Discovering the crafts and luxury professions
On June 6-7-8 and 9, 2024, Lyon’s Cité des Congrès hosted an event organized by the Société Nationale des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France and the Comité Colbert, in which Le Tissage Mattelon and Brochier Soieries enthusiastically participated.
In front of the Tissage Mattelon stand, which featured a brocaded silk voile square created by Georges Mattelon in 1955 and for which he was named Meilleur Ouvrier de France, visitors were able to discover a mini silkworm farm. Entrusted for a weekend by the boutique Brochier Soieries du Vieux Lyon, the mini-farm fascinated young and old alike. While the Tissage Mattelon team recounted the secrets of silk weaving, one of Lyon’s finest crafts, the Musée Soieries Brochier exhibited a 1960 Hubert de Givenchy haute couture ball gown from the Brochier and Bianchini Férier collections. Next door, Ateliers AS, Hermès’ silk printing workshops, presented demonstrations of frame printing ‘a la lyonnaise’, a technique also practiced in Lyon by L’Atelier de Soierie. Denis et fils, Chanel, Dior, Christofle, Van Cleef et Arpels, MOF and MAF enthusiastically manned booths to showcase French crafts and luxury goods, and inspire vocations. A successful challenge!