Factual images of a furniture factory alternate on comments and interview. A voice-over describes the situation of the furniture industry in France and deplores the end of an era of export to an era of import. The causes of this situation are described.
Factual images of contemporary design and interview alternate on commentary. Furniture sellers explain the uses for furniture in France. The French use contemporary furniture in a professional setting and classicism at home. A consumer talks about her preference for foreign furniture because there is no offer in France. The French manufacturers prefer the copy, simpler to execute.
Micro-sidewalk alternates on factual views, comments and interviews. A designer, a furniture seller and passers-by give their definition of modern furniture and its attractions. The general public does not recognize a chair. The designer defends clean forms and furniture "works of art". The seller expresses the complementarity between modern furniture and new designs of interior architecture.
Section YOUR RIGHTS BY CHRISTIANE DELACROIX Interview with a lawyer at the court of Paris- what should be done when the furniture delivered does not conform to those ordered? - problems of home sales;
Specialized in English furniture, the inter-firm’s, given its commercial success and its growing turnover, should enter the second stock market. The company now has 50 stores in France with 250 MF of sales. She manufactures her furniture in her factories in Eastern Europe and completes them in her Havrais workshops. Part with 10 people, it now employs more than 250 people and goes to conquer foreign markets. Interview with the Director General, Jean-Michel LEBROUSSOIS.
From a stand at the Salon de la Décoration et du Mobilier, a salesperson presents English-style furniture to Nicole ANDRE. These furniture are recognized by the warm tones of mahogany, by the satin patina. Then they became particularly interested in a scribe, a secretary, made in England and imported into France.