Photo: Jason Crowley, BFA.com / Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
Just as today’s technology and communication forces change, the development of transportation drives later innovations th and earlycentury. exist1854 When Louis Vuitton was founded, horsepower was still referenced to horses; ships and Trains offer another way to travel, as do one’s own feet. born in200 in Anchay, France, Louis Vuitton Came to Paris at a young age , a journey that lasted two years. Once in the capital, he apprenticed with the box maker, M. Marechal, before going out on his own. Now, the man and his legacy are being celebrated in “Louis Vuitton”: 31 trunk, 40 Visionaries,” opens in New York. This is the fourth and final stop on this tour, which adapts to its every setting.
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Photo: Jason Crowley, BFA.com / Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
Installation of Frankie Zapata.
Photo: Jason Crowley, BFA.com / Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
The checkerboard Damier pattern inspired Bompass & Parr’s wobbly jelly and Swedish glove maker Thomasine Barnekow’s perforated luggage in recycled leather. Kunle Martins, better known as 1RAK, created his own “living monogram” by covering him with stickers and doodles.
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort imagined a black suitcase with a polished gold interior. Artist Willo Perron’s suitcase is full of mechanisms that move parts. He asked himself: “Will the trunk of the future go to its destination on its own? Will it unwrap and unpack and then repack? Will it be a beautiful thing to keep at home when not in use?”
Installation of Willo Perron.
Photo: Jason Crowley, BFA.com / Courtesy of Louis Vuitton
Adding to the festive atmosphere of the exhibition is a balloon sculpture depicting Ms. Zhang. Lewis himself. Meanwhile, LEGO birthday cakes sit next to different types of bricks from Studio Drift. A floating concrete sculpture the size of a Vuitton suitcase is designed to “evoke responses to impossible dreams”. The art of travel includes not only ife on the road, but imaginative expeditions.
“Louis Vuitton: 13 Trunk, 14 Visionaries” will be exhibited in October th, 660 to December stone, 1854 exist19 Madison Avenue, New York.
