Luke’s Journal
"Fabulous femmes" Matilda Goade on 'Les Billets-Doux' notecard collection
"Les Billets-Doux messages with style not gush for Valentine's Day" Emily Sheffield
“Of all the languages, French, which is so rigid in so many ways, has created the iconic vocabulary of love. Our new note card collection ‘Les Billets-Doux’ is inspired by the notion of the love letter. I wanted to explore the notion of writing a note to your friends, your beloved or even your family, to tell them that you are thinking of them. The ‘Les Billets-Doux’ are phrases for love in all its forms.” Luke Irwin
Les Billets-Doux: Love notes for Valentines Day
‘Les Billets-Doux’, the literal translation is “sweet note” is the French for love letters”, a set of twelve hand drawn notecards. Each card features a different illustration along with well-known French phrase synonymous with love such as “Coup de Foudre”, “Je Ne Regrette Rien”or “Cinq à Sept”. The hand-drawn female figures dance and spin across the page existing in feminine dreamlike world.
'By Design' talks in partnership with Sir John Soane's Museum for 2019
'By Design' in partnership with Sir John Soane's Museum
Martino Gamper in conversation with Alice Rawsthorn