Discover more about the creatives featured inside FAIRE : Issue 11
Marta Cuccia
Laboratorio Giuditta Brozzetti is a beloved weaving workshop in Perugia, Italy where master weaver Marta Cucchia continues her great-grandmother Giuditta Brozzetti’s mission to preserve the ancient weaving tradition of Umbria. Like so many heritage crafts, this ancient traditional weaving risked extinction in the early 20th century in the face of industrialisation and globalisation. Fortunately, four generations of incredible women have fought to save this craft in a mighty show of innovation, passion, talent and entrepreneurship. Today, under the dedicated watch of Marta Cucchia, the Giuditta Brozzetti workshop remains one of the last hand-weaving ateliers on Jacquard looms in Italy.
Photography by Marie Florence Musa
For more information, follow Marta on Instagram and on her website.
Jessie Cutts
After years of working in illustration and graphic design, UK-born, Australia-raised creative Jessie Cutts turned to textiles and slow stitching. From her seaside home in Kent in the UK, she creates handmade, perfectly imperfect quilts and textile art for her textile company, Cutts & Son. Her creative practice focuses on using a mix of new, upcycled fabrics and clothing construction waste – and always natural, sustainable fibres. She describes quilts as the perfect medium for her, allowing her to embrace mistakes and play with colour, form and storytelling.
Photography by Aloha Bonser-Shaw
For more information, follow Jessie on Instagram and on her website
Marthe Desoulins and Franck Dorat
Twenty years ago, Marthe Desmoulins and Franck Dorat left behind creative careers that spanned Paris, New York and Japan for a slower life in a small town in the heart of Provence. Marthe has spent most of her professional life championing artists and creatives. She founded her legendary first boutique, Absinthe, in Paris in 1989 before going on to be an artistic director and buyer for the New York concept store Destination and then Bazar et Garde Manger in Japan. Franck is a creative jack of all trades, having worked in cinema set design and 3D special effects. Inspired by the work of Alexander Calder, he creates sculptures in wire and ceramics from his atelier in Pernes-les-Fontaines. Today, they collaborate on and curate L’Atelier de Chauffe, a gallery filled with storied ceramics, art, curiosities and antique finds.
Photography by Karen Hilmersson
For more information, follow them on their Instagrams here and here or on their website.
Anne Gates
Anne Gates is an American designer who creates ceramics and home furnishings that firmly centre sustainability at the forefront of each object.
Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt & Kristin Lin
For more information, follow Anne on her Instagram and on her website.
Magda Gordon
Polish-born Magda Gordon trained at the Van der Kelen Institute of Decorative Painting in Brussels. Today she lives in a small village in South-East England and specialises in decorative and ornamental painting. Magda works with private residential and commercial clients across the world to create ornamental finishes including trompe l’oeil, faux bois, patinas, marbling and gilding.
Photography by Aloha Bonser-Shaw
For more information, follow Magda on Instagram
Philip Hughes
British artist Philip Hughes is a self-taught painter whose work is an exploration of landscapes – their structure, geology and the traces left behind by man’s interventions from ancient cultures to the present. Philip has juggled making art with an extraordinary career in computing. He founded the British computer giant Logica in the 1960s before stepping away in 1990 to dedicate himself full time to art. For the last 50 years, he has shared his life between London and Provence and he invites Faire into his colourful atelier in the medieval village of Ménerbes.
Photography by Ruth Ribeaucourt
For more information, follow Philip on Instagram
Sofia Vusir Jansson
Swedish creative Sofia Vusir Jansson works across many mediums, including photography, styling, prop and interior design and writing. Her much-loved blog, Mokkasin, is an invitation into her rich, dreamlike world inspired by folk art and tradition, historical crafts and history. In recent years she has turned her talent to paper art to create fantastical, surreal paper blooms that push the boundaries of reality.
