👉🏼New on the site ! Meet @kamelmennour, gallerist, Paris maker ! Born in Algeria in 1965 to a cleaning lady and housepainter, Kamel came to France as a toddler, later studying economics at the Sorbonne. In 1999, despite limited means and art-world connections, he launched his eponymous Paris gallery, focusing on photography via shows by the likes of Araki and Larry Clark. Nowadays he’s one of Europe’s most respected contemporary art brokers, representing icons like Daniel Buren, Philippe Parreno and Anish Kapoor. In Autumn 2020, he inaugurated a third Paris space, joining an outpost in London’s Mayfair. #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth

New on the site ! Meet Desiree Heiss & Ines Kaag, the publicity-shy founders of the unclassifiable label @bless_service. Paris-based Desirée (Austrian) and Berlin-based Ines (German) graduated in fashion in the mid-90s, meeting at a drawing competition. Right from the start – when they borrowed money from their parents to place a cryptic ad for a fur wig in i-D, attracting the attention of Maison Martin Margiela – their label Bless has defied convention. Embracing unisex fashion, utilitarian-but-unusual design objects and much more besides, today they run two boutiques, in Paris and Berlin, that showcase their fiercely eclectic interests. PS They have a first ever virtual sale now underway! #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth

A MAKER A DAY #34: Today meet @yves_camdeborde, chef, Paris maker! His old friend @jacquesgenin introduces him in our Makers chain: “I’ve known Yves since the 1990s. He’s served my caramels and chocolates in his restaurants since the days of the Régalade. I love his cooking, it’s as generous as he is. Lies are not possible with him, he always stays true to himself. And he’s someone of great generosity. Whenever things have been difficult, Yves was the person who came to see me every day. He is profoundly humane.” Yves brings us full circle in our Makers Chain, he’s the last Maker in our book Makers Paris (Prestel). Makers Paris presents a section of the dynamic human chain that brings Paris to life, of its creative DNA. Because, after all, what are cities but human ecosystems—networks of people breathing life into buildings and monuments, gardens and streets? 📸 @carrie_in_paris #amakeraday #parismakers #mkrsfamily

💥 New interview! After sharpening her marketing expertise working for big-name brands, Paris born Charlotte was dreaming of a smaller project she could make her own. Walking into a Molli boutique after the birth of her second child, she fell in love with the fabled, but failing, Swiss knitwear brand (which turns 130 in 2020) and soon took over the reins. Since then she’s preserved the house’s exquisite savoir-faire, while adding perfectly modern womenswear and updating the iconic babies’ collection too. @molli_1886 #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth #slowlife #locallife #friendsandfamily #molli #molliknitwear #knitwear #shoppinginparis #placeswelove

👉🏼New on the site ! Meet Aurélia Wolff, the designer behind @ourwholeconcept , an eco-friendly atelier and boutique designing and making 100% vegetable-dyed textiles. All the products on display – including pretty pieces for the home and accessories for the family – are hand-dyed on site in the atelier, using everything from avocado skins to carrot tops. Pick up a home-dying kit, or take part in one of their regular workshops. #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth #vegetabledyes

A MAKER A DAY #33: Today meet @jacquesgenin, chocolatier, confectioner, pâtissier, Paris maker! Pierre Coulon from @laiterie_de_paris_fromagerie_ introduces him in our Makers chain: “The trouble I have with certain pâtissiers is that they use glucose instead of sugar — dehydrated fruit, vegetable gums, colourings, and all that crap. What I like is simplicity, making very good things with little. I could send a whole team over to Jacques Genin for his lime and basil tart.” Tomorrow find out who Jacques introduces, the last Maker in our Makers Paris chain of friends, neighbours and collaborators! 📸 @carrie_in_paris #makersparis #mkrsfamily #amakerad

2021 @lefooding guide out now! 20 year anniversary! 🎂 #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth #fooding20 #parisrestaurant

A MAKER A DAY #32: Today, meet Pierre Coulon, cheesemaker, founder of La Laiterie de Paris @laiterie_de_paris_fromagerie_ , Paris maker! Christophe Vasseur from @dupainetdesideesintroduces him in our Makers chain: “One can practically survive on bread and water. Then you add a piece of cheese, and it’s the Cretan diet! Like me, Pierre is an anti-industrial activist who champions and perpetuates artisanal and farm traditions. His cheese manufactory, like my bakery, is a small urban factory where we produce food artisanally in the heart of the city, using quality raw materials. And dairy products are very important for us too; after flour, butter is the raw material we use the most.” Tomorrow find out who Pierre introduces, who comes next in our Makers Paris chain of friends, neighbours and collaborators. 📸 @carrie_in_paris #mkrsfamily #makersparis #amakeraday

