My story begins in France and with a life-long passion to share the beauty of the French savior faire via hand-crafted objets d’art and beauty and, of course, flowers.
I founded the Lisa Fontanarosa Collection, a source for unusually beautiful objects, lighting, sculpture and accents for the home in 1997. A love of the handcrafted is part of my DNA. I grew up traveling to Europe with my parents, which inspired my love of travel, design, food and handcrafted objects from Europe.
Adding lighting, sculpture and textiles made by hand shows the soul of a space; it shows who lives there. Make your space your own.
Inject your personality into your space with the magnificent, dazzling, wondrous creations of Marie Christophe!!!
Pleased to share our latest project.. just installed in Italy!!
Inspired by the drawings of Thierry Hermès, the founder of the haute-fashion house that bears his name, Marie Christophe created this lantern for the Hermès family as an homage to his legacy. The colorful ceramic beads are a counterpoint to the angularity of the lantern’s geometric shape.
I repeatedly come back to these beautifully crafted pieces for their color palettes and one-of-a-kind hand made quality. The ethos of my business Ince 1997 has been working directly with makers who conceive and produce their unique products with hand crated methods of fabrication.
And there’s always something about these dishes that makes food look good and bring art to the table!
Marie Christophe’s latest chandelier (inspiration is a blooming flower) rendered in my favorite color palette of blue, green/yellow crystals sourced from Murano will be the shining star of my client’s new home!!!
Marie’s husband, Emmanuel congratulated her on the completion of this beauty and it’s not so often that he does!! I know Emmanuel for 24 years so trust me that says alot 🙂 !!
She’s a beauty!!!
