@PSFK » Louis Vuitton http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:25:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Louis Vuitton’s New Flagship Store Has A Movie Theatre http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/louis-vuittons-new-flagship-store-has-a-movie-theatre.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:10:18 +0000 Louis Vuitton Showcases Film In A Rome Theater-Turned Luxury Retail HavenThe Maison flagship in Rome store includes a library room and cinema dedicated to Italian film.]]> Star Wars Characters Square Off Against Luxury Brands In A Lego War http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/lego-star-wars-luxury-brands.html Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:56:08 +0000 Lego-Wars-Luxury-Brands-0The iconic Lucas favourites are rendered in lego and juxtaposed with famous luxury brands in this tongue-in-cheek art project.]]> Louis Vuitton’s Fashionable Approach To Travel In Popular Cities http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/louis-vuittons-fashionable-approach-to-travel-in-popular-cities.html Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:42:43 +0000 Louis-Vuitton-travel-guidesA luxury brand has created a series of travel guide that explore interesting themes of each cities. ]]> Q & A: French Design Team Surface To Air Touches Down in NYC http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/q-a-french-design-team-surface-to-air-touches-down-in-nyc.html Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:58:26 +0000 Surface To Air celebrates the opening of their New York City flagship boutique – 27 Mercer StreetPSFK interviews Jeremie Roza, once half of the team of French arbiters of fashion cool, about his new store space.]]> Louis Vuitton’s Store Within A Store Comes With Velvet Rope & Lines http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/louis-vuittons-store-within-a-store-comes-with-velvet-rope-lines.html Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:51:28 +0000 louis-vuitton-selfridgesIn London, the PSFK team saw Louis Vuitton bring to life the 'Store Within A Store' trend found in our Future of Retail report. ]]> An Inside Look At Louis Vuitton’s Most Memorable Retail Spaces http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/an-inside-look-at-louis-vuittons-most-memorable-retail-spaces.html Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:04:21 +0000 lv_architecture_bookThe fashion house will publish a book of insights from the brand's distinguished architects and never-seen-before sketches, blueprints, and mock-ups of retail spaces.]]> Louis Vuitton Makes Honey On The Roof Of Its HQ In Paris http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/louis-vuitton-makes-honey-on-the-roof-of-its-hq-in-paris.html Sat, 06 Aug 2011 13:31:14 +0000 Louis Vuitton Makes Honey On The Roof Of Its HQ In ParisThe luxury fashion brand is bottling honey from its urban beehives to give to friends.]]> LVMH Luxury Digital Magazine Wins A Webby [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/lvmh-luxury-digital-magazine-wins-a-webby-headlines.html Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:10:22 +0000 nowness-luxury-magazine-louis-vuittonNowness.com, a luxury digital magazine by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy wins a Webby award.]]> No More Silk Suits For Jailed Mobsters [Headlines] http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/no-more-silk-suits-for-jailed-mobsters-headlines.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:17:33 +0000 Palermo-Ucciardone-prison-Italy-policyItaly's Ucciardone prison had a reputation for being more of a five-star hotel than a lockup for criminals, but a new policy calls for a shutdown of their extravagant prison lifestyles, starting with designer label suits.]]> Louis Vuitton Collaboration With Singapore School Of The Arts http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/louis-vuitton-collaboration-with-singapore-school-of-the-arts.html Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:50:47 +0000 LV SG 3The French Luxury brand spreads its reach with its very first educational venture in the Asia.]]> Fashion Brands Inspire Food Still Life Series http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/fashion-brands-inspire-food-still-life-series.html Wed, 22 Jun 2011 17:40:47 +0000 Linus-Morales-trendfood-yatzer-2Haute Couture labels get a tasty new look and critique our arguably hyper-commercialized society in the process.]]> REcreative: The Online Community For Young Artists http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/recreative-the-online-community-for-young-artists.