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Summer memories part.01

Thibault — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:03:00 +0200

Woodstock and Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, John Baez in 1969...
40 Years later the Gangsta Wool family at the amazing Glastonbury festival, all gathered for LOVE, PEACE, ROCK AND ROLL and KNITTING !

Polaroids from Ibiza

Thibault — Tue, 12 May 2009 08:50:00 +0200

Just back from IBIZA and our COTTON COLLECTION shoot with photograph Martin Bruno. Jade (Lisa's youngest daughter) was modeling with Erin from the first collection — all in a family atmosphere under the mediterranean sun ! At the moment we're working on the PHOTO EDITING, choosing the best pictures for the summer collection. Chloe gave me some of her backstage polaroids so we can share them with you. I cross fingers so i can show you the collection SOON !!

Aurelie and the gang from Peru

Thibault — Mon, 04 May 2009 08:35:00 +0200

As part of our itinerary for each collection, Peru is always a very important stop for us ! Our knitwear designer Aurelie, from NYC studio, meets the peruvian knitters of Puno and works with them to knit new patterns for collection photos and all ready-to-wear pieces ! Here's a little message from her :

Buenos Dias everybody,

Here are some pictures of the future cotton collection !

It is freezing here... but I really enjoy spending time with the knitters. We teach each other new techniques, we laugh and stress at the same time. I enjoy PERU!

Here are the name of all the knitters who I work with everyday, there are so nice and you should see how skillful they are.. Catalina, Segundina, Graciela, Martina, Pelegrina, Esperenza, Edelmira, Efigenia. All the women in Puno learned how to knit when they were really young. As Elena (the knitters gang's chief) said "All the women in Puno know how to knit, if they don't they don't come from Puno".

I hope everyone is well.

It is hard to breath at 3800m. Am I old?

Bisous à tous

A.

Elena and her gang of knitters

Aurelie and Puno's knitters

The Selby is in your place

Thibault — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:15:00 +0200

Remember when we talked about Nadège apartment pictured by Todd Selby ? Tonight the man is opening his own exhibition "The Selby is in your Place" at colette (Paris). He's showing a compilation of the exploration work he started in June 2008 about creative friends in their creative environment. From his own friends he started photographing friends of friends from authors to actors, painters, performers and designers.

You'll discover apartments of André, Pierre Hermé, Scott Campbell, Peaches Geldof, Michael Stipe, Ines de la Fressange, Xavier Veihlan, and more... Today his site is garnering up to 30,000 hits a day, and now travelling from New York to Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Mexico, London and Paris in order to satisfy our curiosity !

At the same time Mr Selby gives us as a little gift beautiful pictures of our home sweet New York home, The Smile ! Enjoy the atmosphere !

"The Selby is in your Place"
From march 30th till May 2nd
@ Colette
213 Rue Saint Honoré
75001 Paris

The Smile
26 Bond Street
Between Lafayette and Bowery
New York, NY

When New Yorkers knit crazy

Thibault — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:56:00 +0100

Every sunday at the Smile in New York, knitting parties are going on ! This time was in front of the shop, enjoying the nice weather was so much fun ! Jade was giving tips to start a lula hoop, helped by Graham, a knitting addict surfer from the very first kntting party ! On pictures you'll see an exclusive world premiere.... the tweed grey chunky helmet !! ahah ! Join us next sunday and you'll knit crazy !

The Smile
26 Bond Street
btwn Lafayette and Bowery
New York, NY