The Louis Vuitton Trunk
Louis Vuitton 200
Singapore, 2021
with Sou Fujimoto Architects
Louis Vuitton 200
Singapore, 2021
with Sou Fujimoto Architects
On August 4, 2021, Louis Vuitton turned 200 years old. To celebrate the man, his innovative spirit, and his ongoing legacy, Louis Vuitton invited 200 visionaries spanning the fields of art to science across the world to express their creativity in there windows.
Sou Fujimoto's trunk is informed by House N
Fujimoto designed a trunk informed by his House N, a starkly geometric white house punctuated by windows and openings in Oita, Japan. The trunk makes use of a neutral white paint colour palette, as well as birch plywood blocks that represent the windows in the residential building.
“The Louis Vuitton trunk is reimagined as a piece of architecture inspired by House N. The simple volume of the trunk has been re-surfaced to create an impression of interiority. By applying a white surface and leaving only a few ‘openings’ the previously simple and flat box achieves depth and volume. This manipulated object is a celebration of the ability of the Louis Vuitton brand to transform simple volumes into icons.”
Sou Fujimoto's trunk is informed by House N
Fujimoto designed a trunk informed by his House N, a starkly geometric white house punctuated by windows and openings in Oita, Japan. The trunk makes use of a neutral white paint colour palette, as well as birch plywood blocks that represent the windows in the residential building.
“The Louis Vuitton trunk is reimagined as a piece of architecture inspired by House N. The simple volume of the trunk has been re-surfaced to create an impression of interiority. By applying a white surface and leaving only a few ‘openings’ the previously simple and flat box achieves depth and volume. This manipulated object is a celebration of the ability of the Louis Vuitton brand to transform simple volumes into icons.”
