| From the moment the S.T.
Dupont House was founded in
1872, Simon Tissot-Dupont
magnified the finest and
rarest of materials by
producing luxurious
accessories adorned with
gold, diamonds, mother-of-
pearl, Chinese lacquer or
alligator. Dupont originally
founded a prestigious leather
goods workshop where he
produced leather goods for
eminent figures of the time.
His creations quickly found
success amongst elegant
Parisians. As early as the
1920's, Simon's sons were
innovating, creating
sumptous, custom-made
travel trunks which became
popular with the international
elite. They got into Chinese
lacquer on metal in 1935, and
developed the pocket gas
lighter in 1941. Fine writing
instruments came into the
picture in 1973 with the
creation of their first luxury
ballpoint pen made of solid
gold- it was sold at the
Museum of Modern Art in New
York. Today, S.T.
Dupont's luxurious
accessories continue to call
upon the finest materials and
the rarest know-how with the
craftsmen constantly trying to
perfect the mastering of their
expertise. |
