Static capture
Daphnée
Finishing · 9 years
Daphnée
Repair Specialist
“Every shoe tells a story. My role is to extend that story.”
Christian Louboutin · Digital Twin
Preserving CraftsmanshipThrough Digital Twins
Discover the Christian Louboutin Repair Workshop
The Workshop
A complete reconstruction of the atelier
Rotate, zoom and explore a faithful digital twin of the repair workshop where roughly sixteen thousand pairs are restored each year. Move through the space and meet the artisans who give each shoe a second life.
Interactive 3D
Workshop · Gaussian Splat
~16,000
pairs repaired each year
300–400
shoes restored every week
2–3
weeks average turnaround
3
stages: diagnosis · repair · finishing
Meet the Artisans
The people behind the craftsmanship
Three artisans, three stages of a single repair. Each shoe passes through their hands — from the first diagnosis to the final, invisible finish.
Static capture
Anthonin
Repair · 12 years
Anthonin
Heel & Sole Specialist
“The structure of a shoe is invisible until it fails. My job is to make sure it never does.”
Static capture
Théo
Diagnosis · 7 years
Théo
Diagnosis & Restoration
“Before you touch a shoe, you have to read it. Everything begins there.”
The Workshop Team
A workshop, captured in full
Every artisan of the atelier was reconstructed as a Gaussian Splat — a faithful digital twin of the team that keeps the craft alive. Select anyone to explore their capture in three dimensions.
The Gesture
Where mastery becomes movement
At the heart of the project lies the gesture itself — captured in motion through dynamic Gaussian Splatting. What looks effortless is the result of years of repetition, judgement and feel.
01 · Anthonin
Repair overview
Dynamic 3D · Gesture
Repair overview
02 · Daphnée
Heel removal
03 · Daphnée
Heel preparation
Dynamic 3D · Gesture
Heel preparation
04 · Théo
Bonding preparation
05 · Théo
Heel bonding
06 · Théo
Securing the heel
07 · Anthonin
Half-sole fitting
Dynamic 3D · Gesture
Half-sole fitting
08 · Anthonin
Half-sole trimming
From Craftsmanship to Digital Twin
Why this project exists
Capturing a workshop is not about replacing the artisan. It is about protecting a living memory — so that gestures refined over a lifetime can be transmitted, taught and extended long into the future.
1Workshop
2Artisan
3Gesture
4Knowledge
5Digital Twin
01
Knowledge Preservation
Capturing expertise before it disappears — recording the gestures and judgement of master artisans as a living archive.
02
Training
Supporting future generations of artisans with an immersive, repeatable reference that no manual could ever hold.
03
AI Assistance
Building future intelligent assistants grounded in real expert knowledge, not generic instruction.
04
Sustainability
Extending the life of every product through repair and the transmission of know-how — the most sustainable luxury of all.
Preserving CraftsmanshipThrough Immersive Digital Twins
A collaboration between
- Christian Louboutin
- EY Fabernovel
- Institut Polytechnique de Paris
- Télécom SudParis