Atelier Nectoux Comptoirs En Etain

What they make

According to their website, Les Ateliers Nectoux is a French workshop based in Dax that hand-casts countertops and bar tops from pure tin, describing itself as one of the last French artisans still practicing this craft. Counters are cast as a single monolithic piece using traditional steel molds, some dating back to the 1870s, and finished so the welds are invisible; the company states it does not use metal-bending or repoussé techniques, which lets it produce small radiuses and curved shapes. Alongside countertops, the workshop makes custom decorative borders in four ranges - 1900-1930 traditional, a contemporary "neo design" line, table-edge borders, and fully bespoke designs - offered in tin, wood, stainless steel or stone/marble, with polished or brushed finishes, applied patina, and engraved or geometric/floral motifs. It also produces serving trays. The company promotes tin as food-safe, non-toxic, chemically inert and naturally antibacterial. It maintains a workshop in Dax and a showroom near Paris (Puteaux), and states it serves clients across France as well as the United States, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, Europe and Japan. It holds the "Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant" (Living Heritage Enterprise) label since 2009 and describes itself as a centennial family business.

• Handcrafted tin (étain) countertops for bars, kitchen islands and restaurant/bistro counters, cast as monolithic surfaces with welds finished invisibly
• Custom-designed decorative borders in four styles: 1900-1930 traditional, contemporary "neo design", table-edge borders, and fully bespoke shapes, in tin, wood, stainless steel or stone/marble
• Serving trays and dessert-related tinware pieces made in the same workshop
• Made-to-measure quotation service for private homes and professional venues (restaurants, bars, hospitality)
• Traditional casting into steel molds, some of the tooling dating back to the 1870s, without metal-bending or repoussé techniques
• Finishing options including polished or brushed surfaces, applied patina, and engraved or geometric/floral ornamentation on borders

Summary written by byeurope.eu based on the company’s own website; independently cross-checked against the same source. Not reviewed by the company.