Everything from a stay in Cairo.
Based in Cairo for two years, I crossed the region as soon as the occasion arose. In every journey I returned bathed by tastes, by lights, by new textures... New magic, but the sensations were short-lived, as they were part of a journey. The pleasures of a soft tamarind drink in the shade of a cedar, a water honey pipe in a cafe, sitting by the red tea, all shared with a friend after a game of backgammon... Now, I occasionally remind myself of the beauty and the simplicity of these moments which were for me great luxuries to savour and treasure. So I always noted, stuck, slid small treasures in my pads. None of them have survived time.

In Cairo, I rediscovered the ancestral work of bookbinding, the tradition going back to the time of the expedition of Bonaparte. I observed artisans putting the love in the gesture and giving a soul to the books which they bound. They offered time the fruit of their labour, and now time respects their creation.

Filled with the desire to share my journeys experiences, I returned bringing back products rich with this spirit. Finally, I gathered the know-how of several countries in a single product: the ideal journey diary. It has accompanied me since, a faithful fellow traveller, solid and elegant, discreet and luxurious this solidly bound pad, just like all the albums and books that we propose today in a large variety of forms and colours, is my sacred object, because it is the work of those who chose to put their heart in it.