In this blog I share cartonnage design inspiration that you can use to elevate your designs. I will add more inspiration, but also follow my account on Instagram where I'll also share this inspiration, @thecartonnerie.
In this blog you'll find craft tips for French cartonnage. About cutting, gluing, lining, tools and more. I will add more tips, but also follow my account on Instagram where I'll also share these tips, @thecartonnerie.
For French cartonnage you don't need a special work space or expensive, professional tools. A table and the tools listed in this blog are all you really need.
In the middle of the 19th century, Ferdinand Revoul from Vaucluse developed a box designed to transport silkworm eggs imported from China and Japan.
These boxes allowed air to pass through thanks to small holes in the bottom and the lid. It was an ingenious system that marked the beginning of the whole packaging industry in Valréas.