The house
VAULT was founded in Paris with a single intention: to give the things a person carries every day a place worthy of them. The watch, the keys, the pen, the phone, the make-up. Objects chosen with care, and too often left on a bench, in a wardrobe, in a drawer, and looked for every morning.
The beginning
It began with a founder who owned things he cared about and nowhere worthy to keep them. A watch set down wherever was nearest; keys and a phone that each morning had to be found. He wanted one place where his collection could be seen, held together and put away in order, with the day's essentials waiting where he left them. Nothing he could find was good enough, so he made it. VAULT ONE held his own watch and keys before it held anyone else's. Everything the house has made since follows the same idea, for the same reason.
The atelier
Each piece is made in our Paris atelier, one at a time. The body is finished by hand until the surface holds light like lacquer. The gold line is laid along the base. The plaque is set in its seat and pressed home. Nothing leaves until it is right, and nothing is made before it is wanted.
The number
Every VAULT carries a number on its base, and the same number on the card inside its box. There is no other. Write to us about N° 014, and we will know which hands made it and the day it left.
The box
A VAULT arrives as it is meant to be kept: in a black box sealed in gold, within a cotton bag, with a card that records what you own. VAULT ONE holds one secret. It is written on that card, and nowhere else.
Black, with a line of gold
We make few objects, and we make them without ornament. Black, one line of gold, the VAULT plaque. Nothing else is needed.
A word
A VAULT is not bought to be noticed. It is bought to be used every day, and kept. If you would like a piece made for you, or for someone you wish to impress without saying so, write to us.
Zeki, Paris
contact@vaultparis.com