It’s the story of a know-how that very nearly disappeared and which is experiencing a spectacular new craze. This is the story of French designers who are now famous as far away as Japan. This is the story of a territory in decline, the Creuse, in the center of France, which saw the establishment of a new generation of craftsmen. This is the story of the Aubusson tapestry that RFI tells you today. An ancestral tradition, classified in 2009 as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco when there were only 2 mills left. Today, weavers and weavers weave monumental hangings inspired by Tolkien or Miyazaki…
“The revival of the Aubusson tapestry”, a major report by Sébastien Jédor, directed by Pauline Leduc.