📸 Retour en images – Vernissage de Kelly Anna : \”From Niki to Kelly\”

Mercredi dernier, notre boutique Charbonnel a vibré aux couleurs et à l’énergie de Kelly Anna, artiste ambassadrice de la peinture Flashe Lefranc Bourgeois, à l’occasion du vernissage \”From Niki to Kelly\”.

Une soirée haute en créativité pour découvrir sa carte blanche sur nos vitrines et le lancement de l’exposition gratuite, à voir jusqu’à fin août dans notre espace parisien.

Cette fresque rend hommage à Niki de Saint Phalle, source d’inspiration majeure pour Kelly Anna. Une transmission artistique et joyeuse, incarnée à travers des œuvres fortes, vibrantes et féminines.

Avec Kelly Anna nous n’avons pas simplement crée des projets, nous avons bâti une histoire ! Une histoire depuis plus 6 ans, marquée par des étapes fortes :

• Une fresque monumentale dans notre usine au Mans
• Un film dédié à son travail
• La couleur Flashe Collector Bleu Kelly Anna qu’elle a créée
• Une pluie d’articles dans les magazines beaux-arts
• Une vitrine éphémère suivie d’une exposition de ses œuvres sur bois, toile et tissu à la boutique Charbonnel

Chez Lefranc Bourgeois, nous poursuivons notre mission : accompagner les artistes d’aujourd’hui en continuant à faire vivre un héritage artistique unique.

Visionnez cette rétrospective avec la vidéo que Rama a faite !

Merci aux équipes pour votre soutien! Que ce soit la logistique, la team LB, la force de vente, les marchés, les ambassadeurs indéfectibles de nos marques… MERCI!

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📸 Photo gallery – Kelly Anna\’s exhibition opening: ‘From Niki to Kelly’

Last Wednesday, our Charbonnel boutique was buzzing with the colours and energy of Kelly Anna, ambassador for Flashe Lefranc Bourgeois paint, at the opening of her exhibition ‘From Niki to Kelly’.It was an evening brimming with creativity, showcasing her carte blanche on our shop windows and the launch of the free exhibition, which can be seen until the end of August in our Parisian space.This mural pays tribute to Niki de Saint Phalle, a major source of inspiration for Kelly Anna. It is a joyful artistic transmission, embodied through powerful, vibrant and feminine works.With Kelly Anna, we haven\’t just created projects, we\’ve built a story! A story that spans more than six years, marked by significant milestones:- A monumental mural in our factory in Le Mans- A film dedicated to her work- The Flashe Collector Bleu Kelly Anna colour she created- A flurry of articles in fine art magazines- A pop-up window display followed by an exhibition of her works on wood, canvas and fabric at the Charbonnel boutique

At Lefranc Bourgeois, we are continuing our mission: to support today\’s artists by keeping a unique artistic heritage alive.

Thank you to all the teams who support us.

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I’m writing this while on a three hour stopover in Seattle having left San Diego three hours ago from a Blicks “new store” installation. I was lucky enough to be able to be able to catch up with Jasen Sherer and John Mark Eastman for a new store that Blicks is opening on Sunday 8th June and lend a hand in setting up both the Liquitex and Winsor & Newton merchandising systems in store along with all the product. Its been a busy two & half days of building and filling.

Invaluable to catch up with both Jasen and John and some good feedback in how we could further improve on the merchandising systems and save costs and time in store setting up – nothing beats getting your hands dirty to really understand the practicalities and obstacles facing the team on the ground.

I’ve come away with lots of positive feedback from this visit and look forward to the next one in the not to distant future – Hawaii is calling me 😊

Enjoy the pictures!!

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Winsor & Newton: Watercolour in Bloom

Last night Jimmy Leslie and I, in partnership with well-known watercolour artist and bestselling author of the Watercolor Workbook series, Sarah Simon, hosted a one-hour live session via Zoom with 250+ attendees! Sarah\’s approachable, relaxing, and joyful approach to watercolour painting was very well received. Her guidance was all about intentionality, beauty, and connection. We partnered with the ecomm team to create a bundle with the products Sarah used in the session.  

View the recording here! 

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Great to see the banner created when we hosted our first Take Your Child To Work Day last month now hanging in DC4 – next to our values. All the paintings made on paper plates by the kids now displayed with pride and passion – thank you to all involved in making this happen. See Carlos at the bottom to show the scale of the painting!

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