Since 2001 · Paris · New York · Shenzhen
Brand objects that are useful and beautiful
Talea designs and manufactures bespoke objects for the communication campaigns of international groups: brand merchandise, retail, gift-with-purchase and mass-market premiums.
What we believe
An object is beautiful when it embraces its function
An object is beautiful when it embraces its function and travels through time keeping both its use and its charm. An object must be useful, beautiful and light: design, quality and price all engage our social, environmental and economic responsibility.
Working closely with brands, we imagine their unique objects, designed through virtuous and innovative processes. Well designed and well made, your object is your brand.
Talea in numbers
Twenty-five years of making things
The figures of a house that draws, manufactures, inspects and delivers.
About the house- 97 %
- EcoVadis score
- 100,000
- Objects delivered per year
- 5,000
- Original object designs
- 38
- Object ranges
Our objects
Eight families, one standard
We do not pick from a catalogue: every range is drawn for one brand, then manufactured to its volumes. Thirty-eight ranges developed to date.
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Bags & luggage
Totes, satchels, pouches, cabin luggage.
Minimum quantity · from 500 pieces
Textile
Ready-to-wear, caps, scarves, robes, linen.
Minimum quantity · from 1 000 pieces
Accessories
Small leather goods, jewellery, pins, silk squares.
Minimum quantity · from 1 000 pieces
Stationery
Notebooks, diaries, writing sets, editions.
Minimum quantity · from 2 000 pieces
Tech
Audio, power banks, cables, connected stands.
Minimum quantity · from 1 000 pieces
Umbrellas
Folding, stick, golf, bespoke printed canopies.
Minimum quantity · from 1 000 pieces
Keyrings
Metal, leather, silicone, enamel, exclusive shapes.
Minimum quantity · from 2 000 pieces
Drinkware
Bottles, mugs, flasks, glassware, lunch boxes.
Minimum quantity · from 1 000 pieces
Five thousand objects drawn
We don't sell a catalogue, we draw yours
Every object starts from a brand brief and a blank page. Designed from scratch, with registered designs and exclusivity of form.
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Brands that trust us
The brand, right into the material
Embroidery, engraving, hot foiling, debossing, woven labels, injection moulding: how a logo meets a material is our craft.
Peugeotstamped full-grain leather 
Bentleyengraved technical textile 
Jaguarcoated canvas, hot stamping 
Maseratirecycled nylon, metal logo 
Alpineembroidered fleece 
DS Automobilescotton twill, applied logo 
Lacostewoven jacquard ribbon 
Scotch & Sodascreen-printed peach cotton 
rag & bonescreen-printed black canvas 
Pain de Sucreprinted jersey 
Norseprinted label on nylon 
Grès Parisscreen-printed natural canvas 
Laliqueembossed fine paper 
Agathadebossed cotton canvas 
Cliniquescreen-printed cotton twill 
Lazartiguewoven label on cotton 
Paris Saint-Germainrubber patch on mesh 
Juventusembroidered black twill 
UEFA Euro 2024printed polyester
The method
Seven stages, from brief to pallet
A bespoke object is not a purchase, it is a development. Here is the path, with the lead times we usually hold.
- 01
D0
Analysis
We analyse each individual project to compose a specific answer: audience, use, budget, volumes, campaign calendar and compliance constraints.
Deliverable Scoping and feasibility note
- 02
D+5
Specification
Drawn up jointly with the brand. It fixes the material, the finish, the marking, the required tests and the intended country of manufacture.
Deliverable Signed specification
- 03
D+10
Research & design
Trend books, references, mood boards, hand drawings, 2D and 3D models. Designed from scratch by our Paris studio.
Deliverable Boards and 3D renders
- 04
D+18
Costing
Make-or-buy arbitration project by project: what goes to Asia, what stays in Europe. Consolidated prices, minimum volumes and lead times.
Deliverable Costing per scenario
- 05
D+30
Sampling
White model, then functional prototype. This is the stage where things get rejected, corrected, and where the project becomes an object.
Deliverable Approved prototype and counter-sample
- 06
D+60
Manufacturing
Launch at partner factory, pre-production inspection on sample, in-line control and final inspection before shipment.
Deliverable Inspection reports
- 07
D+95
Supply & dispatch
Warehousing, kitting, allocation by subsidiary and country, incoterms, customs documentation and delivery to points of sale.
Deliverable Tracked multi-country delivery
Compliance & traceability
What your procurement and legal teams will ask for
On a promotional object, compliance is no longer a comfort argument: it is a knock-out criterion. The GPSR regulation (EU 2023/988) has applied since 13 December 2024 and explicitly covers these products.
97 %
EcoVadis Gold
Gold medal 2024, score of 97/100 — Sustainability Rating.
Testing laboratories and bodies
- SGSTests produits et inspections
- Bureau VeritasEssais, inspection, certification
- TÜV SÜDSécurité et conformité produit
- IntertekTests et audits qualité
- ULSécurité produit et matériaux
Social and supply chain standards
- SedexChaîne d'approvisionnement responsable
- BSCIBusiness Social Compliance Initiative
- SA 8000Responsabilité sociale certifiée
- ICSInitiative Clause Sociale
- UN Global CompactPacte mondial des Nations unies
Unit-level traceability
Batch number, named factory, compliance file attached to the reference, variable marking and QR code on the product or its packaging.
- GPSRRèglement UE 2023/988, applicable depuis le 13/12/2024
- REACHSubstances chimiques, règlement CE 1907/2006
- CEMarquage de conformité européenne
Orders of magnitude
Volumes and budgets, stated plainly
So you know straight away whether we are in the right place. These are indicative orders of magnitude: the real price depends on material, marking, testing and country of manufacture.
| Our objects | Minimum quantity | Indicative unit price | Typical lead time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bags & luggage | 500 pieces | 8 – 45 € | 10–14 weeks |
| Textile | 1,000 pieces | 6 – 38 € | 9–13 weeks |
| Accessories | 1,000 pieces | 3 – 30 € | 8–12 weeks |
| Stationery | 2,000 pieces | 2 – 18 € | 7–11 weeks |
| Tech | 1,000 pieces | 5 – 35 € | 10–15 weeks |
| Umbrellas | 1,000 pieces | 4 – 22 € | 9–13 weeks |
| Keyrings | 2,000 pieces | 1 – 12 € | 7–11 weeks |
| Drinkware | 1,000 pieces | 4 – 28 € | 9–13 weeks |
Figures to be confirmed project by project — duties, audits, standards, certifications and testing all affect the final price.
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One of our studios is always at work
Three offices, three time zones. The working day never stops between Shenzhen, Paris and New York: 365/365 · 7/7 · 24/24.
Paris
Head office, design studio, purchasing, logistics
New York
North America development
Shenzhen
Sourcing, quality, factory control
Our editions
Every year, we publish a Cahier
A concentrate of unique objects imagined for specific needs, it illustrates our eclecticism. Twelve editions published since 2001. For more exclusive content, our newsletters reveal the work from another angle.
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