Press kit · Fall-Winter 2026

Taking beautiful words out of books.Poetry for your home.

Heure d'été designs literary art prints from poems, writers' lines and images as strong as a verse: Japanese woodblock prints, the great Art Nouveau posters, Victor Hugo's drawings. Works worth looking at as much as rereading, met every morning on a wall.

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Victor Hugo quote print, Il faut s'aimer, et puis il faut se le dire, et puis il faut se l'écrire, framed on an ochre wall in the sunlight
“Il faut s'aimer, et puis il faut se le dire” (We must love each other, and then say it), Victor Hugo
200+prints in the catalog
3worlds: words, Japan, Art Nouveau
€26.90a quote print, 12x16 in
5 daysmost orders arrive in 5 business days

Visual and literary poetry in a world of scrolling and emptiness.

The Heure d'été manifesto

First world

Words

Some lines seem to have been written for someone. Heure d'été sets them in large letters on soft, colorful backgrounds, so they become both a gift to give and a piece of literature to keep.

Paul Valéry quote print, Le vent se lève, il faut tenter de vivre

“Le vent se lève, il faut tenter de vivre”

Paul Valéry 26,90 €
Saint-Exupéry quote print, On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur

“On ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur”

Saint-Exupéry 26,90 €
Baudelaire quote print, Homme libre, toujours tu chériras la mer

“Homme libre, toujours tu chériras la mer”

Charles Baudelaire 26,90 €
Victor Hugo quote print, Chaque homme dans sa nuit s'en va vers sa lumière

“Chaque homme dans sa nuit s'en va vers sa lumière”

Victor Hugo 26,90 €
Victor Hugo quote print, Dieu n'avait fait que l'eau, mais l'homme a fait le vin

“Dieu n'avait fait que l'eau, mais l'homme a fait le vin”

Victor Hugo dès 35 €
Axel Munthe quote print, The soul needs more space than the body

“The soul needs more space than the body”

Axel Munthe 26,90 €
The Eddystone Lighthouse print by Victor Hugo, framed on white paneling

The standout piece

Victor Hugo had another, hidden talent

We know Victor Hugo the novelist, poet, playwright and statesman. We know far less of Victor Hugo the artist. Throughout his life he made hundreds of drawings in ink, wash and charcoal.

In 1866, while writing The Man Who Laughs, he drew the Eddystone Lighthouse, a lone tower standing in the middle of the sea and the storm. The original is kept at the Maison de Victor Hugo in Paris.

A piece that tells a story before you even know it.

16x24 in · €89.50See the print

The poems we know without ever really rereading them

We learned them at school. Heure d'été puts them back in front of us, set in full, with the simplicity of a beautiful printed page. Baudelaire, Rimbaud and the others become everyday companions, read in passing on a wall.

A poem is not necessarily meant to stay in a book.
Poetry print, L'Albatros by Baudelaire

L'Albatros dès 35 €
Poetry print, L'Invitation au voyage by Baudelaire

L'Invitation au voyage dès 35 €
Poetry print, Le Dormeur du val by Rimbaud

Le Dormeur du val dès 35 €

Second world

The moon, the rain, the wave

Japanese woodblock prints and paintings say in one image what a haiku says in three lines: a moon behind cherry blossoms, a shower on an evening street, a wave held just before it breaks. Heure d'été brings together the great names of the woodblock print, from Hokusai to Kawase Hasui, and quieter painters such as Suzuki Kiitsu and So Shizan.

Detail of the crest of The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Hokusai
The Great Wave off KanagawaKatsushika Hokusai, c. 1831 · detail
Detail of the full moon behind cherry blossoms, Ohara Koson
Cherry Blossoms and MoonOhara Koson · detail
The Great Wave off Kanagawa print, HokusaiThe Great Wave off KanagawaHokusai · from €35 Bell Tower in the Rain, Okayama print, Kawase HasuiBell Tower in the Rain, OkayamaKawase Hasui · from €35 Cherry Blossoms and Moon print, Ohara KosonCherry Blossoms and MoonOhara Koson · from €35 Ōtsuki Plain, Kai Province print, HiroshigeŌtsuki Plain, Kai ProvinceUtagawa Hiroshige · from €35 Mountains, ink painting print, Suzuki KiitsuMountainsSuzuki Kiitsu · from €35 Plum Blossoms in Moonlight print, So ShizanPlum Blossoms in MoonlightSo Shizan · from €35 Pink Water Lily print, Ohara KosonPink Water LilyOhara Koson · from €35

Swipe to see more · all Japanese woodblock prints

Triptych of framed Japanese woodblock prints: Dragon and Mount Fuji, Mount Fuji from Lake Yamanaka, Cherry Blossoms and Moon

The triptych

Three prints, one landscape

Ogata Gekkō, Hiroaki Takahashi and Ohara Koson: a dragon rising toward Mount Fuji, then Fuji by the lake, then the moon in the cherry blossoms. Three large prints that read from left to right, like a walk.

