Generation craft, Made in France in association with Chanel 1 - Radio

A revered label

We meet the founder of Parisian menswear label De Bonne Facture, visit Chanel’s embroiderers Lesage and Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé, Jamie Waters and Sophie Grove discuss why ‘Made In France’ is still such a revered label.

Spinning a yarn

We head to Burgundy to discover Manufacture de Digoin, a workshop that’s revitalising traditional methods to make contemporary pottery; we visit ACT 3, the weaver behind Chanel’s tweed; and we take a look at the businesses…

Down to business

We take the temperature of France’s luxury sector with writer Dana Thomas, ‘Financial Times’ Paris correspondent Harriet Agnew and UBS equity strategist Claudia Panseri. Plus: why a toy giraffe is the must-have French…

Traditional techniques

Vitalie Taittinger discusses the state of the champagne industry, we visit the kitchen of master baker Christophe Vasseur in Paris and we head to Le Salon d’Agriculture. Plus: we take a tour of Maison Michel – the milliners…