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Domestic Science: Andrée Jardin in France by Julie

Issue 48 · Handmade in California · November 28, 2011

Domestic Science: Andrée Jardin in France by Julie

Issue 48 · Handmade in California · November 28, 2011

Based in Nantes, in Brittany, France, Andrée Jardin has been making bespoke brooms for more than 80 years. "Our brooms are like Proust's madeleines," they say, "evocative of household memories." To see the full line and for ordering information, go to Andrée Jardin.

Above: Mr and Mrs Clynk, a Nantes-based design duo, collaborated with Andree Jardin on a line of brooms and brushes, available in orange or blue; to see the line, go to Mr and Mrs Clynk.

Traditional Soie Noire Brush

Above: The handcrafted 43 cm Traditional Soie Noire Brush made of varnished French beech and horsehair is €43 directly from Andree Jardin.

Above: The Mr and Mrs Clynk brooms are available in a dust brush as well.

Above: More views of the Andree Jardin brooms for Mr and Mrs Clynk.