Louis vuitton france factory

To travel from the center of Paris to Asnières-sur-Seine, about six miles northwest, is to witness a cross section of the city's evolution: Neoclassical monuments give way to the industrial suburb of Clichy, where corporate giants are headquartered and sustainable urbanism is taking hold. From there the Seine cuts through the city sprawl as it snakes its way north, and several traffic-strewn bridges take you over the Left Bank to reach the small commune, a hub of creation that has hummed away just outside the city's periphery for the past 150 years.

In the mid to late 19th century, Asnières-sur-Seine's streets, lined with elegant brick villas, became a charming refuge from city life for the burgeoning middle class. This was the appeal for a trunk maker named Louis Vuitton, who built a workshop here in 1859. From this base, Vuitton, who became the official packer and box maker for Empress Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III, established his leather-goods empire—helped by the advent of train travel and his ingenious courier trunks.

Thierry de Longevialle, director of the museum and family home, now hosts the fashion house's top clients here, a once-in-a-lifetime experience that can be arranged via insiders like Stéphanie Boutet-Fajol, of the boutique travel operator Sacrebleu Paris. Guests can spend half a day exploring the property with a guide and private driver, with a stop for lunch nearby.

On the June day when I visit, the gardens are filled with the scent of roses and jasmine. Obscured from the quiet residential street by high fences, the estate feels Edenic. De Longevialle begins our tour in the home's spacious double salon, part of a 1900 Art Nouveau extension commissioned by Louis Vuitton's only child, Georges Ferré

With a carefully orchestrated launch event, LVMH opened two new workshops in Azé and Vendome, the latter occupying an 11th-century abbey that was renovated at a cost of about 20 million euros, according to Bloomberg.

By keeping production in its home country LVMH bypasses the supply chains issues that continue to plague luxury's manufacturing sector.

Items such as a handbags, belts and other leather goods can be made locally in France, instead of Italy where many of its leather items are made.

At the opening, which was attended by LVMH chairman Bernard Arnault, the French Finance Minister and other prestigious media, Mr Arnault said there is an “auspicious” economic environment in France, which is the most attractive in Europe for foreign investments. “Our craftswomen often manufacture products that have wait lists,” reported Bloomberg.

The Azé workshop is a 6,500 m² atelier while the Vendome abbey houses 3,300 m² of its leatherworkers specializing in the manufacture of luxury bags. The two sites currently employ 150 people.

According to a press release, nearly 350 operations have to be carried out to manufacture a Vuitton bag. These techniques and know-how must be mastered by new employees, said Michael Burke, CEO of Louis Vuitton. For its recruitment, candidates went through a phase of simulation tests, during which their dexterity, their visual acuity and their ability to concentrate were put to the test. Successful applicants are then trained internally for several months, the time to acquire all the skills. It takes between twelve and eighteen months to be independent.

Louis Vuitton to open two further workshops in 2022

After a record year in 2021 with a turnover of 64 billion euros, the Vuitton brand will open two further workshops in France in the coming months. One,

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Text description provided by the architects. The project was incorporated into the dynamics of job creation in France and also in the transfer of know-how of the world’s leading luxury brand. The concept of the building known as “agile” responded to 3 main criteria: the speed of the building process, the flexibility of its utility, and the capacity of evolution.

Designed and built in less than 12 months, the Beaulieu-sur-Layon factory was the result of an efficient and successful partnership among the key players: the client, the architect, and other relevant building companies.

Indeed, this project reflected a new way of creating production centers for future Louis Vuitton factories in France and across Europe. The visual connection from the inside of the building to the outside landscape is limitless and obvious.

The entrance to the factory and the workstations exposed us to the luminous landscape outside with the help of a glass facade of 100 meters long by 6 meters high. Oriented toward the North, this unique panorama brings in soft natural light and offers the variation of all colors of nature, following days, and the 4 seasons. The ecologic attention desired by Maison Louis Vuitton and the choice of setting up its factories «in the countryside» has been equally accompanied by an environmental commitment with regard to the building construction and the interior design.

The “BREEAM Very good” certification has defined an ambitious and demanding framework for site management, the preservation of the ecological environment as well as building an efficient green building. The performance of energy is optimized by 20% compared to the standard regulations since it is controlled thanks to the qualities of the enveloping structure and other technical equipment installation (heat recovery, zoning).

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