👉🏼New on the site! Meet Jonathan, Thomas & Cléo, the instapreneurs behind cool, contemporary leather goods brand @rsvp_paris. Their vivid, streamlined bags and small leather goods are made in Franche-Comté and Andalusia from French calf leather and sold in limited-edition runs of 500. After launching in Paris in 2015, their off-kilter Instagram campaigns and Le Bon Marché pop-ups soon attracted the attention of influencers and the fashion cognoscenti, and this year they opened brand-new boutiques in the Marais and in Seoul. #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth

A MAKER A DAY #31: Today, meet Christophe Vasseur, baker, founder of @dupainetdesidees, Paris maker! Maxime & Julien from Papier Tigre @papiertigram introduce him in our Makers chain: “Julien lives across the road from Du Pain et des Idées, so as soon as there is an event in the office, big or small, we pick up the best viennoiseries in all Paris there. There’s always a reason to pop in! Of course, we are mad about the praline rolls and the niflettes, which we scarf down in about two seconds.” Tomorrow find out who Christophe introduces, who comes next in our Makers Paris chain of friends, neighbours and collaborators. 📸 @carrie_in_paris #makersparis #mkrsfamily #amakerad

👉🏼New on the site! Meet Pierre Banchereau, florist, Paris maker! He founded @debeaulieuparis, the artful 9th arrondissement florist shop beloved by locals and the fashion world for its profusion of surprising blooms and carefully curated vases. 🌸 Following a late quarter-life crisis, Pierre quit a longstanding job in HR, retrained as a florist, and launched Debeaulieu in 2013. He named the shop after his grandparents and has a penchant for old-school flowers – carnations, gladiolas, chrysanthemums – colliding them with contemporary elements. Louis Vuitton soon came calling, and he’s since become fashion’s most in-demand florist, art-directing displays for the likes of Balenciaga and Kenzo, and juggling the flower shop with a studio focusing on events. #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth

A MAKER A DAY #30: Today, meet Maxime Brenon & Julien Crespel, stationers, founders of Papier Tigre @papiertigram, Paris makers! Anne-Laure and Marie from @maconetlesquoy introduce them in our Makers chain: “We often go on our creative voyages with Julien [Julien and Marie are a couple btw]. We take advantage of these trips to visualize common inspirations that will be treated completely differently by the two brands. We also use these trips to pool our commercial contacts and introduce each other to buyers we know. And lastly, we share information about manufacturers in terms of their quality and reliability. We are pooling our resources more and more. As we are small companies, there is often no point in integrating certain skills in a permanent way, so we work with freelancers who spend a few days each month in each of our businesses. Other companies in our network like Kerzon use the same service. This allows the freelancer to work full-time between several entities and we avoid having to work with large structures, which are too expensive for us.” Tomorrow find out who Maxime & Julien introduce, who comes next in our Makers Paris chain of friends, neighbours and collaborators. 📸 @carrie_in_paris #makersparis #mkrsfamily #amakerad

👉🏼New on the site! Meet Franck Bonnet, the spectacle-maker spearheading renowned family company @maisonbonnet. Le Corbusier and Jacques Chirac both sourced their spectacles from this fourth-generation haute-eyewear specialist. Exceptionally, they still work with tortoiseshell for their signature frames (donating a percentage of profits to tortoise preservation), but customers to the atelier-boutique will also find buffalo horn and acetate models, with each pair bespoke and made by hand. Multiple measurements and a mild form of psychoanalysis contribute to the perfect fit! #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth #slowlife #friendsandfamily

👉🏼Feel a renewed sense of hope and patriotism for the United States (even if you’re not American) from @jesushadasisterproductions and soon on the mkrs. eshop! 🙏🏼 #makersparis #mkrsfamily #lifeinparis #lifeonearth 🇺🇸

A MAKER A DAY #29: Today, meet Marie Macon & Anne-Laure Lesquoy @maconetlesquoy, designers, Paris makers! @yasmineeslami introduces them in our Makers chain: “Girl power! I met Macon & Lesquoy at a dinner hosted by Wise Women, an association of ‘women of culture and creation.’ I really like what they do because I value craftsmanship and manual work a great deal, especially embroidery. And they treat it in a very original, joyful, and pop way using colour and ideas. For my first collection I made panties in cotton voile embroidered with delicate flowers like handkerchiefs in white, blue, and pink.” Tomorrow find out who Marie and Anne-Laure introduce, who comes next in our Makers Paris chain of friends, neighbours and collaborators. 📸 @carrie_in_paris #mkrsfamily #makersparis #amakeraday