National award for French leather artisans
20/11/2018
Culture minister, Franck Riester, presented eight artisans with the Chevalier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres in recognition of their contribution to France’s cultural heritage.
Recipients included Fabienne Suchot, who works at the Louis Vuitton atelier in Sainte Florence in the Vendée region specialising in delivering expert training to new generations of leathergoods artisands. Her counterpart of luxury leathergoods brand Longchamp, Isabelle Lepy, also received the honour, as did Yoann Viard-Cretat of S.T. Dupont.
All eight recipients were nominated by luxury industry association the Comité Colbert, which works to preserve and promote artisan skills and knowledge across the luxury sector in France.
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