Heritage
For almost 150 years, we have been synonymous with luxury – combining creativity, uncompromising quality and unique expertise passed down from generation to generation.
The Beginnings
As Napoleon III's photographer and a pioneering spirit with a keen eye for aesthetics, in 1872, aged just 25, Simon Tissot Dupont opened his first leatherwork shop in Paris. His personalised travel trunks soon became the ultimate accessory for Europe's elite.
A Workshop in Faverges
Lucien and André, Simon Tissot Dupont's sons, took the reins in 1919 and decided in 1924 to move the Parisian workshop to the family home in Faverges, in Haute-Savoie. With the new workshop located beside Lake Annecy, Europe's purest lake, our products are manufactured in one of France's most remarkable natural environments.
The Innovations That Made Us Famous
In 1930, Lucien Tissot Dupont developed an entirely new tanning technique using diamond powder to give our leather even greater durability and suppleness. This sophisticated technique is still used today.
After recruiting Georges Novossiltzeff in 1935, we became the first luxury Maison to master the Asian lacquer technique on metal – and have held the secret ever since.
During the Second World War, we developed the first luxury petrol lighter. Shortly afterwards, in 1952, the first luxury gas lighter was developed: the "D57". Following a request from Jackie Kennedy Onassis, in 1973 we designed the first luxury ballpoint pen.
Savoir-faire
A passion for producing the finest in luxury products. A design atelier where ideas and innovation are brought to life and where quality rings true. A heritage dating back to 1872, where France's most brilliant artisans are chosen to revive unique crafts of the past to create the exclusive and the exceptional.
Our Craftsmanship
We team technology with expertise to create quality products, individually designed and crafted to last. Our talented artisans bring their innovation to seventeen rare skills, harnessing technology to turn cutting edge materials into distinctive objects of desire.