Description
On the island of Ré, everyone rides bicycles, and nobody hurries. Sophie pedalled her yellow cruiser along the sea wall each morning with a baguette in the basket and her sunglasses pushed up in her hair, waving to the oyster farmers and stopping whenever she spotted a hollyhock worth photographing. By noon she was usually asleep on the sand, the bicycle leaning against a dune, the glasses forgotten on the handlebars. The gulls, she claimed, kept watch over it for her.
This box is pure holiday. The cruiser shines a bright, buttery yellow, its curved frame and wide tyres made for slow rides along the shore, and a gleaming pair of brass sunglasses adds a touch of sparkle. It suits a beach cottage windowsill, a bedside table in a guest room decorated in sea blues, or the desk of someone counting the days until July. Give it to a friend who just bought a bicycle, or to anyone who measures summer in ice creams and sunsets. The brass catches the light like a wink of sunshine on water, and the yellow is pure holiday optimism.
The details
- A yellow beach cruiser bicycle
- Accented with brass sunglasses
- Opens as a trinket box
- Approximately 3 x 2 x 2.75 inches
- Made by Rochard
- Artisan-painted porcelain from Limoges, France
A small dose of sunshine for grey winter days. Wheel it out whenever you need reminding that summer is coming.
