On July 13, Louis Vuitton Singapore unveiled the highly anticipated Louis Vuitton-Yayoi Kusama Concept Store, one of the only seven Louis Vuitton-Yayoi Kusama concept stores worldwide, to selected guests of fashionistas and art enthusiasts at an intimate cocktail party held in the store.
“Singapore is proud to be part of this exclusive collaborative effort that will see concept stores in cities like New York, Hong Kong, Paris, London and Tokyo. Louis Vuitton has had a long tradition with art, and it is an honour to be able to pay tribute to a legendary artist such as Kusama, who has created an extensive body of work since the 1940s, through this collaborative effort,” said Mr. Jean-Christophe Tevenin, General Manager, Louis Vuitton Southeast Asia.
The unique concept store dedicated to showcasing the much-anticipated Louis Vuitton-Yayoi Kusama collection officially opened to the public on Sunday, July 15, 2012, and feature the most extensive collaboration to date; with a full collection consisting of ready-to-wear, leather goods, accessories – such as textiles and sunglasses, shoes, a watch, a charm as well as book editions.
The concept store in Singapore is inspired by “nerves”: the biomorphic shaped sculptures which are one of Yayoi Kusama’s most iconic artworks. The store is extremely dynamic and playful with large scales and vivid colours, all in Kusama’s iconic red and white, and covered with red polka dots, which reflect Kusama’s obsession with the idea of accumulation.
To celebrate this collaboration, Louis Vuitton has also worked with Yayoi Kusama to dress all 455 Louis Vuitton store windows globally. The Kusama windows will showcase new creations inspired by her most iconic artworks and gives more meaning to the artist collaboration.
For more information on the collaboration, please visit: http://louisvuittonkusama.com/