FRENCH stYLE...
Dotted across the beautiful grounds of The Heights you'll find French-inspired stalls and vendors selling treasures, wares, services, language and food, all with a French flavour...
ATELIER DE THIERS
Inspired by the XIIXth and XIXth centuries, Atelier de Thiers make and source items that are beautiful and interesting. Reproduction and interpretations of old, antique hand made decorative accessories, gifts and objects, furniture. Beautiful and precious, elegant and whimsical.
You’ll find Atelier de Thiers’ exquisite collection in the Groom’s Cottage just near the Stables.
Bellite
Bellite's fashion collections combine the effortless Australian lifestyle with distinctive French influences. Their collection showcases clothing, jewellery and accessories all designed and made by local talents based in France. With vibrant colours, creative colourways and sheer style, Bellite brings you cutting edge French fashion and accessories.
BLUYONDA
Bluyonda Pure Silk Scarves are unique and feature rich colours with eye catching abstract patterns and captivating stories. Exquisite French designs feature among a collection of over 70 scarves, each created from images taken by professional photography veterans and identical twins Dallas and John Heaton.
Bouquiniste
A bouquiniste is a bookseller who typically sells antique and second hand books in the iconic green stalls along the Seine River in Paris. Alliance Française de Geelong has a large volume of second hand books for sale, including pictorial and language-based resources along with novels.
Drop by and pick up a bargain.
BY JOSEPHINE
By Josephine macarons are made using secret family recipes. All products are handmade, 100% artisan, using free range eggs, sourcing the finest ingredients and most important, made with love. The range includes Josephine's signature macarons along with cannelés, basque cheese cake and French baking kits.
CRACKLING SMALLGOODS
You’ll find smoked smallgoods produced using artisanal methods. Crackling use the highest quality ingredients to create unique flavours. Their range includes sausages, pates, cabana, bacon and ham, chicken, fish and beef.
FRANCE AT HOME
Looking for authentic French supermarkets products but can't make the trip to France? Look no further than France at Home, your go-to online French supermarket for all things French in Australia, with the largest range of biscuits, confectionery, condiments, saucisson, drinks, cheeses, health & beauty products and much more!
FRENCH GREEN GALLERY
French Green Gallery offers unique one of a kind handcraft jewellery range in silver featuring antique French coins, medals, trinkets, fob-watches - all hand-made in Geelong. You'll also find a selection of French abstract art pieces on offer.
FUNKY ZEBRA
Funky Zebra creates hand-painted jewellery and home décor that brings colour and joy to everyday life. Founded by French artist and designer Anaïs Lobmeyer, each piece is an original artwork featuring bold colours, graphic patterns and joyful energy. Inspired by the rebellious 80s Memphis movement, Funky Zebra deeply believes that the world needs more colour, not less.
GEELONG BEEKEEPERS
Discover the fascinating world of beekeeping and how to harness the productivity of these busy little workers. You’ll find information about the care and needs of bees, hive management and harvesting, and learn which bee-attracting plants to add to your garden to produce healthy, happy bees. You’ll be able to purchase honey from the hives at The Heights.
Iconic cycling tours
Iconic Cycling Tours host cycling tours in the French Alps, designed for the rider who wants to “see the destination” not race to the top. Iconic plan each trip to ensure you enjoy the ride at an achievable pace to ensure your dream holiday is memorable. Established 8 years ago, Iconic are now regular operators of tours in the Occitanie and Oisans regions, riding the iconic routes of The Tour de France.
Intext – Language International Bookshop
Intext – Language International Bookshop presents a beautiful range of French books that reflects the latest from France in literature, teaching and learning and children’s books. You’ll find fun and educational books and games at Intext.
La Boutique de Souvenirs
Alliance Française de Geelong brings you La Boutique de Souvenirs where you'll find your essential souvenirs of France and Eiffel Towers of every size and description! You’ll also find a selection of Savon de Marseille soaps and the iconic, Sophie la girafe.
Laminated Cotton SHOP
Jacinta Taylor creates eco-friendly, waterproof, and washable homewares from her Melbourne studio. Laminated Cotton Shop replaces disposable plastics with reusable goods such as aprons and food covers made from premium French coated cottons. The range includes shower caps, toothbrush keepers, and facial wipes. Browse through French themed prints, florals and a bit of whimsy at their market stall.
L'ARtisan gourmet Food
Taste the difference with L’Artisan Gourmet Food, created by renowned chef, Lionel Abello using authentic French recipes, passed down through generations. Discover Australian made, French gourmet products including patés, rillettes, saussison, smoked tomatoes and cornichons along with take home, heat-and-serve delights such as beef bourguignon, cassoulet and confit duck.
Le Panier
The colours and vibrancy of Le Panier's bags, baskets and hats have been inspired and designed by the latest French fashion trends. Made with renewable resources (raffia) their bags are entirely handmade. Le Panier has created an exciting and colourful range to suit not only the fashion conscious woman, but the environmental one!
