Raised in Strasbourg, Jean-Frédéric was unhappily studying law when he found a part-time job in a luxury stationary company. A fan of illustration since childhood, he immediately took to the industry and worked his way up from the shop floor to management. A decisive moment came in 2012, when he fell in love with the ancient letterpress technique he discovered while on a visit to the US, going on to found stationary brand and printer Letterpress de Paris the following year.