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The workshop foundation

 

The Bordeaux workshop

 

Hand made trunks


Trunk maker - 10 years already !


Founded in 2000, EPHTÉE is reviving the traditional art of trunk making in Bordeaux.

In his workshop, Franck Tressens is continuing this age old tradition with the creation of hand made trunks to order.
A lover of fine footwear, Franck Tressens has created a range of articles for the care and maintenance of beautiful shoes, hence the creation of polishing apron, polishing carpet and shoe shine kit (shoe shine box, shoe shine casket, wax box).




- Grand Prix SEMA Aquitaine 2003 and
- Grand Prix Export 2005


The workmanship of Franck Tressens is highly regarded around the world, to the greater satisfaction of lovers of fine footwear.

The EPHTÉE trunks made in Bordeaux have been sold to customers in ...
... Paris - Brusels - Moscow - Amsterdam - Tokyo - New York - Geneva ...











Each EPHTÉE trunk is created entirely by hand. Its personalization and finishing can be pushed to the highest level. From the very first sketches through to the final quality control, the EPHTÉE workshop remains a guardian pf the skills and style "à la française".

It is the guarantee of the quality craftsmanship of an exceptional artisan.

Each piece being unique, every desire and every fancy is made possible with the greatest attention to detail, so that the finished object reflects your own personality :

- shape,
- size,
- leather,
- options.