It starts as cotton.
A heavy sheet of cotton paper, cut to size. Soft to the touch, slow to yellow.
85 × 55 mm · 600 g/m² · 100% cotton
Every Estienne card passes through the same five stations before it leaves the studio. Scroll to watch one being made.
A heavy sheet of cotton paper, cut to size. Soft to the touch, slow to yellow.
A brass die pushes the mark up from behind. No ink at all. It is read by light and by fingertip.
Heat and pressure lay down a thin foil. Matte champagne, so it catches the light without shouting.
The stack is clamped and its edges painted by hand. Seen only when the card turns, and remembered for it.
Sealed in a lined envelope, ready to change hands. What happens next is up to you.
The occasion, the quantity, the feel you want. We propose the stock, the technique and the proportion.