The Studio.

Who is behind the studio?

Hi, I am Maieule and some people call me Maya.

What is your background?

I come from Aveyron, south of France, montains up to around 1500m, a beautiful area with an incredible diversty of landscapes and specialities that suits to.

I learnt textil and surface design with books and internet, and by doing it of course.

I have technicals, artistics and humans skills from my experiences and daily work.

I don´t mind (too much) about fails, but I mind to not try that I want, also if it needs time, and perseverance.

Today, the main of my designs are available at the studio Cymé ,as exclusivities. That makes me very proud, because their collection is really very nice .

Describe your style.

I like colors, grafic style and the pattern balance of course.

I pay attention to have files matching with printing process.

My favorite patterns are balanced between getting attention from the people, and being able to blend into the background. I want that people feel easy and good with the design. I like exuberant patterns too, sometime I do it ;)

From there, I try everything, depending of my mood or trends brief of my client.

For now, spontaneity is one of the best key of the succes of my design.

What sets off your passion for prints?

Watching them and trying to create patterns. I falled in love of this funny thing that know well patterns designers

Your first print memories.

As a young girl, I was searching the pattern of the wall papers. I remember a cashemire print into grand-mother´s home, and an abstract design with strong colors comma in my bed-room. There is a Toile de Jouy too, in an hospital´s room, and my mother was telling me stories.

What is your job's favorite part ?

The magic thing of a pattern, research of colors and grafic. There is always something new to explore.

And of course, I like conversations with clients and designers, I learn so much from us. Also, sometimes that does me good to speak with humains instead of alone behind my computeur :)