Building the future is based on understanding the past. Created in 2003, the archives department conserves, inventories and promotes an exceptional collection of over 25,000 documents, dating from the sixteenth century to the present. Based on the Pierre Frey archives, the collection now includes the archives of Braquenié, Boussac, Fadini Borghi and Le Manach. These archives are living and continue to be enriched with regular acquisitions. They can be used by anyone to find a source of inspiration or a sales argument based on historical reality or to round out knowledge. For the studio, the goal is not necessarily to make an identical reproduction of a document, but to use it as an inspiration that feeds contemporary creation.