Le Presse Papier
Our story
Generous, free, playful: labeled Artisan d'Art, le Presse Papier is above all the personality of a man, Sébastien Barcet, who for 14 years has devoted himself to his love for the infinite possibilities of wallpaper and textiles. luxury. Demanding, it renews and enriches Lyon's heritage and revives the spirit of silk makers with creations that resolutely highlight florals and colors. Le Presse Papier is a joyfully independent and unique approach. A poetic act made of a multitude of gestures. A constant attention to detail. An impulse of the eye that celebrates Beauty and what Henri Focillon so aptly called “the life of forms”. A voracious passion for the delicate and inexhaustible energy of art.
A passionate compagny above all
In the heart of the silk capital located at the crossroads of natural land and river routes, the Presse Papier creation and manufacturing workshops are located in the historic district of Lyon textile design (Croix Paquet /Croix Rousse). In the past, it was here that the Vernaison, Augier-Pitaud, Brückert-Berthet, Vernet, Grataloup, Jean Louis Lhopital and Bianchini-Férier drawing studios beat the streets and welcomed clients from all over the world. For 14 years, le Presse Papier has perpetuated this excellent artisanal know-how as close as possible to its roots, in the very place of its birth. Concerned about our roots in Lyon but resolutely focused on sharing and discovery, we export our French know-how throughout the world.
Le Presse Papier is also five designers from the Lyon textile industry, heirs to the great tradition of silk makers. Exceptional talents who have designed for the historic workshops of the Croix-Roussen district, the Colline des Canuts in Lyon, as well as for the great Parisian haute couture and furniture houses. Gouache, pencil drawing, watercolor… each collection and each pattern are drawn in the traditional way by hand, and digitally. Le Presse Papier reveals original creations, guest collections, reissues of works by artists of the past and creations freely inspired by the history of Art. Some of his models entered the permanent collections of the French Wallpaper Museum (in 2014 & 2020).
Our collections can therefore be installed without danger to your health and the air quality of your interior.
You are in Paris, Marseille, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Le Havre, Nantes, Geneva, Berlin, Amsterdam, London, etc. Our wallpapers and furnishing fabrics will be delivered in sturdy packaging designed for this purpose.
If you are in Lyon, you can come and pick your order in our workshops.
Sébastien Barcet
Founder of Le Presse Papier , passionate about art, Sébastien is at the same time creative , narrator, colorist and artistic director of the brand. It has been more than 14 years since he had a form of inheritance of the canuts and jacquard trades in the historic textile district in Lyon, exporting the Lyon know-how all over the world . He gives artistic directions to the 4 other designers who accompany him in this adventure.
Cheryl Raman
Art historian , after 15 years in various museums, Cheryl joined the Le Presse Papier and puts her skills and expertise at the service of collections, acquisitions and relations with institutions. Her work supports and specify the artistic approach already present.
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.
Stories to devour… with your eyes. Get closer. Look… The creations of Presse Papier are so many stories that each detail patiently tells: an animal or botanical inspiration, an emblematic figure, an atypical and poetic place, an artistic movement, the spirit of an era. More than wallpaper or fabric, it is an open book, a colorful score, a visual universe which, each time, unfolds, inviting reverie and imagination. To enchant the senses and the mind, awaken curiosity, create a special atmosphere. An idea. A desire.
Le Presse Papier defends an eco-responsible approach. Our Lyon workshops are Imprim'Vert certified and use non-woven recyclable papers free of PVC, with quality solvent-free inks. The paper cuts are optimized to limit paper loss and all the elements of the printing process are recycled.
Transmission of know-how:
Holders of unique and rare know-how, wishing to share the fervent passion that we dedicate to our work as creator, publisher of wallpaper and textiles, in a spirit of transmission close to that of the Canuts, we work on a daily basis with an apprentice in BAC Pro Crafts and artistic professions – Multimedia visual communication.
We thus write our own story that is part of time.
Collections
A collection of wallpapers reflecting our infinite passion for art. Discover
The Nabis's soul seems to breathe through the patterns of this collection with its great expressive force. A collection of character, certainly, which favors the bold. Discover
The tradition of Lyon floral textile design. Discover
The Modernist wallpaper collection is a free journey into the philosophical movement of the same name. “Color is the most relative medium in art” J. Albers Discover
A collection linked to travel and impregnated of history of botany. Discover
Gouache and watercolor creations with stylized designs Discover
Stripes, a timeless pattern. Motif of the devil, emblem of sailors, but also symbol of freedom and humor, there are stripes and stripes as highlighted by Michel Pastoureau in his book: Rayures. Une histoire culturelle published by Editions du Seuil. Discover
A call for a change of scenery and dreams of exoticism Discover
A game for the eye a trick for the mind Discover
A collection, a journey through 20th century design. Discover
A sensory immersion in organic and plant motifs. Enter an underwater world filled with colors and details, in which the graphic shapes of plants seem to undulate along the water. Discover
Le Presse Papier invites French street artist Nelio Discover
“The world of today was born yesterday, in the fifties and sixties”, Dominic Bradbury, The 50s style, the complete, Parentheses editions. Discover
Vintage reinterpreted. Discover
The models in this collection are naturally poetic and invite you to travel. Discover