ABOUT

Julie Marabelle is a French visual artist based in Amsterdam.

She started her career in London designing sets and costumes for theatre, film and television. Cutting scale models with a scalpel, a skill that would later shape how she works with paper. She then turned to illustration and fine art.

Julie works with large sheets of paper, hand-cutting them to create delicate, playful scenes inspired by the places where she has lived and travelled. Cartography, nature, pattern and colour infuse all her creations, whether in paper-cutting, drawing or painting.

Julie spent 18 years running her own brand, Famille Summerbelle, taking each piece from first sketch through to production, art direction, styling and distribution around the world. The brand closed in 2026, and she now works on one-of-a-kind artworks and bespoke commissions, from single pieces to full installations, often alongside architects, art consultants and international brands.

Her work covers commercial illustration, home decor, books, clothing collaborations, hospitality projects and editorial commissions, and has been shown in Paris, London and Tokyo.

She studied Visual Art with a focus on Architectural Environments at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués Olivier de Serres in Paris, and holds a First-Class BA in Set and Costume Design from Central Saint Martins in London.