This imposing building of 25,000 m2, created on the initiative of the Chanel house, brings together eleven artistic crafts houses, sometimes dating back to the middle of the 19th century.
There are embroiderers, feather workers, weavers, boot and glove makers, suppliers to Chanel as well as other French and foreign luxury labels.
Arrived around 4:00 p.m., accompanied by his wife Brigitte and three ministers - Jean-Michel Blanquer (Education), Roselyne Bachelot (Culture) and Elisabeth Borne (Work) - the Head of State was to discuss with craftsmen and their apprentices.
The opportunity to highlight its action to boost learning, which should have reached a record 700,000 contracts in 2021, twice as many as at the start of the five-year term.
A new urban element installed on the border between Paris and Aubervilliers, the 19M was designed by Rudy Ricciotti, the architect of the MuCEM in Marseille, and will soon open an exhibition gallery open to the public.
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