Myriam Balaÿ Holiday Gift List
Meet French designer Myriam Balaÿ.
After graduating in industrial product design (École des Beaux Arts de St Étienne) and working on a number of stage designs (theater, TV and cinema), Myriam turned to the field of textiles collaborating with haute couture houses (Chanel, Dior), and created the textile design agency ‘Du Proche et du Lointain’ (which included clients: Maureen Doherty/Egg, Polly Dickens/Armani Home, Nicole Fahri Home, David Champion Interiors, Agnès B/La maison sur l'eau, Maryse Boxer at Joseph Maison, Boutique Voyage, Marthe Desmoulins/Absinthe, Galerie Néotu, ...).
Myriam Balaÿ’s Loom Bracelet
For nearly a decade, Myriam Balaÿ has been weaving these very chic and minimalist bracelets in limited collections. Sold throughout the world, we are delighted to share them here on FAIRE.
Myriam creates her woven textile bracelets in about thirty different models and all are available in her eshop, they will make a perfect gift for those you love or for yourself.
Myriam’s gift ideas for this Christmas Season
Wallpaper
An irreproachable aesthetic, Japanese-inspired, sustainable prints. I think the new collection "pleats" is superb and Laur Meyrieux surprises us with this beautiful artisanal project which undoubtedly marks a turning point in an already very rich journey of creativity!
Fant
Textile decors
Delicate, minimalist, timeless textile work, created by the designer Cecile Bleyenberg, who is a member of the Amsterdam-based family of creatives, Atelier Sukha.
I love the choice of colours, the embroidery work and the very Italian inspiration (ah the small embroidered reliquaries ...) for the sparkling and always renewed collections of Antonia Rossi.
Clothing & decor
A studio created by two sisters, Louise and Jeanne Tresvaux du Fraval, with a very contemporary production, timeless and very small batch production. I love their choice of materials, everything is beautiful and radiant!
clothing & decoration
A remarkable project, sustainable and nurtured collections. Charlotte Le Stum Meyer is one of the main representatives of this new generation of clothing designers who understands everything about slow fashion.
Maroquinerie
Handcrafted and contemporary production made by Olivier Loos. Hurry up, the bags from his Lyon atelier are going fast... The T1 model is a must, and there are still some left!
Valerie Barkowski continues to dazzle us with her timeless creations from her workshops in Morocco. She is one of the pioneers of this craft which delights us so much. I love all her household linen, and also her one-of-a-kind fashion accessories, and her storytelling set design, her incredible sense of colour... in fact, I love everything...
I recently had the opportunity to discover the beautiful series that Philippa made of her drawings made during the lockdown periods of 2020. This whole series is very touching, and the edition that Philippa has created in collaboration with a Dutch publisher, will make for a sumptuous gift!
the soft world textile.
Spectacular work from animal wools made in Beatrice's workshop in Rotterdam. Each piece is a hymn to the wilderness! Rugs, wall hangings or bed throws, her work lies somewhere between textile art, fashion, and scenography.
Sculpture
I worked with Franck for a long time on stage designs for the theatre and cinema. That's how I came to know and love his wire sculpture work today: as miniature, meticulous and poetic scenographies. Do not hesitate to visit his workshop in Pernes Les Fontaines!
Isabelle's photographic work is very sensitive. What I love about her and her work: her enigmatic black and white photography, and her subjects that do not pretend to reveal everything about the Maghreb and Morocco, far from the usual stereotypical imagery and as close as possible to a form of intimacy. Very beautiful.
I could not establish this list of creatives without mentioning the work of Mathilde who for me - brings her craft to a point of incandescence: light, beauty, tenacity, and simplicity. Even if today she is kept busy creating for the world of luxury goods, which entrusts her with the realisation of large frescoes, perhaps you can try your luck. I understand that she also believes in the magic of encounters...
Paper artist
Julie has been sharing her poetic, light and colourful universe with us for many years, always with the same freshness. Her representations of nature are particularly delightful.