PRACTICAL, ELEGANT and DURABLE HรRITAGE of ADVENTURE
We adapt the shapes inherited from DAD'S ADVENTURER GRANDPA, son of France's pioneering 19th Century ORGANIC FARMER.
Eugรจne Le Moult : a four-page graphic short story on his adventures in TINTIN of 24 May 1956.
PIONEER of ORGANIC ๐ฑ
LรOPOLD LE MOULT 1856โ1926
Lรฉopold Le Moult, graduate of the French Royal School of Bridges and Roads, was one of only the 19th Centuryโs two researchers in France on ORGANIC AGRICULTURE. With the 1880s' rise in chemical insecticides, the acceptance of his methods declined. To finance further research, he signed a decade-long contract to develop roads in the jungles of DEVILโS ISLAND, still in use by the EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY ๐
Article from 1st January 2021, French Academy of Agriculture
DEVILโs ISLAND
French Guiana, the South-American prefecture of France, was called Devilโs Island because of its DIVERSE and DANGEROUS WILDLIFE: snakes like the Bushmaster and Fer-de-lance, Goliath Birdeater Tarantulas, Amazonian Black Scorpions, stealthy jaguars, Black Caiman in rivers, and coastal Bull Sharks and Tiger Sharks.
ADVENTURERโs CLOTHING ๐ฆ
EUGรNE LE MOULT 1882โ1965
Raised on Devilโs Island, Eugรจne Le Moult became a WEALTHY ADVENTURER as the worldโs most prominent butterfly-hunter and the region's sole butterfly exporter. His PRACTICAL, DURABLE attire was tailored for HOT, HUMID expeditions and 28-day ICY, WINDY Atlantic crossings, ensuring functionality while adhering to 1920s FORMAL travel etiquette.