crafting desires: discover the invite-only present in big apple
Louis Vuitton takes over a Park Avenue townhouse in New York City with Crafting Goals, an exhibition showcasing one of the best of the Maison’s craftsmanship and heritage. Open by personal appointment solely from April twelfth to Might fifth, Crafting Goals affords an unique alternative to discover the Louis Vuitton universe throughout the large Higher East Facet residence. This formidable enterprise marks Louis Vuitton’s most intensive show of savoir-faire ever offered within the metropolis.
Crafting Goals brings collectively a seemingly limitless assortment of Louis Vuitton’s most celebrated creations in New York. Guests may have the prospect to discover Objets Nomades design objects, hard-sided trunks, timepieces, effective jewellery, and leather-based items. The exhibition additionally options interactive demonstrations and alternatives to personalize items with the Maison’s artisans.
Crafting Goals affords a personal exhibition in an Higher East Facet townhouse | photos © Brad Dickson
louis vuitton transforms a century-old townhouse
The venue for Crafting Goals is a 1926-built seven-story townhouse on Park Avenue in New York. All through the house, guests will encounter a signature aspect of Louis Vuitton‘s heritage: Malletage. This distinctive crisscrossed, padded lining, initially designed to safeguard valuable contents inside trunks throughout journey, manifests as a graphic ‘X’ sample integrated all through the inside design. This refined transformation creates a dialogue between the historic townhouse and the Maison’s heritage.
Over the course of its three-week run, Crafting Goals affords a wide range of participating experiences that illuminate the historical past, craftsmanship, and inventive prospects behind the beautiful items on show. For opening weekend, Louis Vuitton designers from Paris had been current, providing a singular alternative to create fully bespoke hardsided trunks tailor-made to particular person wants and preferences. Afterward, a Malletage professional from the Maison’s historic French workshops will exhibit this specialised method stay, lending a glimpse into the artistry behind Louis Vuitton’s creations.
discover iconic trunks, Objets Nomades, jewellery, and leather-based items
uncover american debuts
Crafting Goals serves as a platform to unveil a number of items for the primary time in North America. This contains the extremely anticipated Millionaires Speedy 40 by Males’s Artistic Director Pharrell Williams. Designed for his debut assortment for Louis Vuitton (Spring/Summer season 2024), this piece options 18K gold {hardware} and a hand-painted monogram that took sixty-five hours to finish, all offered inside a bespoke hardsided trunk. The Millionaires Speedy represents the primary collaboration between the Maison’s high-end métiers, solidifying its place as a real masterpiece.
collaborate with Louis Vuitton artisans to personalize items or witness a stay Malletage demonstration
The exhibition encompasses the complete breadth of Louis Vuitton’s experience. The unique Louis Vuitton product, hardsided trunks, will take middle stage, together with the Capucines Trunk, designed particularly to deal with the Maison’s signature bag. Design lovers will beloved the mosaic mirrored Campana Disco Cocoon chair from the Objets Nomades assortment, making its American debut. The exhibition additionally options new summer time items, together with surfboards and tableware. From the Ladies’s universe, excessive jewellery and timepieces by Francesca Amfitheatrof, the Maison’s Creative Director of Watches and Jewellery, shall be showcased alongside clothes crafted from Louis Vuitton’s best supplies utilizing intricate processes.
the townhouse is reworked with Louis Vuitton’s signature Malletage design, a tribute to its trunk-making legacy 
excessive jewellery and timepieces are displayed alongside intricate clothes
