The History of the Little Florilège
Career change
The story begins in 2012 when Florence left her job as a fashion stylist to train at the Boulle School in spatial design, and Richard left his position as an event architect at fashion weeks.
Bye-bye Paris... Head to Bordeaux!
Our professional experience, our shared tastes for elegant objects and beautiful interiors, as well as our desire to work for ourselves, naturally led us to imagine a project bringing together everything we loved, designed 100% collaboratively, faithful to our vision.
Far from being entrepreneurs or marketing professionals, we've created an authentic, welcoming world, reflecting our tastes and personalities, offering a refined selection of decorative objects chosen not for their commercial potential, but simply because they were beautiful to us. It's a place where you can wander, find inspiration, or simply browse, like in a neighborhood home decor shop, but online...
Decorators first and foremost
To showcase this selection and stand out from the usual online catalogues, we designed a custom website, where every detail and every interaction contributes to the experience we wish to offer.
Each product is tested and photographed by us in our own environment, thus guaranteeing an online store with a strong moral commitment to our customers.
A large team of... 3 people!
Florence imagines and directs the visual line of the catalogue, sourcing unique products, discovering designers and creating harmonious combinations.
Richard manages all the graphic design, technical aspects, and customer relations: photography, retouching, website design, and logistics. (Yes, you have to be creative to package a shelf with porcelain bowls!)
The company was created at the end of 2013 and the online store opened in the first months of 2014.
At the time of writing, our gamble seems to have paid off for several years now:
We left Bordeaux in 2018 to settle in the countryside in the Lot region.
We have two wonderful children who do not hesitate to "test" products with great enthusiasm whenever the opportunity arises!
Le Petit Florilège has grown considerably and we still work with the same passion!
Franck joined us two years ago to manage the receipt of goods and shipments.
The future?
We will continue to offer you a selection that will delight you as much as it delights us, and to develop our "baby" in the same spirit, remaining true to our values: offering you beautiful, well-presented things, while maintaining our "small business" approach which is the soul of Le Petit Florilège!
