Established from the merger of the Mobilier national and the Cité de la céramique – Sèvres & Limoges, the Manufactures Nationales were officially launched on January 1, 2025, to promote excellence in French craftsmanship and highlight the richness of this tangible and intangible heritage. Its manufactories and workshops bring together over 53 highly specialized craft specialties. Unique in the world, this new public institution dedicated to decorative arts, crafts, and design brings together heritage and contemporary creation, playing a central role in implementing the national strategy in support of the crafts sector. Its work is structured around six priority areas: training; research; creation; support for the fragile crafts ecosystem; heritage valorization; and the international outreach of savoir-faire. Heir to four centuries of history, the institution brings together two museums; nine manufactories and creative workshops dedicated to ceramics, tapestry, carpet-making, lace, and contemporary furniture creation; seven restoration workshops; and an office overseeing furniture commissioning and management. Le Mobilier national creates and restores tens of thousands of pieces of furniture and decorative objects used to furnish and embellish public buildings in France and abroad. Formerly the Crown’s furniture storehouse, the institution has spent nearly four centuries continually enriching its collections with works that reflect the spirit of their time. With an eye to the future, Le Mobilier national’s Research and Creation Workshop (ARC) promotes contemporary design and creative practice in France. Over the past sixty years, many of the most renowned designers have created iconic pieces in partnership with the workshop. In 2020, Le Mobilier national mobilized to support the arts and design ecosystem by launching an unprecedented call for submissions to acquire exceptional works from designers and galleries. Some of the selected pieces are already on display in iconic official settings, such as the Élysée Palace. Since then, new works from this acquisition program have been added to Le Mobilier national’s collections each year, with a selection also available through Invisible Collection. The breadth of offerings and the diversity and originality of the selected pieces bear witness to the vitality of contemporary creation in France. These works will form the heritage of tomorrow. They also reflect key issues in contemporary design, both in the materials used and in the techniques employed. As a general rule, the pieces submitted for evaluation by a panel of design professionals must be original works, produced in limited editions of no more than eight, and already completed. They must be made by the designer or under the designer’s direct supervision. As a result, each piece embodies the personality of its creator in its execution, distinguishing it from a simple reproduction.