Louis Vuitton family house near Paris
We continue traveling through the homes of interesting people, and today you'll be treated to a story about the family home of the king of luxury.
1859. Louis Vuitton is getting cramped in Paris. More chests are ordered than the workshop can make.
He leaves the capital for Agnières. It's a village a few kilometers northwest of Paris.
Nearby is the Seine, on which barges carry wood for the frames of the chests. There's also the railroad to Paris, where Louis Vuitton's main store is located.
After buying the land, Louis began to build a house. While the construction was underway, he and his wife Clemence-Emilie lived in rooms above the stables. Then they moved into a small guest house. And only after a couple of years on the plot grew the main mansion - two-story, in the style of art nouveau.
Stained glass windows with floral compositions in lead soldering technique. Plant ornamentation along the walls. Wrought iron elements with curves repeating stems and vines. Fireplace as the heart of the living room.
In the courtyard, Louis built a separate atelier building. There, workers hand hammered brass nails into signature chests.
Five generations of Vuitton's have lived in this cozy house in Agnières. Louis, the founder of the brand. His son Georges. It was he who in 1896 invented the famous LV monogram to protect against fakes.
Then grandson Gaston-Louis. Great-grandson. The last person to live here was Patrick-Louis, a Master Sundowner. He died in 2019.
The LV monogram, originally invented to protect against counterfeiting, has over time become a major symbol of luxury.
The house is now closed to the public. Inside, Louis Vuitton's private gallery is located on two floors. Dinner parties for VIP clients and associates are held here.
You can't buy an entrance ticket to this house. You can only get in by invitation. And to get in, you have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on suitcases and purses.
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