we are moving offices this week!

we look forward to serving you from there, 

please note.. we may be only sporadically available this week 

(&  apologize in advance for any delays)

all shipments will go out as soon as we resettle early next week. 

thank you 

have a lovely day

colors of sea and sand...

playing with beads with my niece. 

love how huge these are & that raw wood against pale hand dyed indigo.

i've been away, swimming in the atlantic....

H  A  P  P  Y     S  U  M  M  E  R 

 

photo thanks :: hh.

"Loup Charmant's latest PURE accessory for Summer 2010 ~ 
a hand-carved African Bone bead necklace strung on organic twill tape. 
The unique variation of the white and bone hues on the polished beads of this beach chic accessory, 
speaks to all that is elemental, minimal, and beautiful about living in harmony with nature."

a big thank you, to the lovely Abigail Doan. 

Congrats to ROSEARK on their Newest Location in Santa Monica!

congratulations, Pachute

we look forward to celebrating your opening!

thanks, ReadyMade.

merci, Le Figaro!

Le Figaro

shipping Brass detailed, African Bone bead necklaces...

thanks, Styleite. 

We got a kick out of being sandwiched between Anna Wintour & Blanche Devereaux (RIP).

Le Loup adores Rebecca Walker!

thanks so much to the beautiful Rebecca Walker for including us in her May newsletter! 

Check it out...

It's fantastic + so chop - full of great links and articles to read!! 

We would love to stay in the beautiful Organic Hotel Guldsmeden she mentions 

& how incredible is this opportunity?! - writing workshop with Rebecca in Hawaii!? 

Makes me want to write, just to go hang out with Rebecca in Hawaii! 

Her interview with Rebecca Skloot is amazing & eye opening! 

The cells of one woman, Henrietta Lacks are "one of the most important tools in modern medicine"...

"This is the story of how cells taken from a black woman without her knowledge became one of the most important advances in medicine and launched a multi-billion-dollar industry, with drastic consequences for her family. It's inextricably linked to the troubling history of research conducted on African Americans without their consent.... 

This story is just as much about issues of class and economic injustice."

I want everything from the mistress of scents..

+ these are great organizations to support young women & micro-entrepreneurial women. 

thanks, Rebecca! (isn't her site gorgeous?)

introducing The Loup Charmant GLOBAL Collection.

We love travel.

Any and every sort of travel - armchair to strange bumpy road buses.

And bringing back local treasures that 

showcase a bit of our gypsy adventures is always the best sort of fun. 

and so...

we are extremely delighted to announce the soft opening of the

 Loup Charmant GLOBAL Collection.

We look forward to sharing our new additions as we add to it over time & new travels!

...

We obviously adore gorgeous textiles & 

these Kikoy from Kenya are just the perfect way to start off the Global Collection 

&

this first week of summer!

They are the perfect tool for every bit of summer & 

also PERFECT for travel with their great versatility!

Fantastic as summer picnic blankets + beach towels!

As a tablecloth, they brighten any meal & 

perfect to wear as a cool night wrap or over bikini sarong...

Or just lay across the sofa as a spot of sunshine!

See more here ::

PINK + BLUE + LIME + YELLOW.

We will be using ours tonight in the park as we join friends to start off 

Central Park's summer stage with Melody Gardot. 

Her incredible story of finding her talent after a life changing injury is truly inspiring!

sister company, Heather Heron hits Good Morning Atlanta

as she does the rounds just after launching her line in Milan & NY Design weeks.

 Looking uber cute in her custom electric blue silk Loup Charmant!

Her line for environment furniture is gorgeous & keeps growing by leaps & bounds...

I want everything!

we pulled some ebay treasures for "the inside source"

read the full article here.

I first met Jennifer Smith through her work as fashion director of Cookie magazine, 

& thoroughly enjoyed pulling some ebay faves for her & the inside source.

Thanks, Jen!

MERCI French Elle.

merci, French Elle!
&
Hélène!

tulum

"the cure for anything is salt water - sweat, tears or the sea."

~
isak dinesen

once upon a time, I was a garden maker extraordinaire...

(sounds much more lovely to say extraordinaire, don't you think?)

:)

from the gigantic...

i had cranes close city streets to lift 20 year old trees atop roofs, 

along with mounds upon mounds of soil to cradle them.

to the tiny...

terrariums with the world's most miniscule species in satisfying arrangement.  

so i have a special appreciation & love for these beauties by Lítill.
they create fantastic little worlds!

tamara muth king

2 great openings for NY's ICFF & Design Week.

One sunny day this past winter, 

I had the pleasure of participating in a video piece for Lindsey Adelman's new work 

which has just been released at the The Future Perfect in NY. 

Her work is exquisite, and the hand blown glass even more gorgeous in person. 

It was a joy to be at the historical Sleepy Hollow Country Club & to meet her lovely band of women. 

She has also created divine tabletop candelabrum in a fantastic collaboration with Matter, 

which also opened this past weekend. 

MatterMade Collection Number One, is the first full collection from Matter, for which, they collaborated with a select group of established and emerging designers to create 20 new pieces produced entirely in the Americas. 

Inspired and informed by early American craft and design, MatterMade aims to set a new standard in luxury American craft for the contemporary market. 

There were more than a few pieces I wanted to take home!