Louis Vuitton unveils 11 new exquisite objets at Milan Design Week
Since its inception in 2012, the Louis Vuitton Objets Nomades collection of inventive and functional furniture and objects has grown to include a wide, but curated selection of renowned international designers. At the 2023 Milan Design Week, Louis Vuitton unveiled another 11 objets, including tables, seating, lighting and various homeware items such as bookends and glassware. Below, discover a selection of our favourite items.
Louis Vuitton’s Flower Carafe. Hand-crafted by Venetian artisans in Murano, the Flower Carafe by Studio Louis Vuitton has a base featuring a beautiful bas-relief version of the Monogram flower in which the words “Louis Vuitton Paris” are delicately engraved. Its flowing design perfectly coordinates with the collection’s Twist Glasses and is available in the same five colours: Cristal Clear, Amber, Venetian Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald.
The flowing, sharply honed lines of Raw Edges’ Binda armchair are subtly accentuated by the streamlined leather-covered back and the soft velvet of the welcoming seat, and perfectly complemented by the contrasting piping. Available in five colour combinations – cream and coral, orange and milk, deep blue and violet, burgundy and white, and green and white –Binda further explores the designers’ interest in transforming flat planes into three-dimensional objects, which began with their Cosmic Table Objet Nomade.
The Twist Glass transforms Louis Vuitton’s iconic Monogram flower into a whirl of hand-blown glass.Hand-crafted in Murano, the capital of Italian glass making, they are engraved with the Maison’s logo and available in five colours – Crystal Clear,Amber, Emerald, Venetian Ruby, and Sapphire –in single-colour sets of two and multicoloured sets of four.
Both practical object holders and objets d’art, Atelier Oï’s collection of Origami Bowls reveals the ingenious beauty of simplicity. Small travel souvenirs and collectable treasures will find a new home in these bowls. Each Origami Bowl is composed of a single piece of leather carefully folded and slotted together to create a striking three-dimensional form.
Inspired by an open pine cone, Atelier Oï’s imposing Piva Lamp is composed of multiple frosted glass “bracelets” interspersed with a series of large and beautifully arranged leather “petals”. Mounted on a metal disc, these leather pieces are a different colour on each side and carefully shaped so that the lamp appears to change colour as the viewer moves around it.
Named after confectionery served at weddings and children’s parties in Brazil, the Campana Brothers’ Mirror Bomboca was inspired by the shapes of clouds and colourful sea apples. The result is a two-seater sofa with removable cushions that are arranged like a puzzle to fit into a rigid, leather-covered shell. The Bomboca is also available in a four-seater version and different colourways.
Atelier Oï’s stunning Quetzal is a large decorative mobile inspired by the eye-catching plumage of South American quetzals. Thirteen rigid, yet twisting “feathers” are covered with two pieces of Louis Vuitton leather – blue on one side and green on the other –and their edges dyed red. The final feather, longer to give the mobile balance, is covered in red leather, and recalls the birds’ vermilion breasts.
Zanellato/Bortotto’s Basket Table features horizontal bands of leather delicately woven into the visually striking honeycomb motifs of its metal base – and beautifully crowned by a reflective enamelled lava-stone top.
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