This listing is for a rare original 1996 L'instant Durable paper modelling publication (no.38) of Sainte-Chapelle- for modelling / cut out and build from paper designed sections to be used and applied to your material of choice such as cardboard or even balsa wood.

This 1996 publication edition is complete and unused. It is therefore listed as new (old) stock.

I have two other kits of different French buildings - also new unused and L'instant durable publications.

This (and the others) are from a smoke-free home.

Please refer to the photos.

History of the brand...

Paul de Boever, architect, and Alain de Bussac who was working in the graphic arts and industries, conceived the L'Instant Durable brand, influenced by the tradition of architectural paper modelling introduced by the pinal printworks in the 19th century.

They created the concept of the livre-maquette (model book): which comprised many cutouts bound in a book, and included historic text on the architectural object subject matter.

The L'instant Durable publications include several languages fir each issue.

The authors were architects and artists who used the latest reproduction techniques. All the structures were represented at a similar scale (1/250 or, more rarely, 1/500).

In 1983, the collection Architecture et Modlisme was launched with the first title being on the Chteau de Chenonceau (architects P. De Boever and Bernard Deubelbeiss, with text provided by A. de Bussac).

From 1984 onward, several titles appeared each year in the model-book collection, each one requiring two years preparation.

The publishing house gathered together new architects: Thierry Hatot, Jean-Marie Lemaire, Jean-Tristan Roquebert and new graphic artists and illustrators: Anne-Marie Piaulet, Pierre Gurin, Hughes Renier,and Jacques Martin(the creator of the comic book characters Alix and Enak).

In 1986, the creation of a collection of postcard models was created to cut out representing world-famous monuments, with a definite predominance of European monuments, as well as historic statuettes.

This collection included more than 150 titles in its catalogue published in 2009.

In the same year, a collection of die-cut model cards maked its debut.

In 1991, a new collection Grand Angle introduced models on more varied themes to complement the models consecrated to architecture.

In 1998, with the launching of Compas, L'instant durable introduced a collection of books on art and architecture in the form of mini encyclopaedias with the collaboration of specialists such as Franois Taillandier (Grand Prix du roman de l'Acadmie franaise), Thierry Hatot (laurat du Salon du Livre d'Architecture deBriey), Bndicte Tzenas du Montcel, Alain Berghmans, Bernard Deubelbeiss.

In 2000 L'Instant Durable secured the exclusive distribution of the editions Palo, specialists in the publication of reference texts (from Antiquity to 20th century) in their integral version.

SOPREP entered liquidation proceedings in 2016. Hatot stayed active as a designer, and L'Instant Durable publications were taken over by another company, under the L'Autre Chemin brand