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Frank Gehry designs Louis Vuitton handbag collection for Art Basel Miami Beach

2023-12-12T12:53:00-05:00

The 21st edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, which took place last week, featured a special capsule collection from Frank Gehry for Louis Vuitton. The latest in a string of creative product collaborations that have to date included a special fragrance bottle design 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.'

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“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 explained in Vogue. “The final bag not only got the sculptural feeling that I was looking for, but it also has the graphic quality that we liked.”

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Chanel and Es Devlin team up once again for an installation at Miami Art Week

2021-11-03T17:59:00-04:00

A French luxury staple is bringing an in-demand designer to Miami Art Week in celebration of its founder and the brand’s most important birthday.

As part of the 100th anniversary of the iconic fragrance line’s commercial debut, artist and designer Es Devlin has teamed with the fabled fashion house Chanel for a public installation that will honor the legacy and cultural significance of its signature Chanel No. 5 perfume.

Drawing on the namesake’s deep connection to the natural world, the installation features a Grecian-style labyrinth surrounded by greenery inspired by the original twenty plants whose essences form the base of the signature fragrance. Visitors will engage with all five of their senses as they enter the labyrinth’s five concentric pathways, conceived as dance routes in reference to the Greek tradition, that complete an interactive experience in combination with an ethereal soundscape designed to highlight the company’s sophisticated laboratory vetting process.

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