August 13th, 2009
Louis Vuitton partners with artist Camille Scherrer to present the new “Louis Vuitton : Art. Fashion and Architecture” book.
Discover the animated movie (below) created by the talented young artist and witness the book come to life.
A deluxe edition exclusively designed for Louis Vuitton by Takashi Murakami will be for sale in Louis Vuitton stores and online from September 1st 2009.
August 11th, 2009
Last month, Louis Vuitton opened the largest boutique in Southeast Asia at Singapore’s luxurious ION Orchard in Orchard Road.
The 905 square meter concept store was designed by Front Inc. of New York while the interiors were developed by the Louis Vuitton Malletier’s architecture team.
The duplex store showcases the luxury brand’s first curved glass facade, inspired by the “folds of a scarf”.
August 3rd, 2009
Found on Goantiques.com: “The Louis Vuitton Monogram VIP Chopsticks Set is one of the most elegant VIP items ever made.
There are 4 chopsticks (2 pairs) in all and two chopstick rests, each finely carved and made of fine rosewood, with the LV Monograms delicately engraved atop.
Each chopstick is carefully sanded and hand polished and comes in its Monogram Plexi-glass, hinged presentation box.”
July 30th, 2009
Takashi Murakami has gotten back together with one of his long time collaboration partners, Louis Vuitton, to create this Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami Panda figure.
The figure comes in a LV bag, similar to the ones that hold all of their wallets and bags, only this bag comes with a few Murakami images screened onto it.
July 27th, 2009
The Louis Vuitton 5th Avenue store put up a window display showing the rich history of the speedy bag by putting different editions up on a conveyor belt
Take a look at the video as the Speedys travel through the corner windows of the store.
Passing smoothly on a moving belt, through curtains of gold bead the bags are transformed into the next variation of the Monogram.
July 13th, 2009
In commemoration of the 40th Anniversary of Apollo 11’s first lunar landing, which takes place on Jul 20th, Louis Vuitton has designed a custom-made “Malle Mars” trunk.
The robotic, space age-looking piece opens in multiple places, unveiling a variety of compartments and drawers, fully equipped to carry various essential items.
Medication, tools, picnic wares, and more…plus a folding lounge chair for leisurely account of the Martian landscape.
