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As demand has changed, a number of houses have set themselves apart at the top end of the market.
The Luxury section of our blog gathers the information related to those brands and to the objects they make.
You will also find guides on using and, above all, caring for finely made articles.
The articles here describe a broad field and the products that make it up.
Read the section to learn how these objects are made and what distinguishes one from another, through guides written by people who work with them.
The Slimmy and Twiggy Phantom of the Opera lighters weigh 66 g and 80 g, with a blue torch flame. A set pairing a Le Grand Dupont lighter and a Line D Eternity XL pen runs to 200 numbered pieces.
Read moreTo mark 85 years since its first lighter (1941), S.T. Dupont releases two orange-lacquer Ligne 2 models, limited to 1,941 pieces each, in gold or palladium finishes.
Read moreS.T. Dupont dives into the world of Jules Verne with a limited edition inspired by Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, between the flame, the written word and the sea.
Read moreS.T. Dupont and Franck Muller have signed the Master Lighter, a lighter fitted with a visible skeletonised watch movement. How the collaboration came about, and the object in detail.
Read moreS.T. Dupont has opened its first concept store in Tokyo, in the Ginza district. A space designed by the Sybarite studio, whose decor quotes the lighter of 1941.
Read moreThe Parisian house S. T. Dupont and the Moroccan label Casablanca have designed a series of accessories together, inspired by ancient Greece and by sport.
Read moreS.T. Dupont has teamed up with Warner Bros on a collection inspired by the series Game of Thrones. A look at the pieces born of this partnership around the world of Westeros.
Read moreKnown for its smoking accessories, S. T. Dupont also makes watches. The Hyperdome comes in six versions, from a white and gold dial to a sculpted rubber sports strap.
Read moreCreated in Cuba in 1966, Cohiba owes part of its fame to an anecdote involving Fidel Castro and his bodyguard. A look back at the beginnings of the house and at its rise.
Read moreMade rare by the bank card, the money clip remains useful wherever cash still circulates. What it really does, beyond simply holding a bundle of notes together.
Read moreLigne 2 and Slim 7 lighters, pens, leather goods: the S.T. Dupont selection chosen by Smoking.fr for Black Friday, with the models covered by the reductions.
Read moreFabergé, S. T. Dupont, Zippo: the lighters sold at the most extravagant prices, from the handmade model to a white gold case set with 462 diamonds, and the sums reached.
Read moreSigning a contract, writing a letter by hand: in an all-digital age, the occasions to write by hand are becoming rare. The case for keeping a luxury pen on you.
Read moreKnown for its sports cars, Porsche also lends its name to smoking accessories. A look at Porsche Design and at the objects that the marque produces.
Read moreTubing machines, leather tobacco pouches, pipe equipment: a review of the high-end versions of smoking accessories and of the houses that produce them.
Read moreThe most expensive lighter in the world is not a Zippo: before running through the most sought-after models of the brand, the article recalls the sums reached at auction.
Read moreSelf-taught and working with leather since childhood, the Parisian craftsman Peter Charles designs high-end smokers’ accessories. Portrait of an unusual career.
Read moreFrom the leather workshop opened in Paris in 1872 to the accessories that made its name, S.T. Dupont is 150 years old. A look back at a French family firm.
Read moreFor a night or a weekend, a Paris hotel turns itself into a Cuban house, with a trompe-l’oeil frontage and a Cadillac parked outside. A look at the operation.
Read moreEighteen-carat gold, thousands of diamonds, runs of a handful of examples: the ranking of the ten most expensive pens in the world, brand by brand and price by price.
Read moreCrocodile-effect leather and a lacquered finish: the Croco Dandy range from S.T. Dupont brings together two lighters, a cigar humidor and a set of cases. An inventory.
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