The Story

I'm not nostalgic for what I lost. I'm nostalgic for what I never had.

Martin · Founder & maker, Just An Era

The beginning

It started with a drawing.

Some passions stay with you and eventually find a new form.

When I was little, my father used to draw cars for me. Later, I printed pictures of the ones I loved and covered a wall of my bedroom with them. I grew up with automotive videos, racing games and an obsession that never really went away.

Today, I'm turning that passion into my work, creating pieces that allow me to share it with others.

Some cars are driven. Others are remembered. I make the second kind.

Why the 80s & 90s

The era when cars had character.

The 80s and 90s were a time of bold shapes, mechanical feeling and real personality. Cars were designed to be instantly recognisable, without following the same rules or trends.

They felt raw, expressive and full of character. For many of us, they became more than machines. They became memories, posters, videos and dreams.

It was not just an era. It was the era that shaped our passion.

How it's made

How each piece is made.

One pair of hands, start to finish, in France.

01
Digitally sculpted

I model every curve from scratch, then simulate the drape fold by fold.

02
Resin printed

Printed in resin and cured, then checked over before any colour.

03
Finished by hand

Sanded, primed, painted and lacquered: matte drape, gloss body.

Black Memory sculpture with hand-signed certificate of authenticity
04
Numbered & signed

An engraved plaque and a signed certificate. No two share a number.

Some cars stay with us for a reason. Every piece I create begins with that memory.

Martin
Founder of Just An Era · Made in France

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