Elie Bleu is to shoemaking - a subtle art at the crossroads between woodturner, marquetry maker and cabinetmaker - what Hermès is to shoemaking. Pure luxury. In the game of name dropping, it's a sweet vertigo. Who knows that the happy Falcon owners are offered an Elie Bleu cigar box on receipt of their aircraft in the same wood species as the interior of their aircraft? Or that certain custom orders serve as a showcase for diplomatic gifts from the Elysée? Honey candy box for Michelle Obama. Reliquary protecting an original edition of Pascal's "Thoughts" for Pope Benedict XVI... The King of Spain would also be a customer. Just like Hollywood stars. Jerry Bruckheimer, producer of "Pirates of the Caribbean", is said to have given Johnny Depp the famous compass from the film, set in a magnificent mother-of-pearl encrusted box. is to enter the seraglio", comments soberly Laurent Fuchs.