For more information, follow La Maison du Pastel on Instagram and take a look at her website.

ADRIANA MEUNIÉ

Textile artist and designer. Mallorca.

Adriana Meunié is an artist who lives and works in the Mallorcan countryside in a small village called Ses Salines. Fashion designer and textile artist Adriana creates remarkable tapestries with locally grown organic fibers and raw wool.

Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt

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

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

PHILIPPA STANTON

Artist, author and creative mentor. U.K.

Philippa Stanton is a Brighton, U.K.- based fine artist and still-life photographer. Philippa has also published two books, “Conscious Creativity: Look, Connect, Create” in 2018 and “Conscious Creativity: The Workbook: Experiment, Explore, Create” in 2020, both guides to helping bring more color and creativity into readers’ lives. 

Photography by Alun Callender

For more information, follow Philippa on Instagram or take a look at her website.

JAUME ROIG

Ceramicist, painter and artist. Mallorca.

Jaume Roig is an artist who lives and work in the Mallorcan countryside in a small village called Ses Salines. Jaume is a multi-disciplinary artist inspired by the wild landscape of his native Mallorca, which he translates through ceramics, painting, and woodworking.

Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt

For more information, follow Jaume on Instagram or take a look at his website.

MARIE VARENNE

Floral artist. France.

French flower enthusiast Marie Varenne left Paris behind in search of a slower life in the countryside of Provence. On her journey, she fell in love with a shepherd and found her creative voice through the Slow Flowers movement, which aspires to reclaim the value of seasonal, sustainably grown, local flowers. Marie’s intuitive talent for creating wild, instinctive bouquets has earned her prestigious floral commissions from the Fondation Vincent van Gogh Arles, the Mucem in Marseille, and Luma Foundation in Arles. 

Photography by Marta Puglia

For more information, follow Marie on Instagram 

KINGSLEY WALTERS

Leather craftsman, creative mentor. Jamaica / U.K.

Kingsley Walters is a Jamaican-born Londoner and a highly regarded teacher of leathercraft. He offers luxury leather accessories and handcrafted lifestyle goods through his eponymous brand.

Photography by Aloha Bonsar-Shaw
For more information, follow Kingsley on Instagram and take a look at his website.

DOMINO WHISKER

Embroidery artist. Ireland.

Domino Whisker is an embroidery artist born in Ireland and raised in Los Angeles, who found her creative voice almost by accident five years ago after moving home to Dublin to care for her father, artist Charlie Whisker, at the beginning of his Alzheimer's disease diagnosis.

Photography by Liadh Connolly

For more information, follow Domino on Instagram and take a look at her website.

ALOHA BONSAR-SHAW

Photography for Kinglsey Walters

Aloha Bonser-Shaw is a U.K.-based photographer whose work predominantly explores themes of nature, life cycles, and grief. Aloha loves collaborating with artists from other disciplines and backgrounds and gaining insight into their practices. 

@alohabshaw; aloha-bonser-shaw.com

ANTON BOSREDON

Photographer for Emma Cassi

French-born Anton Bosredon is a 16-year-old student in London, U.K. He has been a passionate photographer from a very young age, and in recent years, he has been making and editing films inspired by creatives like Casey Neistat and Sam Kølder. 

@antonbdigital

ALUN CALLENDER

Photography for Chris Bramble, Freya Carter-Bramble, and Philippa Stanton

Alun is a U.K.-based commercial and editorial portrait photographer with a particular interest in human narratives within the creative community. In 2020, Alun was recognized with awards from the Association of Photographers (AOP), the British Journal of Photography/JCDecaux, the National Portrait Gallery, and Production Paradise. His extensive client list includes British Airways, Country Living Magazine, Toyota, Alfa Romeo, Royal British Legion, and Homes & Gardens. 

@aluncallenderphoto; aluncallender.com

SOFIE DELAUW

Photography for Emiko Davies

Sofie Delauw is a Belgian-born food, travel, and lifestyle photographer. Her work embodies her philosophy of celebrating authenticity and simplicity. Sofie’s work has been published in a variety of international magazines, including Condé Nast publications and The Guardian, and she has many clients ranging from luxury hotel groups to food and wine producers. 

@sofiedelauw; thecuriouseater.com

LIADH CONNOLLY

Photography for Domino Whisker

After college, Irish photographer Liadh spent a year in New York City which hugely influenced her photographic practice—its people and streetscapes became a huge inspiration to her work. Upon her return to Dublin, she discovered a similar connection with Dublin’s streets and people, which became both a driving force and an ongoing backdrop behind many of her images.

@liadhc; liadhc.com

CORINNE SCHANTÉ-ANGELÉ

Photography for La Maison du Pastel

Corinne Schanté-Angelé is a photographer and journalist who lives on the edge of the Forest of Fontainebleau in France. For over 20 years, she has been photographing  features for interiors, travel, and lifestyle magazines. She especially enjoys photographing craftsmen and designers and discovering their manufacturing secrets.

@coulissesdateliers; corinneschanteangele.com

Marta Puglia

Photographer for Marie Varenne

Born and raised in Italy, Marta used to live in Milan working in publishing and surrounded by books, until she found her voice in photography and moved to Provence, France. (She’s still surrounded by books, though.) Always obsessed with details and composition, she loves telling the stories of inspiring and creative people and capturing the light that comes from the true talent and the beauty of commitment.

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