We joined Chie to visit artists Luke Best and Laura Carlin at the apartment they just moved into. They both have gentle and easy going personalities but they’re also a popular artist couple leading the art scene in England. Luke creates original work on his own while also being part of Peepshow, an artists collective that mainly works in animation and illustration. Their clients are generally bi…

Chie Miyazaki is an artist based in Camberwell, south London. The illustrations and ceramics she creates overflow with a love and admiration for nature and its creatures. Raised in a pottery studio in Saga prefecture, Japan, Chie spent 8 years in London making her art come to life. Here’s an intimate look at the things Chie thinks about today.     Camberwell in southeast London has its own active …

    “Barcelona, Paris, London, Majorca, NY… Where else… I’ve painted in a lot of places. I can’t stay in the same place for too long. Do you mind if I smoke a cigarette? You want a beer? The weather’s nice today, you’ll be fine. I only have wine glasses. I like it though, drinking beer out of a wine glass.” 　「バルセロナ、パリ、ロンドン、マヨルカ、NY…。あとはどこだったかな。いろんな場所で絵を描いてきた。同じ場所に長くいるとダメなのよ。タバコ吸っていい？ 飲み物は…ビールで良いよね。…

    Nathalie Lété calls Paris her base for artistic creation. The ceramics, illustrations, textiles and stuffed animals she creates receive orders ceaselessly – not only in France but from clients all over the world. She also has many fans in Japan, with her work recently featured in a Parco department store campaign. Sweet and cynical, cute but mysterious, Nathalie’s distinct worldview is p…

    Some aspire to be a grand artist while some lose themselves in solitary creation. Some simply strive to make ends meet. Once known as a Bohemian center, Paris continues to attract artists. “It’s hard to make art your living in this city,” says Charlotte Caron, who decided to become an artist early on. Situated somewhere between her ideal artist lifestyle and reality, she advances her art every…

Every day French artist duo “Forlane 6 Studio” connects deeply with the ocean as they create their one of a kind art on the coast of Crete Island in the Aegean Sea. One half of the duo, Hortense Le Calvez, was on vacation when we received an email that we could visit her in her hometown of Brittany, France.   I remember the sea held a special place in my heart ever since I was little. After I left…