Maison Alivon, since 1812

Maison Alivon is the world’s oldest and last remaining manufacture of bronze typefaces. Using a unique spoon casting process, it creates marking tools for gilders, bookbinders, cabinet makers, violin makers and the world’s greatest chocolate makers.

Marking leather

Fonts, gilding irons, fleurons, pallets, rolling tools and fillets – we create the essential tools for bookbinding, upholstery and restoration.

Maison Alivon, since 1812.

Maison Alivon is the world’s oldest and last remaining manufacture of bronze typefaces. Using a unique spoon-casting process, it creates marking tools for gilders, bookbinders, cabinet-makers, luthiers and even the greatest chocolate makers.

Our tools

Designed according to your needs and made to order, our tools adapt to their future use to support you in all your day-to-day creations.

Our history

Maison Alivon has not only inherited a rare ancestral know-how, but also a family heritage handed down from generation to generation, thanks to an unbroken passion for bronze and its many expressions.

Bespoke solutions

Whether you’re a saddlery and leather goods manufacturer, a luxury brand or an events agency, we can support you in your personalisation process and offer your customers a brand experience enhanced by Maison Alivon’s time-honoured know-how.