This site was born from a true twinning of the heart between Nice and Japan , two places that have marked our lives and nourished our common artistic approach.
It all began in 2015, during my first trip to Japan . It was an aesthetic and emotional shock, an intimate encounter with a country where every gesture, every detail, every silence inspires. Several trips followed, rich in sketches, notebooks, and scenes of daily life.
In 2024, we shared this adventure. It was obvious: to blend our two heritages in a common project. From this emerged a collection of postcards with two voices, conceived around the same vision: that of vibrant and sensitive illustration.
On the Nice side, we came up with "M'enBatiSiéuNissart" ( I love Nice ). This maxim—so quintessentially Niçoise!—suddenly appeared to us as a natural choice, a symbol to convey our desire through the enduring and vibrant medium of postcards. These cards illustrate culinary specialties: socca, Pan bagnat , pissaladière , courgette blossoms , ravioli with daube , grilled octopus … are all accompanied by a short message in Niçois dialect, “E mangi…”, followed by the name of the dish. And because culture isn't limited to food, we've also created illustrations inspired by Niçois culture , Old Nice , the Promenade des Anglais (known as La Prom'), stylized plants, palmettes, and of course, the Niçois eagle !
Thanks to our favorite places in Nice after the liberation, the Tintin kiosk and Socc'Tram, where we enjoy ourselves every day and for which we drew 3 postcards, the pan bagnat , the socca and the ravioli with daube.
From Japan , Callillygraphies™ blend calligraphy, watercolor, pastel, and inks. They capture everyday moments like snapshots: the poetry of an alleyway here, a face there, bottles of sake... The original Japanese works are available for purchase, in addition to their reproduction as postcards.
The mediums are the same, the inspiration is twofold. This shop is a bridge between two cultures, two sensibilities , united by a shared life journey, a desire to transmit in a different way, and a common passion for drawing.
