There are encounters that seem destined. The one between S.T. Dupont and Richard Orlinski is one of them. On one side, a House founded in 1872, whose Parisian workshops have always known how to transform metal and lacquer into objects of desire. On the other, a sculptor whose faceted works have conquered five continents, and the pockets of those who refuse to choose between art and everyday life. What these two worlds share is not immediately visible. On the surface, everything seems to oppose the rigorous goldsmith and the artist's pop energy. But it is precisely in this gap that something unexpected arises: the conviction that an everyday object can carry the power of a work of art, and that a sculpture can find its way into a pocket.

The pieces

Five iconic objects from the House enter Orlinski's workshop and emerge transformed. The Ligne 2 lighter, the Line D Eternity writing instrument, and the Biggy, Slimmy, and Initial models: each becomes a medium for a dialogue between two visual languages that, until now, were entirely separate.

The Red line encapsulates the ambition of this collaboration. For the first time in the House's history, S.T. Dupont adopts a brushed gold finish, a new material that is warm, almost rough to the eye. On the Ligne 2 lighter, a network of metallic lines forms the face of the Kong; below, a guilloche drawn from 1970s archives gives the lacquer a spiral movement, as if the object were breathing. The Line D Eternity L pen, available as a fountain pen or rollerball, extends this vocabulary into the palm.

For those who prefer bare metal, the palladium and gold versions offer a more subdued aesthetic: brushed, sandblasted, or mirror textures alternate on the body of the lighter and pen, revealing the full technical precision of the workshops. Light does not strike; it glides, it rushes in, it disappears.

The Biggy and Slimmy lighters, as well as the Initial ballpoint pen, are adorned with intense chrome highlighted with orange or blue lacquer. The Kong facet finds a pop and immediate territory here, aimed at a clientele who likes their objects to speak loudly.