By armchair Government of Mexico accuses Louis Vuitton of copying indigenous designs

Through the Ministry of Culture (SC), the Mexican government sent a letter to the French luxury brand Louis Vuitton where he questions him for using colorful indigenous designs from the center of the country to make the lining of an expensive armchair. We have learned with surprise that in the Dolls by Raw Edges collection of his signature, a chair appears (model R98619) in which elements that are part and are identified with the embroidery that are produced and are the intellectual property of the community are reproduced. of Tenango de Doria ", indicates a letter from the SC. The letter signed by the head of the SC, Alejandra Fausto, says, "We feel obliged to consult them, in a respectful way, if for the elaboration of the chair (...) they looked for and in their case they had the collaboration of the community and that of his artisans. " On the website of Louis Vuitton Dolls by Raw Edges series chairs are offered at $ 18,200, among which there was a design whose support has typical motifs - multicolored animals - of the Otomí ethnic group, whose communities live in Tenango. Doria, in the central state of Hidalgo, however, at the moment it is no longer possible to locate the model (R98619). "Each handcrafted piece is unique and unrepeatable and is, at the same time, the result of the continuity of the work of many generations that transmit knowledge, skill, and above all creativity", explains the Secretary of Culture, alluding to the "vast cultural heritage, tangible and intangible, "of Mexico. The Mexican government invited the French firm to participate in "a work table" together with the indigenous communities to achieve "direct and concrete benefits for all parties" and "give due recognition to the community in which the appropriation was made. cultural". Recently, Mexico questioned the American firm Carolina Herrera of cultural appropriation to retake patterns of three indigenous communities. The creative director of the brand, Wes Gordon, defended himself by saying that "he pays homage to the richness of Mexican culture" and recognizes "the wonderful and diverse craft work" of the country.

• 2019-07-10T15:23:13+00:00
• Duration: 01:59

• LouisVuitton
• LV
• AMLO
• AndresManuelLopezObrador
• nota
• Noticias
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