What Papier Tigre is known for
Paris stationery brand founded in 2011 by Maxime Brenon and Julien Crespel, launched first as a website; notebooks and paper goods are designed in-house and manufactured locally in Paris from recycled and responsibly sourced paper.
Papier Tigre was founded in Paris by Maxime Brenon, who came from a marketing background, and Julien Crespel, a designer who had previously run his own branding and communications agency. The label began in 2011 as a website before the founders opened a physical studio and boutique, initially based in the Marais district.
The brand's core proposition is stationery - notebooks, diaries, planners and paper accessories - designed in-house by its own team of graphic artists rather than licensed from outside designers, and manufactured locally using recycled paper and other responsibly sourced materials rather than outsourced overseas production. That local-manufacturing commitment earned Papier Tigre recognition under the "Fabrique a Paris" label, a Paris city program recognizing goods actually made within the city rather than merely designed or branded there.
The studio and workshop have since relocated from the original Marais site to the banks of the Canal Saint-Martin in the 10th arrondissement, reflecting the brand's growth from a small stationery boutique into a larger design-and-manufacturing operation, while its retail presence has continued to be associated with the Marais shopping district where it first opened.
How ORBIS reads this city
Best for — Marais stationery with recycled-stock geometric graphics, made in Paris
Made in Paris using recycled paper and sustainable processes.
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