Dear Michèle Reiser,
You are irreducible. Irreducible because you are a personality at
many facets. Irreducible also because your freedom, of tone, of speech, of
thought, is immense. Irreducible finally because you are never where we
waiting for it. In the world of ideas, you can reveal yourself a
merciless negotiator. In full reflection on a decree, you will know
with the help of philosophers or poets to reverse a perspective, trace
a side road.
Rather than decline your current eminent responsibilities, you love
to present you as a philosopher, director, novelist.
Philosopher, because you manifest an extensive philosophical culture. Better
yet it is a way of being, a second nature, which permeates
all your activities, creative activities and commitments
institutional. It was claimed that at a hearing at the CSA, on the subject
the right to be forgotten for victims – and criminals – you would
asked a chain official if he believed in redemption. Even if
this statement is apocryphal, even if not attested by any written source,
I find it delicious, quite in your way. Each of the
problems that we deal with, even the most technical, merits, according to you,
that we approach it from a height, following principles
like the “categorical imperative” of Kantian
heart.
You are also the director of many films. You knew you
in a demanding environment, that of documentary. You knew,
with your gaze, your own sensitivity, but also your ability to
build a topic, tackle difficult themes, like disease
Alzheimer’s, the mental disorder – films for which you received
important awards, including the Golden Caducee and the Film Award
medical. You were also able to film with a different look at these mayors who,
like Jean-Claude Gaudin present today, exercise their
daily "priesthood". Two themes are also very present in
your filmography: China, the country that fascinates you, and love well
evidently.
You are also a novelist, the author of two intense novels,
In the palm of your hand, and to the end of the feast. The latter received the
2010 Revelation Award from Auféminin.com. On a difficult theme,
you have preserved until the end of the feast a powerful metaphor, the
of loving devotion, of the memory inscribed in the flesh beyond the
death, aided in this by your style both sober, elegant and powerful.
Love and death, Eros and Thanatos, are the two underlying themes
your novels: in your own way, you are the heiress of
Battle, of this thinker demanding of the limit and the sacred.
Author is certainly what best summarizes your various activities,
Michèle Reiser. And this is a fight that you have led to
Higher Council for Audiovisual, for the upgrading of authors.
We all know the crisis of French fiction and the need for
relaunch. This is just one of many files that you have been following in
Higher Audiovisual Council, which you joined in 2005, appointed
by the President of the Republic. You have led a resolute fight for
the valorization of audiovisual works, and for a conception of the
the reality of a living culture.
You are a musketeer of creation, a passionaria of work
and its circulation, because, as you say so well, the works
are alive and made to meet the public. Great lover of
music – don’t we see you, from Pleyel to La Scala, in all the
concert halls -, you knew how to accompany the music industry in the
implementation of the TNT, and you worked hard for the show
living. Cinema is one of your other great passions that you have
defended forcefully. Respectful of the notions of ethics and truth, he
was normal for you to be interested in ethical issues, and
in particular the ethics of information, at a time when excessive use
Internet can lead to abuses on TV channels and
radios. You also discovered a passion for law:
you immersed yourself in the law, the decrees, in the deliberations that
can take the Council. You have always been able to invest this dry matter
to put it at the service of your convictions, at the service of the general interest,
by developing a personal analysis of the role of creation, driving
the audiovisual and digital economy.
With the same analytical ability, the same listening ability, but also
determination we know you, you’ve been following the file
free private channels. I have no doubt that at the end of your
mandate, in early 2011, you will continue to serve your values.
This commitment to the general interest has been exercised for the past two years in
equality and equal rights service. At Valérie’s request
Létard, you chair a commission on the image of women in the
distinguished personalities, and whose final report made
a lot of noise, highlighting the persistence of stereotypes
many. This report is in the image of your commission, removed in
analysis, original in the proposals, and at the same time very
supported by precise studies of high quality. This
work was much appreciated, and the Prime Minister decided to perpetuate
commission. You are also a member of the
parity. This is a fundamental task that you have undertaken, by
the role and power of the image in changing mentalities.
Top woman, woman of record, passionate woman, attentive mother,
you are the perfect incarnation of the woman of today, the one
whose media struggle to restore wealth and complexity.
You are also attached to your roots, to this city of Bordeaux whose
you painted a portrait of the mayor in 2002. You are committed to
places, like this house on the Arcachon basin that you describe
in your latest novel and in which you like to recharge your batteries.
And how not to conclude with the art you possess of federating and
to seduce talent. The assembly gathered today shows us
its quality and diversity. You operate at the
elective”, you grant your trust and friendship entirely,
You show total loyalty.
Dear Michèle Reiser, you invite us to a feast of the spirit in
and you were able to put this talent not only at the service
of others, of the common good, in a word, of the Res publica.
Michèle Reiser, on behalf of the President of the Republic and
powers vested in us, we make you knight in order
of the Legion of Honor.
