Like most participants in the project, he was fascinated with the savoir-faire employed to represent artworks - in his case, a mosaic of abstract cutouts in off-white tones titled “Quais Tutto.”įor his Capucines, he switched on the bright color and went for 154 childlike cutouts of random objects - a cactus, pineapple, snake, stiletto, palm tree, dragon, airplane - plus some Monogram shapes. Muniz, the Brazilian artist famous for his chocolate drawings and using household waste for art making, opted to upcycle “heritage” leathers from the Vuitton workshops. The wild cat tiptoed over a row of them gingerly, napped on them, and ultimately scattered them over the floor.įour photographs of the performance were sold as a limited series, and Pivi unearthed a fifth, never shown before, for her Capucines.įor Gregor Hildebrandt’s bag, the LV logo was carved out of a vinyl record. Pivi, an Italian artist, based hers on a 2007 performance piece titled “One Cup of Cappuccino Then I Go” that involved releasing a live leopard into a gallery space installed with 3,000 fake cups of cappuccino. These pieces are as much for the Capucines fans who love art as they are for art collectors who love the idea of owning a piece of art on such a unique medium,” she added.Ĭonversation starters for sure, each handbag boasts a curious backstory. In her view, the Artycapucines bags are not only bespoke and limited, they “bring the worlds of fashion and art together, two things that are very appealing to them. These pieces really are collector items.” Through pre-orders, some bags were fully sold out even before the official in-store launch. “The first two chapters of this collection were incredibly successful and sold out instantly.
“We have many clients who search for uniqueness, something that they cannot find somewhere else,” Arnault said. Ultimately, no matter how established or not the artists are, this total sensation of limitless creativity seems to draw them to join us on this exciting project.” “Some of them come with sketches, others visit our ateliers as a starting point, but at the end of the day, the creative process very much depends on their vision and the message they wish to put across. “Both the artists and Louis Vuitton have the same objectives - to make something special and unique that truly combines their universe and creativity with Louis Vuitton’s exceptional savoir faire,” she told WWD.