Thursday, July 26, 2012

Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama

French Elegance Meets Japanese Contemporary Art
Marc Jacobs Louis Vuitton creative director collaborate with legendary Japanese polka-dot painter Yayoi Kusama to be the company's latest artist.
 
Kusama worked with Jacobs on a line of Louis Vuitton products, including leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories, shoes, watches, and jewelry.louisvuitton

Kusama is the first female artist to collaborate on a line of products for Louis Vuitton.  Jacobs has collaborated with a number of artists since his start at the brand in 1997, including Richard Prince, the late Stephen Sprouse and Takashi Murakami, who injected the company’s signature quatrefoil and monogram pattern with bright colors, friendly flowers, and cartoon eyeballs. The Murakami partnership was a huge success in 2003.artinfo.com














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