Mixed Media

On vacation in Provence, French fabric king Patrick Frey discovered the ceramic artistry of Vincent Buffile in the Aix-en-Provence studio the ceramicist shares with his wife Monique. Their meeting led to mutual enthusiasm for a creative collaboration. Buffile’s “ink-splattered” abstract ceramic designs gave birth to the new black-and-white Pierre Frey fabric called Léo, while such graphic Frey fabric motifs as Ondes, Théssalie, Concorde and Rameaux, along with Bakou from the printed Frey handbag and luggage accessory range, inspired a collection of Buffile’s decorative ceramic plates, vases and cachepots.

Pierre Frey, 2 bis rue de Furstenberg, 01.43.26.82.61. www.pierrefrey.com; www.buffile-ceramiste.com

Originally published in the January 2012 issue of France Today