PARIS — Chanel ’s craftsmanship hub Le19M is landing in Tokyo with an exhibition that unites the skills of its specialty workshops in Paris with the know-how of Japanese and French artists and artisans.

La Galerie du 19M Tokyo , which opens to the public on Tuesday, underlines the importance of skilled labor in the face of AI, generational transition and debate about the value of luxury goods, as the house prepares for the first show by its new artistic director Matthieu Blazy.

The event also highlights the specificity of Chanel , which started acquiring some of its specialized suppliers in 1985 in order to safeguard their know-how — often when their owners retire.

It now heads a network of 60 manufacturers, between the “métiers d’art” houses grouped under the 19M umbrella, and

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