3 x 20x28 in · €189See the triptych

Third world

Art Nouveau is made to be seen up close

From afar, a Mucha poster is a woman and flowers. Up close, it is embroidery, jewelry, hair turning into arabesques, a hand-drawn alphabet. Heure d'été prints these posters large enough for every detail to read on the wall.

Detail of Mucha's F. Champenois poster: a face crowned with flowers
The crown of flowersAlphonse Mucha, poster for the printer F. Champenois
Detail of Mucha's Zodiac: jewelry woven into the hair
The jewelryMucha, Zodiac, for the review La Plume, 1896
Detail of Mucha's study for the Salon des Cent: hair in swirls
Hair in swirlsMucha, study for the Salon des Cent
Detail of the embroidered bodice, Mucha's F. Champenois poster
The embroideryMucha, F. Champenois
Detail of the zodiac signs in the circle, Mucha
The zodiac signsMucha, Zodiac, 1896
Detail of the Absinthe Robette lettering, Privat-Livemont
The hand-drawn lettersPrivat-Livemont, Absinthe Robette, 1896
F. Champenois Art Nouveau poster, Mucha

F. Champenois

Mucha dès 35 €
Zodiac Art Nouveau poster, Mucha

Zodiac

Mucha dès 35 €
Salon des Cent Art Nouveau poster, Mucha

Salon des Cent

Mucha dès 35 €
Absinthe Robette Art Nouveau poster, Privat-Livemont

Absinthe Robette

Privat-Livemont dès 35 €

All Art Nouveau prints

To dress a wall in one go

Three images, one story

Three works from the same world, three poems that answer each other or three images joined by one palette, in large 20x28 in format, in a single parcel.

Poetry triptych, Hugo, Proust, Apollinaire, on a wall

Hugo, Proust, Apollinaire

Poetry €189
Japanese woodblock print triptych on a wall

Fuji, lake and moon

Woodblock prints €189
Art Nouveau triptych on a wall

Ivy, wisteria and absinthe

Art Nouveau €189
Klimt triptych on a wall

The Kiss, roses and sunflowers

Klimt €189

For editors

Four story ideas

  1. Culture · exhibitions

    Victor Hugo, the artist

    The Eddystone Lighthouse, drawn in 1866, the original of which is kept at the Maison de Victor Hugo in Paris, where the exhibition “Hugo et l'architecture” runs until November 22, 2026.

  2. Gift guides · Christmas

    Give a line

    A declaration of love signed Hugo, a line by Saint-Exupéry for someone you admire: 12x16 in quote prints at €26.90, a literary gift that does not stay on a bookshelf.

  3. Interiors

    The poetry of woodblock prints

    Moon, rain, wave, plum blossom: how a Japanese woodblock print brings calm to a wall, and how to pair it with a contemporary interior.

  4. Interiors · trends

    Art Nouveau, detail by detail

    Mucha and Privat-Livemont: posters from 1896 whose details, jewelry, embroidery, hand-drawn letters, come alive again in large format.

Fact sheet

At a glance

“Poetry for your home.” “Taking beautiful words out of books.”
Founded
In 2025, in France
Worlds
Baudelaire, Hugo, Apollinaire, Proust, Rimbaud and writers' quotes · Japanese woodblock prints and paintings · Art Nouveau · the great masters of painting
Catalog
Over 200 prints, from 12x16 to 20x28 in, and the Eddystone Lighthouse in 16x24 in
Prices
From €26.90 a print to €189 a triptych
Paper
Thick, matte, eco-friendly paper, 170 gsm, FSC certified
Making
Designed in France, printed on demand close to you. No stock, no waste.
Delivery
Printed and shipped from a studio near you: most orders arrive in 5 business days
On request
High-resolution images, samples, a print to photograph in your home, interview

Quick answers

Questions from editors

What is Heure d'été?

A French brand of literary and poetic art prints, founded in 2025. It chooses the texts and artworks, and designs every print.

Where are the prints made?

Printed on demand at a studio close to you, on thick, matte, eco-friendly 170 gsm paper, FSC certified. No stock, no waste.

How much do the prints cost?

From €26.90 for a 12x16 in quote print to €189 for a triptych of three 20x28 in prints. Victor Hugo's Eddystone Lighthouse, 16x24 in, is €89.50.

Can I get HD images or a sample?

Yes: high-resolution images, samples, a print to photograph in your own home or an interview, on request at contact@heuredetestudio.com.

Press contact

A story, a gift guide, an interview?

High-resolution images, samples, collection details, a print to photograph in your home or an interview: write to us.

Email the press officecontact@heuredetestudio.com
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