LONG PADDOCK CHEESE
Long Paddock Cheese produces a range of artisan organinc cow’s milk cheeses in the heart of Victoria in Castlemaine by resident French cheesemaker Ivan Larcher, known internationally as “the Cheese Whisperer’. With strong ties to France, Long Paddock Cheese featured in a French government funded movie “Terroir and Tradition – The Delights of the Victorian Countryside”.
Moorabool Antiques
Moorabool Antiques has a fine selection of genuine French antiques, including pottery and porcelain, silver, glass and artworks. You’ll also find a range of French themed cushions. Visit Moorabool Antiques in the historic Dovecot during the festival.
MonsieuR SMART MELBOURNE
Monsieur Smart Melbourne is a French goods emporium where every item is 100% made in France. Offering beautifully crafted clothing, homewares, and accessories, we celebrate eco-conscious heritage brands. We are the Melbourne-based home of Saint James, Le Jacquard Français, Féret Parfumeur, Le Béret Français, Maison Broussaud, Guy de Jean, Filt 1860, Forge de Laguiole, and many more specialist makers.
MY Little baby fabric
Leá brings her French style to beautifully designed, handmade products for babies, mothers and grandmothers, all made using high-quality materials. You’ll find nursery decor and baby essentials such as bibs, reusable wipes and teething rings. Personalized name garlands and bibs make great gifts along with key tags, cosmetic bags and other pieces especially for mamas.
NATIONAL TRUST PLANT SALES
The National Trust gardeners have been busy nurturing lavender bushes struck from cuttings taken from within The Heights Heritage Garden.
Visit the National Trust shop in the main house and you'll find a lovely selection of giftware and books.
ORIGINAL SPIRIT CO
Sourcing the best organic and wild crafted ingredients to combine traditional and modern techniques the Original Spirit Co produce a wide range of award winning gins, liquors and German style spirits. Stock you bar with aromatic gins or enjoy a ready to drink Gin 'n' Juice.
Provincial platters
Provincial Platters create handcrafted platters, bowls and charcuterie boards from used French oak wine barrels and other second-hand components. Visit Rob and select your special piece.
QQ La Praline Artisan Chocolatier
QQ La Praline is a family-owned business that brings you the finest artisan chocolates. Established in Melbourne in 2019, we handcraft all our chocolates using the finest Belgian couverture mixed with locally sourced ingredients. QQ La Praline gourmet creations are a mix of French classics and original flavours to indulge in.
RED Squirrel
-Found french treasures
Red Squirrel search the French countryside for treasures they love. From tiny hidden villages to brocante and local emmaus, often the background story comes with each item. Visit them to find vintage pieces, paintings, bric-a-brac, buttons, plus found photos and curios alongside specially selected new wares.
RETRO PRINT MERCHANTS
Retro Print Merchants painstakingly restore old images to create beautiful wall prints, linen tea towels and greeting cards. They have been adding fun, colour and conversations to homes since 2012 with their Australian made collection of retro-inspired homewares.
SOPHIE M DESIGNS
At Sophie M, every piece of jewellery is thoughtfully designed and crafted with love and care. Sophie's one-of-a-kind pieces capture a spirit that is both elegant and timeless. You’ll find handcrafted sterling silver jewellery that exudes French style and simplicity - Necklaces, earrings, bracelets and rings.
Susan Kerian, Illustrator
Specialising in fashion illustrations, Susan’s work is colourful, with a sense of elegance. Inspired by the romantic Parisian aesthetic, her signature style uses a mix of watercolour paints, pencils, fine pen and digital drawing. Visit Susan and select from a beautiful collection of cards, tote bags or fashion art for your home.
STITCHING QUEENS
Stitching Queens is a slow fashion brand creating one of a kind clothing and accessories from upcycled textiles. Handmade in small batches, the collection includes colourful wool jackets crafted from vintage Australian blankets, shorts made from vintage linen or towels and bum bags made from off cuts to avoid waste.
THE BRIAR PATCH WINTERGARDEN
The Briar Patch Wintergarden brings the brocante spirit to Le Festival Français. You’ll find antique and vintage wares including textiles, haberdashery, china, glass and wicker as well as bespoke cushions and lampshades created with vintage fabrics.
The Man in the Hat Garden Furniture
Visit The Man in the Hat Garden Furniture for timeless garden classics. In Sean’s brocante-style stall you’ll find refurbished table settings, pots and unique pieces for your garden.
WINE {DOMAINE}
Wine {Domaine} offers a wide range of rare wines and boutique liquors, from red wines and white wines to exclusive champagne, cognac, whisky and armagnac vintages. Wine {Domaine} is proud to have almost 30 years’ experience working with some of the largest and most prestigious names in the business.
Zoe & Chloe and co
Zoe & Chloe and Co was created with a desire for a colourful, elegant, yet affordable range of jewels to encourage women to stay in touch with their true self while tempting them to spice their daily lives. Pearls, Swarovski Crystals, Murano handmade glass beads, volcanic rock and some unique stones only found in Australia such as Bolder Opal, Zebra stone, Sunset stone ... visit May-Britt to select your unique piece created with French flair.
...AND SO MUCH MORE!
