Ateliers Visites with Loïc Prigent: Asnières, France | LOUIS VUITTON

At the workshop we are divided into several sections And we will have the special orders section That's where I am Clients start with a standard product and customize it That means they will want more or fewer drawers Modify the closet put two closets The basic hammer used for osinage What is osinage L-O-Z-I-N-A-G-E It's quick we invent our own terms Oh yes that's true Yeah We invent our luggage we invent our terms Do you want to try putting one on Oh wow I didn't want to do that Do you really want me to try Yeah We'll test somewhere else That should work There Yeah It's solid Yeah it's vital What is the action you are taking today I will take care of dressing the back of the trunk Then I will proceed to dress the cover I will dress the sides then I will do the padding And can you do that with painted nails Oh yeah You just have to be a little careful but Stay stylish What is your job title anyway Marguinière-Maltière It's a job I learned directly at Vuitton What is the learning time at Vuitton exactly I think we are always learning In fact we have basic techniques And then they evolve as they accumulate baggage So it's very enriching When did you arrive It's been two years since I've been here Two years that you've been here And you how long has it been Well 30 years in the company 43 years in the trade That was in July '88 How old were you I was 28 years old Whenever it gets a bit technical actually we often go see Michel So as soon as there's something a bit complex or things that are a little old Where it's no longer clear exactly how it was done Michel is the encyclopedia we go to for the information We will meet again a few years later We have the chance to be able to help them so it's something interesting It allows us to stay young somewhere What do you have in your pockets Gloves when you have quite valuable leathers A eraser when you need to pamper something A meter that will be used to take quick measurements A punch that will be used for drilling I think this is a colleague who left me some candies After that I don't have much inside Right No I have a lipstick that's all That's for watches is it Yes People are afraid of missing the time that's all I made the frame here Here is a baguier We have a drawer with a removable frame This is for storing bracelets Here it's for storing lighters This is for storing What had we said Sunscreen or sunglasses Here it's a drawer with removable compartments Here it's still for storing watches An empty drawer here Two empty drawers Two drawers for storing more watches The small surprise at the end is this small box It's for when the customer wants to leave with just if necessary a watch We are in hyper -luxury now Yes Here is the cell point One going down One going up And you do A line A dash Yes here it is Can I try then Yes go ahead Are you holding my camera If you want to Oh yeah Are we exchanging We're exchanging here This one first here You go into the lower hole But how do I know where I'm going to come out Oh yes it's out This one has to go around right No Is this one Oh my goodness what have we done What a mess You're going in there Yes you're going in there But that's where I didn't get it There and there Is it this one Or is it that one Is this one supposed to go there Who is going to do the tour Him Yes there he is She's too stylish your box Thank you It's a tool box There's all my tools Because actually I'm moving from the first floor to the second floor So I need my tools And since I was going out for a bit it looks good in front of our clients to have a nice box o present our products Do you know the date you joined Vuitton or not Oh yes August 28 1988 I arrived at Vuitton ten years ago You're an old-timer No just a little old-timer But we had an average age of 43 years for a while So it was a workshop with a lot a lot a lot of older people But what's good is that there was a transition phase where we the young veterans were able to learn from those people It's pretty cool to keep the tradition and craftsmanship alive The strength of the house is that we constantly innovate Finally we constantly change products Also the watchmaker where there is a mix of plexiglass and wood There you're on materials that are a new canvas There isn't even a Louis Vuitton logo Then there are canvases where it will be a new print We saw at the second show where there is LED lighting Tomorrow it's not certain they will tell us that I want a bed with LEDs So it's cool It's a challenge for us We even have the challenge here There that was a chest I had designed for the milkmaid In fact the milkmaid painting traveled in a Vuitton case from the Amsterdam museum to Tokyo So it was a chest I had designed for them – Did you make the milkmaid's chest – Yes – Oh my goodness The code name was Turtle To say the shell Basically I was given the packaging box which the painting was to be contained I was given the colors but then I was told that something practical had to be done Only Vuitton can do that actually And that's what's cool