Stepping into the shop is like entering another world and it’s no wonder he’s got an almost cult following, with over 248,000 Instagram followers. Unsurprisingly, the place where Marin dreams up many of his creations is equally otherworldly: a quaint 19th-century cottage in the Normandy countryside that is both weekend home and studio. Inès was looking for a tenant and Marin for a studio space, so it was a bit of a no-brainer. Marin’s first task was to turn what had been a generous bedroom at one end of the ground floor into his studio. ‘It looks out onto the garden through this big window, which is why I just wanted everything to be green.