Louis Vuitton invited artist Ewa Juszkiewicz to collaborate for 2023 Artycapucines collection.

Exuding an unbridled creativity, the 5th edition of the Artycapucines Collection combines the Maison’s emblematic Capucines with the unique vision of five leading contemporary artists: Liza Lou, Ziping Wang, Ewa Juszkiewicz, and Billie Zangewa. 

 “I wanted the bag to reflect the essence and character of my paintings. By combining various techniques and materials, like the hand-dyed leather and multilayered printing, the final effect is beautiful and sophisticated.” – Ewa Juszkiewicz

Ewa Juszkiewicz' s striking Artycapucines is based upon her 2021 painting Ginger Locks. To match the original's gradated background, which moves from light to dark green, a particularly smooth type of calfskin is carefully hand-sprayed with point. The painting's striking portrait is then faithfully reproduced on this carefully prepared "canvas" using an innovative 3D digital printing technique that captures every detail in ultra-high definition. This same technique is also used to print the work onto the LV logo, which matched perfectly to the leather print allows the LV almost to disappear into the bag, only its gold edges revealing its presence. The bag's exterior is completed with a handmade string of gold-coloured pearls, attached like a necklace from under the metal LV. The beautifully crafted smooth leather and green-grey satin interior of the bag hides a detachable leather envelope which is inspired by the aesthetic of 1 8th century secret love letters and printed with a detail of the hoir from the portrait. The bag is finished with a shoulder strap, thinner thon the usual Capucines version and in the same smooth green leather as the bag. 

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