french flair.
i am just so charmed and captivated by the work of french artist and designer nathalie lete, who i recently discovered through anthropologie’s gallery. Nathalie lives and works in paris in this amazing home and atelier, and works in many artistic mediums, mixing different techniques with illustration, ceramics, textile and painting, inspired by her travels, but also by the mixing of vintage toys and old engravings of flowers and animals.
nathalie’s work is colorful, naive and poetic, sometimes unusual, influenced much by folk art. She produces children’s and graphic books, knitted and stuffed toys, glass pictures, patterned dishes, but also postcards, ceramic sculptures, silkscreen printed t-shirts, rugs and jewels in limited edition, both for herself and for commissions. You can find some of her work and limited edition pieces in the anthropologie gallery, lapin & me, john derian and couverture, as well as other unique shops listed here.
nathalie’s beautifully eclectic home and french atelier, where she works and lives.
nathalie’s totally unique and handtufted area rugs. i love the ‘paint-by-numbers’ look of the bird piece on the left.
i love her work! i have the bird plates but i keep going back to the mushroom one…might need to add that to my plate collection :)
xo,
cb
Seems to me always so very impressive to be afforded the opportunity to spy into the living space of a living artist.
Cheers!
I am in love with everything here. That studio space is to die for!
Victoria do you know where the Disney tea towels can be found?? They would make the perfect gift for a good friend of mine. I heart Nathalie!
Hello,
just discover your blog through Tumblr.
Beautiful taste and selection. Its a pleasure to visit all your pages, pictures and notes…
Thanx
Talk yo you soon.
glad you like nathalie’s work as much as i do!
allison – i’m not sure – but try a few of the links i’ve listed, or go to her shopping page:
http://www.nathalie-lete.com/sales_.php
i hope that helps!
I love this post. So interesting and different…and love to read about the success of such a unique artist….thank you for the inspiration! xo, Ulrica.
wow, I love nathalie’s piece so much! it’s really gorgeous, the pink is exceptional (though perhaps I’m a sucker for all things pink!) thanks for sharing.
~K
So much to love Victoria, but the flip flops are particularly killing me during this heat wave.
WOW. Sometimes I feel like there is so much inspiration to absorb online on a daily basis that I don’t actually absorb it and everything starts to run together in my mind.
This, however, is the most fantastically inspirational post I have seen in quite some time. I am in love with everything here and can’t wait to be able to examine every detail.
Thanks so much for sharing, Victoria!
Wow..it’s amazing. Full of rich and colorful beauty.
Juliexo
Ah! Love it! So up my alley! I love eclectic homes I think they are so amazing. Like being part of a a dream in that persons mind.
perfection, all of it! now, where can I get her tights?
I’m totally in awe!
Her room and studio just so so cool!
What an inspiring artist!
Thanks, Victoria:)
C’est charmant!
I am still searching for info about the Swarm pieces that I saw in Anthropologie yesterday…