The French maison celebrates its bicentennial by inviting 200 global creative minds to rethink its iconic 1850s flat-top trunk as a blank canvas for the future.
Louis Vuitton 200 Trunks
Louis Vuitton’s legendary flat-top trunk—a design that has defined the architecture of modern travel since 1854—becomes the ultimate vessel for pure imagination. Celebrating the 200th birthday of the house’s founder, the global touring exhibition ‘200 Trunks, 200 Visionaries’ makes its vibrant stop on Beverly Hills’ North Rodeo Drive, showcasing 50×50×100 cm boxes re-imagined by an eclectic mix of architects, artists, toy titans, and pop-culture icons.
The Los Angeles venue itself echoes early Louis Vuitton trunk patterns with its striking white-and-orange striped facade, framing a space where 200 distinct dreamscapes intersect.
Frank Gehry
The Concept: An Avant-Garde Tea Party
Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry transforms the classic trunk into an abstract, kaleidoscopic cityscape reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland. Crumpled colorful paper, playing cards, and geometric forms collide in an intentional mess of texture, where every fold represents a different chapter of vibrant urban life.
Peter Marino
The Concept: The Underwater Escape Act
Renowned architect Peter Marino clads his trunk in tight, black leather straps, challenging the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini to an impossible underwater escape. The result is a provocative design that turns bondage into a rebellion against confinement, expressing a fierce desire for absolute freedom.
LV Trunk by Peter Marino
Lego
The Concept: Building the Future Brick by Brick
Crafted over 50 hours using 31,700 Lego bricks, this playful installation is a collaborative birthday cake designed by Lego and seven children. Topped with a pixelated portrait of Louis Vuitton himself, the 80cm-tall piece celebrates the boundless, uncorrupted imagination of the world’s youngest minds.
Jean-Michel Othoniel
The Concept: A Crystal Shell of Hope
Artist Jean-Michel Othoniel crafts a glowing, amber-hued trunk made of glass bricks blown in the Taj Mahal region. Inspired by the humble clay bricks of Indian roads, this poetic vessel mimics a slow-moving boat or a portable crystal shelter, embodying the universal human dream of building a home.
Pierre Yovanovitch
The Concept: Haute Couture Interiority
French interior architect Pierre Yovanovitch applies his signature haute couture aesthetic to the trunk, blending fine art, architectural form, and vintage furniture design. Rather than focusing solely on the exterior, Yovanovitch builds a narrative around spatial layout, utilizing sharp geometry and forced perspective to give the compact interior a powerful, structural presence.
Derrick Ofosu Boateng
The Concept: An African Allegory
Fine-art photographer Derrick Ofosu Boateng uses bold, saturated palettes to tell a story of continental unity. Inspired by the African proverb “two heads are better than one,” the trunk acts as a vibrant visual testament to collective strength and shared ideas.
LV Trunk by Derrick Ofosu Boateng
Jakub Józef Orliński
The Concept: Singular Expression
The classical countertenor brings a deeply personal message to his design, using the trunk to emphasize individuality. Grounded in the philosophy that every human adds unique value to the lives of others, the piece echoes a simple, powerful mantra: “There is only one me, and only once.”
