Gehry Does Handbags

John Hill
15. October 2014
Photo: Louis Vuitton

Gehry is one of six "iconoclasts" that Louis Vuitton commissioned to design bags commemorating the label's 160th anniversary; the other five are Christian Louboutin, Cindy Sherman, Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Newson, and Rei Kawakubo. Gehry's contribution to what's called the "Celebrating Monogram" collection is like a miniature of LV's famous trunks, though subtly twisted to give it an appearance that is unmistakably "Gehry." Hardly a steal at £2,490.00, the "Twisted Box" is still a fraction what one would pay for an LV steamer trunk; and it's portable, for taking to the opening of Gehry's latest iconic building.

The blue interior is made from lambskin embossed with a Monogram pattern hand-drawn by Gehry. Photo: Louis Vuitton
A study model for the final bag design. Photo: Louis Vuitton

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