As a French brand with a century-old history, Louis Vuitton has always adhered to traditional craftsmanship while constantly innovating and evolving to keep pace with the times. The brand has also collaborated with legendary architect Frank Gehry to launch a limited edition co-branded handbag series, ingeniously incorporating architectural imagery into it to showcase the ultimate design aesthetics.
Frank Gehry was born in Toronto and is a Canadian-American architect. He has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize and is known as the "Picasso of architecture." Gehry is known for his irregular curved designs and sculptural building facades, making him one of the most notable deconstructivist architects of our time.
The design of the "Louis Vuitton × Frank Gehry" limited edition handbag series is inspired by three major themes in Frank Gehry's long career: "Architecture and Form", "Exploration of Materials", and "Animal World". Based on Louis Vuitton's classic Capucines handbags and Twisted Box Trunk suitcases, the series cleverly combines the creativity of architectural design and the extraordinary craftsmanship of Louis Vuitton, showcasing the outstanding talents of both in a unique way.
The most eye-catching is the Capucines MM Floating Fish handbag, which was inspired by the exquisite fish-shaped lamps designed by Frank Gehry for the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris. Gehry transformed the Capucines bag into a portable sculpture. Louis Vuitton uses exquisite 3D leather craftsmanship and sequin inlay technology to create a bright red fish that seems to leap out of white leather, and gives it embossed textured scales, showing unparalleled artistry and beauty of details.