Dear Marcelle Guillet – Lubrano,
This is unusual – in family workshops, in the middle
fabrics, colour samples and embossing tools – that you
had your first contact with those who never had to
leave: the flowers. Where ordinary mortals are content with
receive from the hands of Nature and admire them on the edge of the paths,
you had the privilege, thanks to your father’s creations, to discover
from the inside a floral universe with unsuspected riches.
Founded in 1896 by your great-grandmother, the Guillet House had already,
when you were born, a brilliant story behind her: in the sets
at the Opéra Garnier, in the windows of Caron perfumes or
from Hermes, to the receptions of Prince Karim Agha Khan or on a column
Vendôme wrapped in roses – productions were everywhere
your grandfather André, then your father Marcel. The workshops
Guillet had already conquered an international dimension, since
your grandfather sent acanthus leaves in whole wagons in
Latin America to decorate baroque churches.
This Guillet house with fabulous destiny, you will take your first steps
as a floral adornment, under the watchful eye of your father: from the age of eight,
you learn how to make silk flowers, then later to handle
stencil, brush and press. In 1971, you finally integrate
the family business to meet the important challenges until today
present-day.
Under your leadership, and with the precious support of your husband Raymond
Lubrano, the Guillet house first expanded its range and its
worldwide reputation: your collection for the Emirates, which
enjoyed great success with the royal families for ten years, and
as the first example of such transformation. Your creations have also
Saudi Arabia, where they adorn the
palace of Riad or Jeddah, and more recently in Japan, country of
Ikebana – or the art of bringing flowers to life.
You have also ensured a great diversification of related activities
the production of ornamental flowers. While your ascendants exercised
mainly their art as a form of decoration, you have started a
close and fruitful collaboration with the world of fashion and
culture. Countless creators, designers and directors have
for your work admiration and trust: let us simply quote, to
example title, your collaboration with the opera Garnier for the sets
of the greatest operas of the repertoire, or the high-quality
sewing – lace and natural materials – made for the exhibition
Solstice at the Carrousel du Louvre in 2002. How not to mention
the camellias, emblem of the house Chanel, that you have made for
it in 1988? This "Order n°5" from Chanel addressed to you
(the fifth you’ve ever received from the fashion world) was due to
the future is full of promise, since it is still Chanel who, in
2006, hosted the Guillet establishments in its own
craft.
Finally, in a world where the challenge of transmission is posed in a
your active and never-before-denied commitment to
the long-term viability of the arts takes its full meaning. Not content with
see your outstanding professional qualities recognized by
well-deserved decorations (you have been elevated to the rank of
Knight in the National Order of Merit in 1998 and appointed Master of Art
in 2002), you have always had it in your heart to benefit others, and
President of the jury for the CAP. President of the jury
«Fashion Flowers and Decoration» since 1988, it is also thanks to your
conviction that the Octave vocational school
Leaflet in Paris opened in 2008 a learning class 'flowers and
Just one year ago, you were elected Speaker of the
the Association of Masters of Art and their students.
I have no doubt that you will bring energy, passion and concern
the excellence that characterizes you – bringing you together, according to a
idea you love, heritage and innovation, know-how and creation.
This continuous dialogue between ancient know-how and possible multiplied
infinitely, between tradition and future, you are today, by your work
and your history, a living incarnation – and you give meaning
in the words of Gilbert Bécaud: Life only matters
by a flower that dances over time”. May the flowers of the house
Guillet dance a long time towards the skylines that form at
present our future.
Marcelle Guillet – Lubrano, on behalf of the President of the Republic and in
under the powers vested in us, we make you a knight
in the order of the Legion of Honor.
Dear Michèle Rabard,
Embroidery, the delicate art that gives the fabrics their relief, is not for
you a simple profession, it is a commitment, a passion, a vocation.
As a child, you take care of your dolls and, very young,
you successfully obtain your Certificate of Professional Competence (CAP)
embroidery. After your first steps in the profession, you integrate, in
1966, the prestigious Maison Lesage, the pinnacle of embroidery in Paris;
it will be for you a real home.
Your talent is, there, immediately spotted. You mastered perfectly this
ancestral craft, made of meticulous and meticulous work, you have this concern
of the detail and perfection which distinguishes from skillful men the beings
exceptional. But the meticulous requirement that you do admirably
Evidence is far from your only gift.
Your human qualities are recognized by all. You know how to advise,
help, support your peers, share moments of anguish like
moments of joy that make up the emotional labyrinth of life
human; you thus quickly become one of the main collaborators
of François Lesage himself, and take part in these highlights of the
the preparation and presentation of the collections. You
have also this priceless and little-shared gift of knowing how to read
souls, understanding without a word the deep desires of the creators,
rare and precious empathy. In addition to these admirable qualities this
discretion that makes your genius a discovery, you possess this soul
humble people of worth.
Very early on, you bring your creative footprint to Maison Lesage. You
turn this delicate exercise into virtuosity. Your Excellency
the admiration of all, but your creativity fascinates. You
invent, innovate, constantly renew, maintaining this
vital dynamic for creative minds, nourished by this vital energy
which makes their power a wealth. You explore,
discover, transform, a true creative transformation that transforms
the artisan as an artist.
