What is the Iris Collective?
The Iris Collective is a tandem of two translators who have been fascinated by different languages and cultures from a young age.
Inquisitive and passionate, they decided to embark on their translation careers in order to build bridges between two different universes that would otherwise not have the chance to meet.
Faithful messengers, like Iris to the ancient Greek gods, they stand ready to spread their wings and convey the messages entrusted to them, without mistakes or misinterpretations.
They’ve teamed up to ensure that each client’s journey through the world of translation is as smooth as possible. It’s said that two heads are better than one, and when it comes to translation and proofreading they firmly believe that having two pairs of eyes helps guarantee that the end result is twice as good.
If you would like to communicate on a global level, then don’t hesitate to get in touch with them. It would be their pleasure to pass on your message!
The Irises:
Naïma Bautista Rim
Naïma has been translating from English, Italian and Spanish into French for over 13 years, and is a member of the Association of Literary Translators of France (ATLF).
Her areas of specialisation are tourism, culture, human resources, marketing, fashion and cosmetics, food and drink, and sport.
Always keen to explore what life and nature have to offer, Naïma’s many passions include languages, literature, travel, different cultures, art, food, history and architecture.
Having lived in Mexico and spent several months in Tahiti, she never needs much persuasion to throw on her rucksack or pack a suitcase to go and satisfy her thirst for knowledge. And whenever she’s not sitting on a train, bus, plane, ferry or bicycle, she’s journeying through her books and translations.
Translation is more than just a job for her—it’s the excitement of a new discovery in every sentence, and the passion she takes with her as she explores this world we live in.
Isabelle Meschi
Isabelle set out on her translation adventure in 2011, after having obtained her degree in Literary, Technical and Scientific Translation in Milan back in 2009. Born in France to Italian parents, she has spent time living in both Milan, the city of her heritage, and London, the city of her heart.
She specialises in children’s literature, tourism, cosmetics, cinema and marketing.
She translates from English and Italian into French, and is a member of the French Literary Translators’ Association (ATLF) and the Society of French Literati (SGDL).
A lover of all languages, Isabelle has also been learning Russian for the past 18 months. And when she’s not working at her laptop, she adores watching the birds and hedgehogs in her garden and trying to communicate with them (who said language was limited only to humans?).