Louis Vuitton Stephen Sprouse Graffiti Party
Thursday night when Louis Vuitton paid tribute to the New York glamor punk with a triumvirate of events splashed with graffiti and Day-Glo. A cocktail party at the Greene Street store, where all manner of Sprousified LV merch was on display, including specially reissued Sprouse LV bags from 2001, was followed by a preview of “Rock On Mars,” an installation of original Sprouse memorabilia at Deitch Projects on Wooster Street.
Louis Vuitton Store in Tokyo
This impressive and futuristic building designed by dutch architects UNStudio will soon become the new flagship store for Louis Vuitton in Japan. There will be 10 floors in this 54 meter tall building which aims at establishing an architectural equivalent of the identity of Louis Vuitton. Blending classical and modern conception, it will inspire the qualities that make up the essence of the Louis Vuitton and its products.
August 1, 2008 - Category: Architecture, Fashion, Latest - Posted by: Phil - Comments: 1
Louis Vuitton in Nagoya by Nagaishi Architecture
Japan, is praise the facade, a design by Nagaishi Architecture. Made of twisted, powder-coated aluminum bars arranged vertically between glass walls, this shimmering envelope shifts optically during daylight hours as well as after dark, when it’s illuminated by metal halides.
Carlson says he saw the building’s exterior as a reference to the Japanese art of gift wrapping, with Vuitton‘s contemporary yet classic leather goods, shoes, and men’s and women’s ready-to-wear as the gifts “inside this precious box.”
April 28, 2008 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 1
Topiade lay-over Facade for Louis Vuitton by Gregory Polletta and Sung Jang
Gregory Polletta and Sung Jang have created Topiade, a lay-over facade structure designed to renew an existing Louis Vuitton store building without a major reconstruction. The concept of topiary and the French garden were taken to extend and exhibit the luxurious quality of Louis Vuitton.
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Louis Vuitton’s Boutique by Peter Marino Architect and dcm Studios
This new three-level luxury boutique Hong Kong designed by Peter Marino Architect and dcm Studios, is 25-foot-high, semitransparent box, that is flooded by daylight as well as electric illumination. The main stair volume, designed to look as if carved from a solid block of stone, connects the project’s three levels. Here, sandblasted-glass treads feature built-in LED panels projecting video images. These videos can be viewed while walking up the stairs or from ground level, looking at the reflected images in a ceiling mirror. A fine-jewelry store that can be accessed both from the boutique and from a separate entrance has its own suspended staircase, continuing the narrative of the main stair.
May 24, 2007 - Category: Architecture - Posted by: Chantal - Comments: 0
