Just after college, art history major Pauline Eveillard moved to Tunisia on a Fulbright scholarship and found herself unceasingly inspired by the people, places, and handicrafts of her new North African home.
Though she’s been back stateside for some time (in San Francisco), she has visited the country every few years since, giving her the chance to deepen relationships with the makers and artists she met while living there.
A Large Ceramic Bowl features a hand-painted leaf motif inspired by the work of Henri Matisse. Made of clay, the bowl is shaped and glazed by hand in Nabeul, the hub of Tunisia’s ceramics industry.
This Blue Wool Geometric Pillow is made of 100 percent wool, dyed using natural ingredients. The 20-inch-square pillow is $78, insert not included.
The Halfa Fruit Basket is made by the same artist collective as mentioned above, woven in women’s homes in the Kasserine region of Tunisia along the Algerian border.
The Blue Halfa Rug is a 70/30 blend of halfa grass and wool—with fibers dyed using natural materials.
This Yellow Halfa Pillow is also a halfa/wool blend, woven by hand in turmeric-dyed yellow with small blue checks.
These Balgha Slippers (also known as babouches) have a body of brightly dyed pink suede with natural leather soles.
The Halfa Box is 15 inches across and four inches tall—the perfect place to store votive candles and holders; $48.
This 100 percent Wool Geometric Rug applies a contemporary motif to the ancient art of weaving wool rugs by hand.