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Frank Gehry designs Louis Vuitton handbag collection for Art Basel Miami Beach
Josh Niland
2023-12-12T12:53:00-05:00
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<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1f/1ff8f03416c9e4f899d98204f8560844.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The 21st edition of <a href="https://bustler.net/events/14048/art-basel-miami-beach" target="_blank">Art Basel Miami Beach</a>, which took place last week, featured a special capsule collection from <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/5540/frank-gehry" target="_blank">Frank Gehry</a> for <a href="https://archinect.com/louisvuitton" target="_blank">Louis Vuitton</a>. The latest in a string of creative product collaborations that have to date included a special <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150284555/louis-vuitton-announces-frank-gehry-s-new-fish-inspired-perfume-bottle-collaboration" target="_blank">fragrance bottle design</a> and the 2014 'Iconoclasts' series contribution offers a “reinterpretation” of the brand’s iconic Capucines bag designed to encapsulate four themes: 'Architecture and Form,' 'Material Exploration,' 'Animals,' and the 'Twisted Box.' </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d4/d4e9857f49519a1c13477d0caeab2305.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/d4/d4e9857f49519a1c13477d0caeab2305.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy Louis Vuitton.</figcaption></figure><p>“It is hard to adjust the existing Capucines shape, which is very strong. We had been working on that design graphically in 2D, and the images that we had made were compelling. I was skeptical that the architectural shape would be strong enough, though,” Gehry <a href="https://www.vogue.in/content/in-frank-gehrys-new-handbag-collection-with-louis-vuitton-fashion-and-architecture-become-one#:~:text=We%20had%20been%20working%20on,graphic%20quality%20that%20we%20liked.%E2%80%9D" target="_blank">explained</a> in <em>Vogue</em>. “The final bag not only got the sculptural feeling that I was looking for, but it also has the graphic quality that we liked.” </p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c3e5f48190a6604710006af23a77426b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c3e5f48190a6604710006af23a77426b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image © Mario Kroes</figcaption></figure><p>The fluid <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150276934/i-think-the-fish-form-is-architectural-watch-frank-gehry-talk-about-his-latest-sculpture-exhibition-in-los-angeles" target="_blank">fish motif</a> Gehry has revisited tim...</p>