Your Excellency takes you to the top. In 1984, you became
fashion designer. Your talent will therefore be registered on the
creations of all the great designers: Balmain, Balenciaga, Dior,
Givenchy, Lacroix, Chanel and many others. Egrener their names do not leave
the vastness of the works on which your gifts have left their
footprint. The domain of luxury is your new conquest, an opening
on the world. What a marvel you have achieved for Yves Saint-Laurent!
These jackets embroidered with a poem, Elsa d'Aragon’s Eyes, mixtures of
arts, mixtures of eras, you manage to embroider what the
poetry made with language: sublimate it. It is this unparalleled excellence that
will crown your appointment in 1994 as Best Worker
of France, exceptional but not ultimate consecration.
Your growth does not stop there. You know that the future is being built in
history. This is why since 1979 you are keen to
to transmit this ancestral know-how which belongs to the most
at a time when the increasing acceleration of the world is sometimes
forgetting to younger generations the importance of hard work, of
patience, dedication, which restores selfless creativity
its value. The pedagogue, very appreciated, that you are, makes so gift of
to reveal to young people the secrets that made it possible to
you little embroidery with fairy fingers, which Zola spoke about in The
Dr Pascal.
Openness in time, openness of minds, openness to the world.
Your talent extends to other lands. You contribute to the creation of
many embroidery works of great renown in France and
abroad. At events of international scope, you will
know the French know-how: the chasuble of the Holy Father John Paul II
during his visit to Paris, dresses worn during princely weddings, the
costumes of academicians of Roman Polanski, Erik Orsenna or William
Christie are among your many successes. During the last parade of the
house Chanel in Shanghai, several models of haute couture have been
the work of your immense talent. But today you remain modest,
and faithful to your first loves, continuing to collaborate with the
Maison Lesage.
Discreet, innovative, humanist, you contribute to the development of luxury
and the artistic influence of France in the world, you
are proof that France is full of talent, creativity and
dynamism, you have succeeded in transcending an ancestral
to make an art, to cross borders to express your grace, to
magnify the world to extract its harmony. Your gift gives all their
meaning the famous verses of Baudelaire: There, everything is only order and beauty,
luxury, calm and pleasure».
Michèle Rabard, on behalf of the President of the Republic and
powers vested in us, we make you knight in order
of the Legion of Honor.
Dear Xavier Lemerle,
In a famous song, Alain Souchon takes the liberty of provoking
his audience and shouts loud and clear: "I want leather." With you, he would
fulfilled so much your profession of leather gainier, practiced within the house
Lemerle, forms a second nature. It translates both a requirement and a
Excellence. Founded by your father in 1958, the Lemerle House is indeed
the only one in France to master leather working techniques
particularly rare: the colour of the leather by hand, the gilding of the leather by the
gold leaf, mounting in Passepoil, restoration of embossed leathers. This
list, necessarily incomplete, reveals the many facets of your art
and your talent. It is a poetic inventory, a real visit
the magic of words and the evocative power of the
tongue.
Trained by your father in the profession of gainier, you exercise your profession of
heart”, as you like to say, for the past 25 years, with respect for
training. With your team, you are one of the
rare in France to perpetuate a unique know-how in leather work,
which combines tradition, luxury and noble materials. Illustration of your place
Eminent, the best apprentice in France from the workshops of the houses
prestigious Hermès and Louis Vuitton have recently joined your
house», the Lemerle House.
Luxury, indeed, is the ephemeral that wins its waves of timelessness,
it is the accessory that becomes essential, it is modernity that embraces the
tradition. Luxury is also the meeting of craft and art, of gesture
and the most contemporary inspiration. You have
made interior decorations in leather, including wall dyes
with saddle stitches, which opened the horizons of creation and
innovation. In the field of crafts, expertise and
gestures and techniques are now inseparable from
creativity and the search for new forms of expression for
crafts.
Your large and diverse clientele reflects your multiple talents
and mastery of your art. You have worked at the
Restoration of national furniture including large Louis armchairs
XV belonging to the furniture of the Hotel Matignon, but also to the service of
largest museums, such as the Louvre and the Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles,
of the most important international sales houses, antique dealers, without
to forget individuals who wish to have their art objects restored and
their collections.
Your skill and generosity, beautifully illustrated in
Annie Schneider’s book on French arts and crafts
your workshop a "place of memory", a place of heritage par excellence,
a place at last where we breathe the sweetness of the "rediscovered time" but where we
also feels the breath of eternity.
Xavier Lemerle, on behalf of the French Republic, we make you
Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters.
Address by Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture and Communication, on the occasion of the ceremony for the presentation of the insignia of Chevalier in the National Order of the Legion of Honour to Michèle Reiser, Marcelle Guillet-Lubranoet Michèle Rabard, and Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters to Xavier Lermerle
Address by Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture and Communication, on the occasion of the ceremony for the presentation of Knights in the National Order of the Legion of Honour to Michel Reiser, Marcelle Guillet-Lubranoet Michèle Rabard, and deChevalier in the order of Arts and Letters to Xavier Lermerle
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