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supervised by Les Monuments Historiques, France s listed buildings authority. The abbey s old clock now restored by an artisan from founder Louis Vuitton s native Jura region is once again the building s beating heart. The Maison s ambitious scheme has restored its original volumes to the building, which will celebrate its millennium in 2031.

Louis Vuitton s precious leather handbags are now crafted in a former abbey in north-western France between the regions of Le Perche and La Petite Beauce. The new workshop opens a new chapter in the history of exceptional leather goods. The abbey s large-scale conversion took three years and was carried out in partnership with the town of Vendôme and

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The Vendôme workshop: A for mer abbey transfor med into a showcase for precious leather work