TCHIKEBE

What TCHIKEBE does

TCHIKEBE is a French workers' cooperative (Société Coopérative de Production, SCOP) founded in 2012 in Marseille, specializing in artistic screen printing (sérigraphie d'art), fine art pigment printing (Giclée), custom framing, and professional photography. The company operates from a single workshop at 2 bis rue Duverger in Marseille's 13002 district, working with professional-grade materials including Arches BFK Rives, Hahnemühle Photo Rag, and Canson Edition Etching Rag. Over 10 years TCHIKEBE has collaborated with 115+ contemporary artists to produce 328+ signed and numbered original prints and editions, including works by Annette Messager, Noël Dolla, Claude Viallat, Nina Childress, Jacques Villeglé, Hervé Di Rosa, Thomas Mailaender, and Tursic & Mille.

The business operates on a dual model: (1) a publishing house producing and selling original limited edition prints directly to collectors and institutions through its e-commerce storefront and physical showroom, and (2) a fee-for-service atelier providing high-quality art printing, custom framing (in partnership with master framer Bénédicte Larue), and photography services to artists, galleries, foundations, and institutions. Pricing is one-time, per-unit, ranging from €30 (small format editions) to €1,300+ (premium editioned prints such as Nicolás Lamas's 'Ulysses' or Tursic & Mille's 'Série Noire #1').

Go-to-market is event-driven and ecosystem-rooted: the company reaches collectors, galleries, and institutions via participation in major art fairs (FIAC Paris, ART-O-RAMA Marseille, LEAF Brussels, SWAB Barcelona, MAD Paris, Dijon Art Fair), in-gallery exhibitions and vernissages at the Marseille atelier (e.g., 'Sortie de Presses' series, '10.115.328' 10th anniversary), and direct online sales. Customer segments include individual art collectors, contemporary galleries, art institutions and foundations, and contemporary artists. The company is structured as a cooperative owned by its artisan-employees, with no external investors, no funding rounds, and no subsidiaries.

Name

TCHIKEBE

Legal name

TCHIKEBE, Société Coopérative de Production (SCOP) à Responsabilité Limitée, à Capital Variable

Website

https://tchikebe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TCHIKEBE is a Marseille-based workers' cooperative (SCOP) producing artistic screen printing, fine art pigment printing, custom framing, and photography services for contemporary artists, galleries, and institutions, while also publishing and selling signed, numbered limited edition prints.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fine Art Printmaking and Edition Publishing

NAICS

Printing (32311), Support Activities for Printing (32312), Support Activities for Printing (323120)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330), Service Industries For The Printing Trade (2790), Services-Photofinishing Laboratories (7384)

akta.pro primary industry

Prepress, Plate-Making & Artwork Services (IMALAKAM)

Keywords

• Art screen printing
• Fine art publishing
• Giclée pigment printing
• Custom art framing
• Limited edition prints

Headquarters

HQ city

Marseille

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Sale of Original Prints and Editions: TCHIKEBE produces and sells signed and numbered original prints (estampes originales) created in close collaboration with major contemporary artists. Artworks are sold as limited editions with prices ranging from approximately €30 to €1,300+ depending on the artist, edition size, technique, and format. Revenue is generated on a per-transaction basis as each print is sold to collectors, galleries, or institutions.
2. Custom Art Printing Services: The workshop provides fee-for-service printing (screen printing, pigment printing) and framing services to artists, institutions, galleries, and art professionals who commission the workshop to produce their works.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TCHIKEBE is a Marseille-based workers' cooperative (SCOP) that provides art printmaking services and publishes original signed and numbered limited edition prints. Its core services include art screen printing (sérigraphie d'art), fine art pigment (Giclée) printing, custom framing, photography, and digital photo lab work, delivered to contemporary artists, galleries, institutions, and direct collectors. Over 10 years the cooperative has produced 328 artworks with 115+ artists and sells limited edition prints from €30 to over €1,300.

Product overview

TCHIKEBE is a cooperative of artisan craftspeople that offers a comprehensive suite of art printing and publishing services. The core offerings include Sérigraphie d'Art (art screen printing, specialized since 2009), Impression Pigmentaire (fine art pigment/Giclée printing), and a Digital Photo Lab. These production services are complemented by Encadrement sur Mesure (custom framing in partnership with Bénédicte Larue) and Prises de Vue (photography services). The company also operates as a publishing house producing original signed and numbered limited edition prints (éditions d'estampes originales) in close collaboration with major contemporary artists, selling these works through their e-commerce store.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Art Screen Printing (Sérigraphie d'Art) Art screen printing service for contemporary artists, galleries, and institutions producing original signed and numbered limited edition prints.
• Fine Art Pigment Printing (Giclée) High-quality fine art pigment printing with claimed color permanence of 60 to 100 years under museum-grade lighting conditions, used for limited edition prints and archival reproductions.
• Original Limited Edition Prints (Éditions d'Estampes Originales) Publishing of original signed and numbered limited edition prints, produced in collaboration with 115+ artists and sold from €30 to over €1,300 via the online store and art fairs.
• Custom Made Framing (Encadrement sur Mesure) Custom made picture framing service for artists, collectors, and institutions, delivered in partnership with Bénédicte Larue.
• Photography Services (Prises de Vue) Photography capture services for artists and clients who need source imagery for fine art editions and reproduction.
• Digital Photo Lab (Labo Photo Numérique) Digital photo lab services supporting the production of prints and reproductions in the workshop.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bénédicte Larue (formerly Atelier Vauban, Marseille)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTCHIKEBE partners with master framer Bénédicte Larue (formerly Atelier Vauban, Marseille) to offer bespoke framing services to clients. This partnership extends TCHIKEBE's service offering beyond printing to a complete art production and finishing solution, with frames and American-style boxes made with solid wood mouldings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• IDEM Paris: Long-established Parisian atelier specializing in fine art lithography, screen printing, and editions for major contemporary artists. Same artisan-workshop model producing signed, numbered editions for collectors and institutions — the closest French analogue to TCHIKEBE.
• Graphicstudio (University of South Florida): University-affiliated fine art print and editioning workshop collaborating with leading contemporary artists to produce limited editions. Comparable in producing archival, signed editions in close collaboration with artists — though operating at larger scale and under an institutional umbrella.
• Harlan & Weaver: New York-based intaglio and fine art print workshop producing limited editions for major contemporary artists. Operates a comparable artisan workshop model serving galleries, institutions, and collectors, though based in the US market.
• L'Imprimerie: Fine art printing workshop based in Rennes, France, offering screen printing, lithography, and digital printing services to contemporary artists and institutions. Highly comparable artisan-scale atelier model serving the same French contemporary art ecosystem.
• Atelier Contrepoint: French contemporary art print workshop offering screen printing and editioning services to artists. Closely comparable artisan atelier model serving the same French contemporary art market and artist roster type.

Broad incumbents

• Pace Prints: Print publishing arm of Pace Gallery, one of the largest contemporary art publishers globally. Overlaps in producing editions for major contemporary artists but operates at substantially greater scale and as part of a broader gallery ecosystem.
• Alan Cristea Gallery: London-based gallery and print publisher specializing in editions for established contemporary artists. Comparable in producing limited edition prints for major artists, though operating as a broader gallery with exhibition programming.

Emerging players

• Paragon Press: UK-based limited edition print publisher working with contemporary artists to produce signed, numbered editions. Comparable in scale and in operating as an independent publisher rather than as an adjunct to a major gallery.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/tchikebe
• Instagraminstagram.com/tchikebe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/atelier-tchikebe

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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