Lesage,
100 years of fashion and decoration
Lesage,
100 years of fashion and decoration
2024 marks the first centenary of Maison Lesage. Founded in 1924, this embroidery and weaving house has played a major role in the history of haute couture and fashion. It has also worked with the most prestigious clients in the world of decoration.
The exhibition " Lesage, 100 years of fashion and decoration" celebrates the one hundred years of excellence and innovation of this embroidery and weaving house. It also features new artistic forms that have arisen from the merging of embroidery with other media, as well as new collaborations with contemporary creators in the fields of fashion, visual arts, decoration, and spatial and object design, among others.
the Residents
le19M was designed to bring together under one roof 12 Maisons d'art and manufactures and a multidisciplinary gallery, la Galerie du 19M. All in all, 700 craftsmen and experts have been brought together in a building offering working conditions conducive to individual fulfillment, and enabling the development of new perspectives in the service of the biggest names in fashion and luxury.
the Building
The design of the building was entrusted to renowned architect Rudy Ricciotti. For le19M, he imagined a complex wrapped in woven concrete threads inspired by a vertical textile weft.