In the heart of the silk capital, located at the crossroads of natural land and river routes, the Presse Papier design and production workshops are located in the historic drawing district fabric of Lyon (Croix Paquet /Croix Rousse). In the past, the Vernaison, Augier-Pitaud, Brückert-Berthet, Vernet, Jean Louis Lhopital and Bianchini-Férier drawing studios used to open their doors here and welcome clients from all over the world. For the past ten years, le Presse Papier has been perpetuating this excellent craftsmanship as close as possible to its roots, in the very place of its birth.Le Presse Papier is also the name of five designers from Lyon's fabric industry, heirs to the great tradition of the silk industry. Exceptional talents who have designed for the historic workshops of the Croix-Roussien district, the hill of the Lyon Canuts, as well as for the major Parisian haute couture and furniture houses. Gouache, pencil, watercolour... each collection and each motif is drawn in the traditional way by hand, and digitally. Le Presse Papier unveils original creations, re-editions of works by past artists and creations freely inspired by the history of decorative arts. Some of its designs are included in the permanent collections of the Musée du Papier Peint Français.A patrimonial preservation approach :It is in a desire to be linked to this rich and ancient history that we also acquire and restore 18th, 19th and 20th century archives, breathing new life into an emblematic French heritage that we help to preserve and which sit alongside our own creations. We are building up a collection of archive collections preserved in optimal conditions and digitized in very high definition allowing us to reproduce as faithfully as possible the appearance of old fabrics as well as original gouaches. This preservation approach makes it possible to document an era, a society, and to restore to view the richness of details whose contours had gradually dissipated over time.