My day started early, with the first rays of sun rising gently between the mountains. I joined Agathe, who was accompanying me on this new adventure, and off I went! Off to Moltifao! I carefully set up my stand, displaying my lovingly handmade creations. The wool felt animals I make...
I'm Manon. I'm an artist designer and I design and hand-make Balberg shop toys for children. I've chosen natural, ecological materials to add to the world of healthy objects for children and biodiversity. The wool felt I use is 100% merino, which means it's...
When we started dreaming up projects together, it was our love of trees, leaves and bugs that guided us, and the first prototypes were born! Today, we're proud that our collaboration has already produced a number of wonders using felt chestnuts: wreaths for our little ones, soft toys for toddlers, and brooches for the...
As soon as the desire to be a mother was firmly established in my heart, I naturally wanted to make little objects, mobiles, free toys, rag dolls and felt companions for my child. Spontaneous toys, like scribbling down an idea on a piece of loose-leaf paper so you don't forget. Don't...
"Everything is ready to welcome our baby, we have salvaged everything and bought second-hand childcare items BUT I want a Petites Formes toy for my baby's birth, how can I make them understand..." balberg.shop is an online shop that is compatible with multi-brand birth lists /...
Spring has arrived with its share of existential and important questions. Balberg shop blew out its first candle in February 2023 and I'm grateful to you for accompanying me on this artistic, creative and independent adventure. So this spring is a time for me to take stock, to grow from my first year...
I would like to take the opportunity of this brand new little dachshund dog to wish you a wonderful year 2023! May it be full of play and creativity, joy and mischief!✨ Thank you for accompanying me here and supporting me in my first year of Balberg shop. I'm so happy to have made all these animals for your children in...
Buying less but buying better is one of the bases of minimalism but it also rhymes with economy and ecology. Buying less is, in fact, having more budget, which then allows us to encourage small companies with ethical and eco-responsible values that charge fair prices in terms of production methods, treatment of employees, etc.
This autumn, I had fun participating in the well-known challenge for illustrators and designers; Inktober. It's a challenge that takes place mainly on Instagram. I wanted to take advantage of the excitement of the month of October with this #inktober challenge to show you my Small Shapes in a different way. If you don't know this challenge, here it is...
I've been studying art since high school. I obtained a Bac in Applied Art and studied ceramics at the Ecole Supérieure d'Art Duperré, Paris. Once I'd obtained this diploma, I went on to do an equivalent degree in Plastic Art, then I went on to study at the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Le Mans, where I obtained a DNAP...
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