Episode 2: Lesage, time for reinvention

le19M Podcasts invite you to discover the many facets of the Métiers d’art through the lens of contemporary creation. With the host Géraldine Sarratia, designers, artists, couturiers, stylists, fashion historians, and craftspeople take you to the heart of la Galerie du 19M’s exhibitions, revealing every facet and reliving the moments of inspiring exchange that bring this unique creative space to life. An audio experience that celebrates different savoir-faire and their creative possibilities, innovation, and the interweaving of artistic disciplines, helping to inspire vocations or a desire to change careers.

Listen to the next chapter of the fabulous story of Maison Lesage. Find out how the multiple crises of the 1990s led Lesage to diversify its business, creating not only the École Lesage but also a textile department which created a tweed that has become iconic. This episode also goes back to the birth of the Métiers d’art collection, designed by Karl Lagerfeld to celebrate the unique savoir-faire of the Maisons d’art.

With: Bruno Pavlovksy, President of Chanel SAS and le19M; Hubert Barrère, Artistic Director of Lesage; Jean François Lesage, Artistic Director of Lesage Intérieurs; and many other connoisseurs of the House, who will tell you how Lesage reinvented itself and ensured its future by joining CHANEL’s Métiers d’art ecosystem.