Be My Valentine: exceptional stationery sets for love notes
“In this digital age, perhaps the most romantic gesture you can make is to pen a letter by hand." The Telegraph
Luke’s Journal
The Telegraph's fashion team have scoured the web for their dream high street and high end Valentine's presents. 'Les Billets-Doux'; gorgeous hand-drawn illustrations and French phrases synonymous with love are so much better than a WhatsApp message. The Telegraph
What to buy for Valentine's Day....?
The Telegraph, Vanity Fair and A Little Bird choose 'Les Billets-Doux' as the perfect feb 14th gift
New Eco Rug-In-Rug Collection
Luke Irwin’s first collection of organic rugs, The Rug-in-Rug Collection. Inspired by the use of natural fibres and undyed yarns seen in Native American horse blanket making. The wools used are left completely undyed creating a tonal palette of natural colours. During the making process the rugs are washed only in water.
'Les Billets-Doux' love notes are "the prettiest things around this Valentine’s Day…" A Little Bird
"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
Tickets are now on sale for the 2019 'By Design' talk series in partnership with Sir John Soane's Museum in which leading designers Es Devlin, Edmund de Waal and Olga Polizzi discuss an object that has inspired them in some way, and through it discuss and dissect their own design practice.
