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Meeting with Isabelle Kessedjian, the creator of “When I will be tall”!
“When I grow up… I’ll be a firefighter, I’ll be a princess, I’ll always love you!” “… These messages have become essential in the decoration of children’s rooms. Meeting with the designer Isabelle Kessedjian who will be the DIY ambassador of the “Creations and know-how” show from November 18 to 22, 2015 in Paris…
“I have always drawn”
The designer Isabelle Kessedjian, of Armenian origin, welcomes us in her haven of peace, the Terre de Sienne workshop, in Paris. Daughter of a traveling ambassador, the artist tells us with stars in her eyes her past to the four corners of the world, between France and Mexico. “It was in Mexico City that I discovered the bright and shimmering colors. The red, orange, yellow, blue a whole palette opened up to me. I am 12 years old. I have always drawn and tinkered with ”. A fan of recycling and doing it yourself since her childhood, she grew up with her grandmother, in the provinces of Aveyron. “We played in the garden with my brother, we built huts, toys with everything lying around, plastic bottles…”.
The paintings “When I grow up”
“When my first child was born, in 2000, I started to do family portraits and each time, I was asked to put the job of parents”. From there were born the successful paintings that we know “When I grow up I will be a mistress, journalist, pirate…”. She also wanted to respond to her children who very often told her “when I grow up …”. Then everything is linked. Isabelle Kessedjian meets her publisher, Label’tour, who publishes her creations on the lecoindescreateurs.com site, with whom she forges a strong, exclusive and friendly professional relationship. ” It’s like my second family, we call each other all the time! “. The success is immediate. Avant-garde, the artist seizes a digital sharing tool that will open the doors to global recognition.
Instagram and DIY
Isabelle Kessedjian is a “vintage geek” of modern times. Dressed, in all weather, in an adorable red and white gingham print, very 60s, she was one of the first artists to open an Instagram account in 2010. Smartphone in one hand and brushes in the other, the designer has accumulated no less than 2938 publications and 291 subscribers follow her every day. “I have women in Kuwait who order things from me. There was an article about my life as a woman, artist and mother there, it makes me laugh at this success, while I stay away from social life, I go out little ”. She remains humble when we tell her about the crochet doll collection, which has been a huge success in recent years. In her books, published by Mango for Fleurus, Isabelle Kessedjian puts all her heart. The creations are linked to his childhood. His passion for crochet was passed on to him by his grandmother. And above all, the book is full of precious tutorials. Full box. The books (ten) are translated into several languages. His crochet dolls and animals are adored by Asians and Americans, the success is international.
“I am a magnet for children”
In this return, Isabelle Kessedjian is once again on the front of the stage. She will be the DIY needle & tradition ambassador at the next “Creations and know-how” show, from November 18 to 22, 2015, in Paris. For the occasion, she will have the honor of leading a drawing workshop, for 3 mornings and a night, in the kids’ area of the show, a first this year. “I am a loving child. I attract them, they adore me. In my drawing lessons, if a child cries at the beginning, as soon as the mother is gone, I take him on my knees and we laugh! “. The artist decided to embark on this adventure first of all for the pleasure and love of children. “I’m going to see lots of them, they will come and draw ‘When I grow up’, with colored pencils. I will pass on my passion to them, it will be great! “.
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