Photography by Linda Lomelino
For more information, follow Sofia on Instagram
Camilla Jørvad
After a decade of travelling the world, earning global acclaim as one of Denmark’s leading photographers, Camilla Jørvad found herself facing debilitating physical and mental burnout. She turned to her garden on the family farm on the Danish island of Ærø for solace. Her garden taught her invaluable lessons about herself and the importance of learning to bend, not break. Today, Camilla’s garden is her muse. It nourishes both physically and emotionally, provides sustenance and important life lessons about control and compromise and connects Camilla to her purpose.
Photography by Camilla Jørvad
For more information, follow Camilla on Instagram or on her website.
Wayne Pate and Rebecca Taylor
In 2020, just before the world shut down, American artist Wayne Pate and his wife, fashion designer Rebecca Taylor, saw an opportunity to take a much-needed pause and change of perspective and moved to New Zealand to be closer to family. Together, they’ve found a way to slow down and savour life, raising their young family away from the bustle of a big city. Collaborators in life as well as creativity, Rebecca recently launched a small clothing label, A’COURT, as an antidote to the voracious traditional.
Photography by Francine Boer
For more information, follow Wayne on Instagram and his website or follow A’COURT.
Rebekah Peppler
Rebekah Peppler is a Paris-based writer, stylist and author. She is the author of À Table, the James Beard Award-nominated Apéritif and Honey, a Short Stack Edition. Her next book, le SUD, will be published by Chronicle Books in 2024. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times and her recipes, food and travel writing have appeared in Condé Nast Traveler, Vanity Fair, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine and elsewhere. When she’s not working, you can find her cooking, eating and drinking in the 18th arrondissement, where she lives with her partner.
Photography by Joann Pai
For more information, follow Rebekah 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
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Our Contributors
Aloha Bonser-Shaw
Photography for Jessie Cutts and Magda Gordon
Aloha Bonser-Shaw is a UK-based photographer. Her work explores themes such as craftsmanship, family and relationships, and her love of the natural world. She has been published with multiple magazines and shot for publishers such as Pavilion books and Bloom Magazine, as well as shooting for independent companies.
Francine Boer
Photography for Wayne Pate
Originally from the Netherlands, Fran has made her home in Kingston, New Zealand, capturing people and their stories in their surroundings. A passionate visual storyteller, she infuses her work with adventure, reflecting her passion for an exhilarating lifestyle. Always looking for a lasting connection with the land and with the beautiful people that she's photographing.
Karen Hilmersson
Photography for Marthe Desmoulins & Franck Dorat
Karen Hilmersson is a French creative and lifestyle photographer based in Belgium who shoots primarily in natural light. Karen’s visual signature is soft colour combinations, nature and textures, moody pockets of light, people and overall a very poetic feel.
Kristin Lin
Photography for Anne Gates
Kristin Lin is an elopement and lifestyle photographer based out of San Francisco. Her work brings together her love of fashion and human connection. She seeks out storytelling in its most innate form by capturing the real, peeled back, vulnerable memories that go beyond the surface. Kristin takes inspiration from classic pop movies, vintage fashion, and documentary photography to create imagery that feels artful yet authentic.
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.
Marie Florence Musa
Photography for Marta Cuccia
Marie Florence Musa is a photographer based in Quebec and is known for her ability to portray the authentic soul of studios, people, places and cultures. With a sensitive eye for detail, she unravels the story of individual talent, and captures the beauty of their creations. Passionate about shedding light on the work of artists, artisans, makers, and craft experts from around the world, Marie travels regularly to seek out new creative muses.
.marieflorencemusa.com | @marieflorencemusa
Headshot taken by Lean Timms
Joann Pai
Photography for Rebekah Peppler
Joann Pai is a food, interior, and travel photographer based in Paris, France who’s notoriously bad about writing about herself. Her work can be found on The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Bon Appetit, Vogue, and on Instagram @sliceofpai.
Kellē Sauer
Photography for Stories of Salt & Straw
Kellē Sauer is an artist, writer, and editor developing brand identities with creative entrepreneurs whose work is their way of saying "I love you." Kellē is fluent in the language of color, energy, intuition, and emotion, and is fascinated by the connection, conversation, and authentic relationship it all creates. She is based in San Francisco's Bay Area, doing life with her attorney husband, three kids, and a few too many cats (who think they're people too).
