Present People Profiles: Florence Tétier
Quickfire Questions with the brilliant creative director, publisher and designer in Paris
Present People Profiles showcase our favourite Modern Makers and members of the PRESENT community, contributors and friends.
Florence Tétier is the co-founder and creative director of Novembre Magazine, former creative director at Jean Paul Gaultier, and founder of her own jewellery brand Tétier.
She was one of my first creative role models, and one of the original reasons I wanted to study design at ECAL back in the day. Florence has also been part of the PRESENT world since Issue 2, where she shared with us a visual diary of her life.
What I admire most is the way she juggles it all while refusing to stay inside one lane. Magazine, fashion house, classroom, jewellery bench: she keeps building her own worlds and playgrounds and invites others in. A true Modern Maker if there ever was one!
Hello Florence! What’s your Thing?
Novembre almost full time ;)
What fuels your creative process?
My daughter
What’s the hardest part of becoming yourself?
Take time off to reflect, almost impossible
What’s a challenge for you at the moment?
Keep your political beliefs in a society that doesn’t want you to be vocal
What’s your favourite life hack?
Always trust my gut feeling
What advice would you give to someone starting out on a similar path?
Trust your feelings and you will know when it’s good
What does being present mean to you?
Always be curious, learn from the new generations, break old concepts, create new ones
What’s your Favourite Unrealized Project?
My jewelry line, and also my home that I’d love to build
Thank you, Florence <3
Photo Credits:
1. From Florence Tétier
2. From Novembre reimagines Moonboot
3. From Tétier Bijoux
4. Portrait Svet Chalssol
5. From Tétier Bijoux
6. From Florence Tétier
I’m writing a book to help as many people as possible. It’s called Stop Postponing Yourself: Do The Thing. A Modern Maker Manifesto and is now available for pre-ordering. There are still a few spots left for the Early Bird Offer that comes with special perks and helps me build this.
If you want to join a supportive group of 252 makers from all around the world, check out our Present Space. We are meeting in the Consistency Club every two weeks to talk about the bliss and struggles of getting closer to our Favorite Unrealized Projects.