See Where the Presidents of France Get Their Furniture 

Why did you use the Italian hand

Neither, Prefer Italian 👌

honestly same, I'm surprised that most of the people they showed looked pretty young (hopefully theres more than them)

Pay them well enough, and they will come. The problem with many institutions is that because of austerity, they have been choked for the past 15 years.

Because they're surrounded by a culture that allows those interests. Most young kids are interested in making things, that goes away though when you are constantly told that you need a real job

lol this kind of demanding manual labor is a young person's game.

The French know what they are doing when it comes to Design, pushing young ones, other countries you have older people that sort of gatekeep and have huge egos... I've done a school of Design in South of France and it was fierce the teachers I got, you have to try your absolute best or you get roasted. idk about other countries but a degree in design yet alone being the best student in the class is no joke.

Good to know! Are you referring to the narrator of the video or the Director of the Collection?

@@cg9612 The director

weird kinks.

This is a very French comment

He seems like a very distinguished gentleman.

Exactly me 😂

And good on the French for spending their state funds to preserve and glorify the beautiful things that are their culture and country produced!

This is part of the french "art de vivre". It tends to disapear, globalisation is at its work.

Are you willing to pay, let's say 5-8,000 dollars for a wall cabinet? or does most of your furniture come from IKEA?

A great mark of french modesty and professionalism ! He isn’t corrupt by the luxury of is gouvernemental job .

@@chtur2299 In French we would say : "Les cordonniers sont les plus mal chaussés".

I guess I’m uncultured but what’s your comment referring to? Genuine question

How do you mean like the tongue in cheek editing with actually seen some of the characters we normally wouldn't? I did notice that I enjoyed it added some whimsy to it.

@@rings22​​⁠​⁠the first thing I noticed was how the camera framed the scene of the interview. The camera was directly in front of the interviewers and interviewee, swapping between perspectives as they took turns speaking. Second and most obvious motif was at around 3:40 when it showcased the workers doing their work, and they all pause and look up at the camera with a plain expression. There was also a lot of front facing, symmetrical shots of furniture. Wes Anderson does that in almost all of his movies.

Yes. Its delightful

@@liamdickinson8170 oh cool! I’ll have to look this guy up

Have some self-respect for your own language standing up to english rather than bowing down to anglo-homogeny and anglo-centrism. What they did is a mark of respect.

@@Game_Hero Diantre! Je suis désolé, sur une lieu de découverte anglaise, de rendre cet passation de savoir plus facile! Vous m'en voyez sincèrement désolée cher ami

@@kyoyeou5899 "plus facile", c'est juste lire des sous-titres tout en laissant la place à plus qu'une langue à la fois, c'est pas la mer à boire, c'est normal pour tellement de langues, pourquoi pas le français?

@@Game_Herothe norm is the other way for a reason… if your trolling add the /s as this is generally a stereotype of the French

@@mattmichael2441 I am not french, sorry to not fit in with your stereotype. The "other way" being anglo-centrism.

You are dreaming, my friend !! Jamais !! Never ever France will sell a piece of furniture. We prefer to gift it as "cadeau diplomatique" to other contries. To let a piece of ours savoir-faire outside and give the opportunity to other say "Beautiful, isn't it?! That was made in France !!". Soft power my dear. Soft power... You want one ?! So agreed with us on...😂

@@christinedu5211im pretty sure it was a joke ahah

@@Qtopian Yes, I get it before write my answer. :-)

Even in France we have Ikea

No everyone wants fancy stuff. Many prefer the simplicity of IKEA.

​@@samueljaramillo4221IKEA is trash and ugly.

Yes, IKEA is affordable & doesn't break my bank.😂😂😂

No it’s not a shame. Not everyone wants that high priced fancy stuff.

they've been back for a while

snap out of it with your stereotypes.

@@Game_Hero history is not sterotype French have plundered Africa

Musée des arts premiers

@@ninadsheth8422 history is not stereotype French have culture of their own outside Africa.

I dont know man. But if france could get back all of its net expenses (France is the only colonial empire that has lost money in its colonies), we would much appreciate it😁😁

Que proposez-vous ? De brûler le mobilier national et l'héritage artistique des générations passées ? Quelle est votre idée ?

@@heliedecastanet1882 Pourquoi autant d'hystérie danas votre message? on a le droit de penser que l'Élysée n'est pas dans le besoin. Si l'État voulait vraiment promouvoir les savoir-faire, il ne le ferait pas en utilisant l'argent publique mais plutôt en le mettant sur la scène internationale.

@@Madame_Different De l'hystérie ? Que dire ?… Que c'est probablement avec "hystérie" que vous avez lu mon message, et lui avez prêté le sentiment que vous ressentiez 🙂 Mon message ne renfermait que de la surprise, vous savez. Surprise qui se poursuit, par ailleurs : vous me parlez de l'Élysée maintenant, mais ce n'est pas de cela que parlait votre commentaire initial : il concernait l'usage de nos impôts regardant le Mobilier National, sujet de cette vidéo. La fonction du Mobilier National est précisément de meubler les palais et institutions de la République ainsi que les monuments nationaux, tous les lieux susceptibles notamment de recevoir du public et des visiteurs étrangers, justement pour faire briller le savoir-faire français. Il n'y a pas que l'Élysée qui soit concerné. Vous avez tout à fait le droit de penser, par exemple, que le président de la République pourrait recevoir Charles III ou le président des États-unis dans du mobilier IKEA. Pour ma part, je trouve plus avantageux pour l'artisanat d'art français que ces chefs d'État admirent lors de leur visite le patrimoine artistique français. C'est une façon de les promouvoir sur la scène internationale. Idem pour des châteaux comme Versailles, Fontainebleau, la Malmaison, ou Compiègne : eu égard au nombre de visiteurs étrangers qui viennent y admirer les décors et mobiliers, ne pensez-vous pas que cela fait briller internationalement nos artisans d'art ? D'où ma question : s'il vous semble scandaleux que l'argent publique serve à entretenir et restaurer ces objets que le monde entier vient admirer, que suggérez-vous que l'on fasse d'eux, à partir du moment où, selon votre idée, il faudrait cesser de financer leur entretien ?

It's an utility chair, not a ceremonial one.

@@wikirexmax Ah yes, the classic post-modernist take. "This is to be used, thus it should, nay MUST be bland, if not outright UGLY!" By that standard, the building they are in should be a plain, grey box, and the shelves should be unadorned as if made to be in a warehouse.

Agreed, they were outright insulting to the guest as well. Apparently they were tryin to be funny and ironic but it just comes off as cynical, rude, and a poor wes Anderson imitation.

@erawanpencil very cocky and arrogant, indeed