Mignon is known for its sumptuous leather agendas and accessories
Mignon Leather
Every Mignon cover is made in the tradition of the finest Parisian leather-crafters. Each piece is hand-made in France from full-hide calfskin leather, carefully cut, sewn and finely polished.Artisans use a centuries-old technique to tan, dye and prepare each piece of leather. This results in a naturally-marked finish, making each cover unique.
The choice of the leather used for Mignon covers is rigorous. The hides are carefully selected from a tannery in Italy known for its exacting standards.
Mignon History
The company that became Mignon was founded in 1885. La Maison Fournier made notebooks and repertoires in a workshop in the Marais district of Paris.In the 1930s, Adolphe Fourier, a gilder and bookbinder, founded Sarl Agendas Mignon with his son, Marcel Fournier, and Maurice Monsallier.
After Marcel Fournier retired in 1969, the company eventually passed into the hands of Group Exacompta Clairefontaine. The Group continues to safeguard the Mignon tradition of using the finest maroquiniers in the last of the French leather workshops.
Mignon’s logo suggests an appointment, a rendezvous, to highlight the usefulness of an agenda. The figures in the logo were emblematic of the elegance and courtoisie of Parisian high society in the Gilded Age—the time when the company was started.
