ara02 for Les Invasions Ephémères

Remember I told you about the brand, ara02, my friend Sara and I recently launched? Well, one of our designs for Les Invasions Ephémères was turned into a wall decal for their new collection. Very sweet! :)

ara02 pillows

A lovely picture from Les Invasions Éphémères' catalogue... (I'm still waiting to get my samples, I'll show them to you as soon as I get them!)

- pillow design by ara02 -

exciting news: our brand "ara02" !

The basis to the big project I'm working on is that my very talented friend Sara Ödman and I created the brand ara02! (as we're just starting we don't have a website yet but as soon as it is up I'll let you know!) So, I still can't reveal what exactly we're working on (sorry for that!)... but besides our main project, we work for other brands, like this collaboration we did with Les Invasions Éphémères, a Paris-based brand who started with wall decals and are going into textile now. Sara and I designed a whole range of baby/child textiles for them, such as bibs, bath capes, pillows and pencil cases!

enjoy! :)

new pattern

A new pattern to wish you a nice start of the week!

Let me tell you...

... not a little secret, like these dumbo-octopuses* are doing! Just let me do a little update and tell you what has been going on in my life lately and why I haven't been blogging for 2 whole weeks...! [yikes!]

I have been doing quite a few trips back and forth between Paris and South Italy to finally move back to Paris... the 8 months are over and la dolce vita has come to an end... so sad! But it's also nice to be back in France! (if it wasn't for the bad bad weather...!)

Right now I'm handling a big bunch of things like paper work, tidying up (it's unbelievable how much space 8-months-abroad-brought-back-home take!), working on new patterns, new wall decals and... a sticker collection!... well well well... busy is great! and anyways, the weather doesn't really make you wanna go out unless you feel like taking a little outdoor shower.....!! :)

* I saw the dumbo-octupuses for the first time on tv last week, in a very nice reportage made by Yann Arthus Bertrand, the author and photograph of Earth From Above and Home. They live in the extreme depths of the ocean and as you can guess, they get their name because of their ear-like fins. I thought they look adorable and would be a nice subject for a new pattern!

clownfishes

I don't know what it is I have with fishes lately... maybe I'm just longing for the first sea bath of the year! Anyway, here's my new clownfish pattern!

Like a fish in the sea...

New patterns I did for Juna Studio

upside-down :: new and improved!

2010 has started off well for me and I'm being kept very busy which I like very much! The only problem is that there are lots of future project that I can't show you yet... (but I promise, you will see them as soon as they come out!) 

Now, I am still sending patterns to my agent in Paris and sometimes I use a pattern I did some time ago but that never made it to become anything real... So I give him a little lifting for a more modern look, I add some matching patterns and off it goes... to the worldwide shows! :) I'm happy these patterns don't stay stuck in a drawer (- file of my computer actually -) and get their chance too! Today I am showing you the new and improved upside-down "seaweed" patterns!

upside/down

Here goes an under water upside-down pattern to wish you all a happy Earth Day! What do you think? could it work on a kid's bathing suit? on a shower curtain? a beach bag? I'd love to hear your opinion! 

Africanism

Ok so this is very different from what I used to post on this blog, it's not as childish as the patterns you're used to see here and it's inspired of african art with the goal to achieve something powerful with very simple shapes and colors. I couldn't imagine it was so much fun drawing with countles little triangles! But it's very amusing to see the image appear little by little (triangle!)... :) I like this style and I think more patterns of this kind might follow in the future! Don't hesitate to give me your opinion!

here they are!

... the matching patterns for my fishes with funny faces! 

Fishes with funny faces!

This morning I wanted start with a flower pattern, after several trials and nothing good coming out I took a break and when I came back... tada! In the mood for seaside I was!... and this is what came out! Fishes and starfishes with funny faces... Matching patterns are on their way, I just need to sleep a little bit!