Colbert Committee
The Comité Colbert is an association founded in 1954 by the French perfume manufacturer Jean-Jacques Guerlain , which now comprises 70 companies (2009) and 11 affiliated institutions. Its aim is to make French manufacturers of luxury products , their know-how and their articles known at home and abroad. The 70 companies affiliated with the association (2009) employed a total of 72,000 people in 2009 and generated sales of 22.4 billion euros.
Since 1987 the traditional houses that are renowned for their excellence and affiliated to the Comité, among which the oldest were founded in the 18th century, have been involved in the organization of the Concours des Espoirs de la Création , in which young talents of French art -, graphic designers - , Fashion and designer schools as well as arts and crafts schools are awarded for their creativity.
The CEO, who was elected for 4 years in 2006, is Madame Françoise Montenay, who is also the chairwoman of the Chanel supervisory board.
Members of the Colbert Comité
The date of establishment is given in brackets.
- Silverware and bronze : Christofle (1830), Delisle (1895), Ercuis (1867), Puiforcat (1820)
- Fashion : Céline (1945), Chanel (1912), Christian Dior (1947), Givenchy (1952), Jeanne Lanvin (1889), Lacoste SA (1933, formerly "La Chemise Lacoste"), Léonard (1943), Pierre Balmain ( 1945), Yves Saint Laurent (1962), Delvaux (1829)
- Crystal glass : Baccarat (1764), Daum (1876), Lalique (1910), Saint Louis (1767), Moser (1857), Herend Porcelain Manufactory (1826), Moser (1857)
- Leather goods : Berluti (1895), Hermès (1837), John Lobb Paris (1899), Louis Vuitton (1854), Longchamp (1948)
- Publishing and decoration : Bussière (1924), Christian Liaigre (1985), D. Porthault (1924), Flammarion Beaux Livres (1875), Pierre Frey (1935), Yves Delorme (1845).
- Porcelain and Faïences : Bernardaud (1863), Faïenceries de Giens (1821), Robert Haviland & C. Parlon (1924)
- Hotel and gastronomy : Dalloyau (1802), Hédiard (1854), Hôtel de Crillon (1909), Hôtel Le Bristol (1924), Hôtel Le Meurice (1835), Hôtel Plaza Athénée (1911), Hôtel Ritz (1898), Lenôtre ( 1957), Oustau de Baumanière (1945), Potel et Chabot (1820), Pullman Orient-Express (1876), Taillevent (1946), Hôtel Martinez (1929), La Maison du Chocolat (1977), Dr Irena Eris (1983) .
- Jewelry and watches : Boucheron (1858), Breguet (1775), Cartier (1847), Mellerio dits Meller (1613), ST Dupont (1872).
- Perfume : Caron (1904), Chanel (1924), Christian Dior (1948), Givenchy (1957), Guerlain (1828), Hermès (1948), Jean Patou (1925), Lancôme (1935), Rochas (1925), Yves Saint Laurent (1962).
- Cosmetics : Dr Irena Eris (1983)
- Photography and optics: Leica (1921/1997)
- Champagne, wine, spirits : Rémy Martin (1724), Ruinart (1729), Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin (1772), Laurent Perrier (1812), Bollinger (1829), Krug (1843), Château d'Yquem (1593), Cheval Blanc (1832), Lafite-Rothschild (1855).
- Others : Montblanc (1906), Hervé van der Straeten (1999)
The association also includes the Académie de France à Rome (1666, the Villa Medici ), Air France (1933), the Palace of Versailles (1661), the Comédie-Française (1680), the palace owners' association "La Demeure Historique" (1924) , the porcelain manufacture Manufacture nationale de Sèvres (1738), the Monnaie de Paris (1864), the Opéra national de Paris (1669) and the Orchester national de France Ademma 1925 .
Web links
Individual evidence
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literature
- Comité Colbert (collective): L'Art de vivre: deux cents ans de création en France, 1789-1989 , 1989, Flammarion, Paris; published on the occasion of the bicentenary of the French Revolution from March to July 1989 at Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Museum of Design in New York.