LE JARDIN ANGLAIS by Mark Hearld for Moynat Paris

Creative Director Nicholas Knightly and Friend of the House Mark Hearld evoke the infinite wonder and ineffable beauty of the natural world with a festive collection for Moynat Paris.

Mark is a prolific Artist designer from York who creates wildly imaginative and riotous works inspired by the flora and fauna of the British countryside.

A maverick unbounded by his medium, he works across collage, painting and printmaking as well as ceramics, wallpaper and textile design.

In this special collaboration, Mark’s paper-cut designs are enlivened in exquisite leathers using Maison Moynat’s leather marquetry technique.

For both crafts, a single cut to the material reveals a profusion of creative possibilities. Seemingly spontaneous shapes connect to form enchanting artworks. Nature becomes the muse and inspires a collection of limited-edition bags and small leather goods, where birds soar through boundless skies, perch serenely on branches and dance jubilantly amongst the trees.

They dream of distant horizons and faraway lands, with silhouettes as elusive as the canopies they command. Underscored by an eclectic British spirit, each unique creation illustrates the transformational power of craft through the sheer joy of making and the pleasure of artistic endeavours with friends.