St Dupont
History
History
Simon Tissot founded a carriage company which was destroyed in a fire in 1872. Unabashed, that same year he bought a workshop which made leather briefcases for diplomats and businessman.
In 1884, Simon Tissot Dupont became the supplier of one of the world largest shops Les Grands Magasins du Louvre while maintaining his private clientele.
Simon Tissot Dupont handed over his company to his sons in 1919, Lucien and Andre, who, trading under the name of Les Fils de S.T. Dupont (the Sons of S.T. Dupont) relaunched the activity. The activity was focused on high quality travel cases and accessories. Highly qualified craftsmen were called upon and patents were taken out to protect industrial secrets. Two hundred and fifty workers and 17 separate traders were involved in the manufacture, such as goldsmiths, woodworkers, engravers, leather craftsmen, lacquer workers, locksmiths, etc.
S.T. Dupont transfered its workshops from rue Dieu in Paris back to the family's hometown of Faverges in Savoy in 1924.
In 1929 Lucien Tissot Dupont was invited to New York by Louis Cartier to present his travel cases in their 5th Avenue shop. On the ship going to New York he learned about the Crash and the ensuing panic on Wall Street. Upon his return to Paris, in response to the crisis, he decided to move even further upmarket and cater to clients unaffected by the Crash.
Dupont became supplier to kings, emperors, maharajahs, ambassadors, and bankers. Up to 10 exceptional travel cases are turned out of the workshops every month. The master craftsmen work with extravagant materials: crocodile skin, gold and silver, ivory, and tortoiseshell.
Products
Since then, Dupont has gone on to produce lighters, pens, wallets, watches, and fragrances. It currently controls 70% of the luxury lighters market. The first S.T. Dupont serially produced lighter was created in 1941, during World War II. It was made of Aluminum, as brass was used as a strategic metal restricted for war purposes only. S.T. Dupont is better known as a masculine luxury brand but it creates accessories and products also appealing to women.
Today S.T. Dupont is a leader in high quality luxury and jeweled lighters, writing instruments, leather goods and accessories.
The company is renowned for creating exclusive, extremely rare and collectable, Limited Edition items, that have an amazing international following.
Collections
60 Diamonds 2001
Abstraction(s) 2000
Africa 2001
Andalusia 2003
Andy Warhol 2004
Art & Technique 2003
Art Deco 1996
Art Nouveau 1993
Colombus 1992
Europa 1993
French Revolution 1989
Inspiration Nature 2002
James Bond 007 2004
James Bond 007 2006
Casino Royale
Jubile 1991
LeRoy Neiman 2003
Les Elements 1995
Maharadjah 1996
Medici 2005
Mozart 1991
Napoleon 2003
Night and Light 2000
Nuevo Mundo 1998
Opus X 2004
Opus X 2005
Opus X 2006
Perspective 2000
Pharaoh 2004
Picasso 1997
Rendez-Vous 1996
Shaman 2005
Sky and Fire 2001
Solitaire 2001
St. Petersburg 2003
Statue of Liberty 2002
Taj Mahal 2002
Teatro 1997
Versailles
Vertigo 1996
Vertigo II 2006
References
S. T. Dupont Corporate Website
ST Dupont Official UK website
Dupont Collector
ST Dupont Collections rus
Gizmodo: S.T. Dupont Creates Palladium Flash Drive for the Well-Heeled
Joon New York: All the Best Pens in the World
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