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For the second consecutive year, Louis Vuitton will showcase its Objets Nomades collection in Hong Kong. From March 23rd to March 31st 2019, the collection will be displayed exclusively within the former Central Magistracy, marking the first public opening of this historic building within the Tai Kwun complex following the completion of its revitalization.

To mark the occasion, award-winning design duo Raw Edges will preview their latest Objet Nomade in Hong Kong before it is revealed to international press at Fuorisalone in Milan in April 2019.  Other new Objets Nomades for this year’s edition include Atelier Oi’s Serpentine table and Atelier Biagetti’s Anemona table.

The full Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades collection will be displayed in a scenography created by the internationally acclaimed Joyce Wang Studio - best known for their cinematic interiors that take people on immersive journeys.  Visitors will walk into a grand, architectural space, an avant-garde home full of sensory stimulus. The archways, portals, niches and entryways all serve to frame this travelling collection, inviting interpretation and imagination.

Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades, Hong Kong
March 23rd to March 31st 2019
Friday and Saturday 10am – 11pm
Sunday to Thursday 10am – 9pm
Tai Kwun
Block 9, Central Magistracy
10 Hollywood Road, Central, Hong Kong

Please visit https://nvite.com/louisvuitton/objetsnomades to register for admission.  Guided tours will be organized at the presentation during this period.  

Complimentary downloads of the Hong Kong City Guide will also be available from March 15th to April 1st 2019.

Louis Vuitton pays tribute to Karl Lagerfeld, who was much more than a singular and prolific fashion icon, but also a long-standing friend of the House.

Lagerfeld’s iconoclastic approach to redefining fashion - particularly predicting and understanding the importance of ready-to-wear and knowing how to revitalize and reinvent brands - could be seen as the blueprint by which many fashion houses operate today.  As both a preeminent designer, fashion trouble-shooter and contemporary Renaissance man, Lagerfeld’s contributions to the fashion and luxury world are innumerable.

Lagerfeld’s close relationship with Louis Vuitton brought about several collaborations, including a custom one-of-a-kind trunk to hold his collection of 20 iPods and sound equipment.

For Louis Vuitton’s 2014 project “THE ICON AND THE ICONOCLAST: Celebrating Monogram”, Lagerfeld was one of six creatives chosen to show the distinctly personal side of the Monogram; re-presenting something we think we all know in an extraordinary, individual, and idiosyncratic way. Given carte blanche to dictate and make whatever he saw fit in the iconic canvas, Lagerfeld designed a collection of boxing gear: a large trunk for variously sized punching bags, boxing gloves, carrying case, and even an instructive mat. Of his contribution, he said “It is fun! In fact, I had several ideas and Louis Vuitton wanted to do them all – why not? … It was really very childish, simple thinking!”

On news of Lagerfeld’s passing, Louis Vuitton CEO Michael Burke shared: “Karl adopted me when I was in need of a friend in Rome! We became partners in crime and wrote history on the Great Wall of China. Aim high, shoot for the stars. You will always be our guiding light.”

The various parts of the store are connected with a large central staircase crafted from metal and wood that recalls the deck of a boat, a subtle reminder of the Principality’s ties with the sea.

Art and Design have always been synonymous with the history of Louis Vuitton, especially through the many collaborations with various artists. In line with this tradition, Louis Vuitton commissioned an exclusive work by Thai artist Somsak Hanumas representing the flag of Monaco, which is displayed in the private mezzanine apartment. Along with the rest of the store, this intimate space is furnished in vintage Art Deco style.

Some exceptional pieces are available to celebrate the store opening such as the Petite Boite Chapeau in beige Epi leather and the Cannes bag in Epi Bleuet leather, as well as other outstanding pieces in exotic leather such as the Capucines Mini in Baïkal Blue and the Petite Malle in Céladon Green.

As a nod to the Principality and the Maison’s signature idea of travel, Louis Vuitton chose the store’s mezzanine level to exhibit a historic trunk that belonged to Princess Charlotte of Monaco, the mother of Prince Rainier III. Just before her wedding in May 1920, Princess Charlotte of Monaco bought luggage items to make up a set of trunks that she planned to use on future journeys. The Princess selected a piece covered with the famous Monogram canvas to carefully store her toiletries and accessories from her elegant wardrobe. She requested that the luggage be decorated with red and white bands and diamond shapes, in reference to her family’s collection of weaponry.

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“The Courtauld Collection: A Vision for Impressionism” brings together some 110 works, including 60 paintings and graphic pieces, which are mainly conserved in the Courtauld Gallery or in different international public and private collections. It will enable the French public to discover some of the greatest French paintings from the end of the 19th century and from the very beginning of the 20th century in Paris, sixty years after their first presentation in 1955 at the Musée de l’Orangerie. These works include Un Bar aux Folies Bergère (1882) by Manet, La Jeune Femme se poudrant by Seurat (1889-90), Les Joueurs de cartes by Cézanne (1892-96), Autoportrait à l’oreille bandée by Van Gogh (1889), Nevermore by Gauguin (1897), as well as a set of ten watercolours by  J.M.W. Turner which belonged to Samuel Courtauld’s brother, Sir Stephen Courtauld.

The exhibition of the Courtauld Collection embodies the Fondation’s aim to showcase the role of emblematic collectors from the history of art, following on from previous exhibitions such as  “Keys to a passion” (2014-2015), "Being Modern : Moma in Paris" (2017-2018), "Icons of Modern Art. The Shchukin Collection" (2016-2017) which brought together great works of Modernism, collected by prestigious institutions and visionary collectors.

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Peek into the "Volez, Voguez, Voyagez" exhibition in Shanghai to retrace Louis Vuitton’s history from its founding in 1854 to today. Curated by Olivier Saillard and designed by Robert Carsen, the show’s historic journey is divided into fifteen chapters and is punctuated by objects commemorating Louis Vuitton’s links with China. The exhibition features objects and documents from the Louis Vuitton archives, exceptional articles on loan from the Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris, Château de Versailles, Musée Carnavalet, as well as works by artists Yan Pei Ming and He An. The exhibition concludes with a display devoted to the savoir-faire of the artisans in the Louis Vuitton workshops.

Exhibition information:
Shanghai Exhibition Center
1333 Nanjing Xi Lu., Gate 8. Shanghai

From 11/16/2018 to 02/01/2019
Monday - Sunday 10:00am - 8:00pm
Last admission: 30 minutes before closing

Free admission

Tel: 400 6588 555

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