Ten days ago we went far from Porte d’Aubervilliers, to Skanderbeg Square, where stands 19M, a beehive of light and concrete designed by Rudi Ricciotti that houses the crafts of Chanel and 600 “worker bees” from eleven workshops. embroiderers, shoemakers, feather makers, millers, etc. There are seven of them on the sixth floor, Lognon pleater, five women and two men. “It’s Lily and Mael who are working on another haute couture collection for Chanel (the parade took place on July 5, editor’s note), Vivienne and Yaya, also folds, Sophie, our workshop manager and myself “, presents 30-year-old Marion, designer of pleated looms.
A young woman is busy folding a 2.50 meter piece of cardboard, 80 centimeters wide, on which a geometric pattern of flowers is drawn in relief under her nimble fingers. ” This type of folding is a derivative of origamihe explains in his soft voice.Often people have in mind…
Source: Le Figaro