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:55:46 +0000 recreativeBrought together by the Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project, a group of young people devised a website with information and opportunities in the arts.]]> The Work Of Art In The Age Of DDOS Attacks http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/the-work-of-art-in-the-age-of-ddos-attacks.html Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:52:26 +0000 nadia-plesner-louis-vuittonNadia Plesner's contrarian and provocative stance over her use of the likeness of a Louis Vuitton Bag in her artwork see's her facing fines of €5000 for every day she continues to do so.]]> Parsons Transforms Louis Vuitton Store Into A Zero-Waste Workshop http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/parsons-turns-louis-vuitton-store-into-zero-waste-workshop.html Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:56:17 +0000 Parsons Students At Louis Vuitton Store In Soho New YorkFashion students are camping out today and tomorrow in a luxury brand store in New York's Soho. ]]> When Companies Resist Going Digital, And Thoughts On Challenging The Status Quo http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/when-companies-resist-going-digital-and-thoughts-on-challenging-the-status-quo.html Mon, 10 May 2010 11:05:28 +0000 Many companies, brands, institutions and individuals have found opportunity and success by going against the status quo.]]> Top 10 Luxury Brands’ Sites Fail To Work On iPad http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/top-10-luxury-brands-sites-fail-to-work-on-ipad.html Mon, 03 May 2010 10:30:34 +0000 Prada On The iPad

Only one leading brand manages to provide an iPad service that drives product sales.

]]> LVMH To Open More Luxury Resorts http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/lvmh-to-open-more-luxury-resorts.html Tue, 13 Apr 2010 14:57:48 +0000 LVMHLuxury goods company LVMH has announced it will develop resorts using the name of its Bordeaux winery, Cheval Blanc. ]]> Japan Goes Post-Luxury http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/japan-goes-post-luxury.html Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:24:31 +0000 86431063Image credit: Getty Images, bancoposta/Flickr With sales of luxury goods declining in Japan, an article in the Financial Times argues that we might be witnessing an evolution, or at least permanent change, in consumer behavior there. In the article, Michiyo Nakamoto says that Japan became a mass-luxury market in the 80s and 90s where owning a Louis Vuitton bag or Hermes scarf was a middle-class rite of passage – but mow consumers have grown confident in mixing and matching luxury items with cheaper ones: “This is not a blip. This is a long-term shift in the market,” said Brian Salsberg,Read more...]]> Louis Vuitton Goes Tow Motor Chic in Tokyo http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/louis-vuitton-goes-tow-motor-chic-in-tokyo.html Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:44:01 +0000 lv_underground_1Not long ago we wrote about the question posed at the BMW Design Talk, ‘Is modesty the new luxury?’. Louis Vuitton seems to be taking the idea to heart with the opening of their new temporary shop in Tokyo called Louis Vuitton Underground. Forget fancy custom store fixtures, all the bags and accessories are displayed on wood crates and plain shelving. Personally we give them extra points for including a bright yellow tow motor and lots of caution tape. [via blabber-etcetera]]]> Louis Vuitton Mobile Theater in a Trunk (With Coffee Maker) http://www.psfk.com/2009/05/louis-vuitton-mobile-theater.html Tue, 12 May 2009 15:54:37 +0000 picture-41The Iconic Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, which has been featured prominently everywhere from the Darjeeling Limited to your local airport, has just come out with a portable home theater/office complete with DVD player (powered by solar panels) and a coffee maker which runs on a can of petrol. This over-the-top trunk was originally made for a customer from China and appears to be one of kind. [via Apartment Therapy]]]> Fashionably Safe http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/fashionable-ways-to-fight-swine-flu.html Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:23:16 +0000 picture-37Swine Flu is currently the talk of the town, and while some dismiss the health pandemic as falling into the realm of disease paranoia (like the SARS epidemic a little while back) the numbers don’t lie: 45 school children have come down with the flu and a worker at 5 Times Square was just confirmed as carrying the semi-deadly strain of influenza. To stay positive, Refinery29 have come up with fashionable alternatives to the usual drab surgical mask to make sure your lungs stay flu free. Included is a Richard Prince inspired nurse’s uniform by Louis Vuitton (above) and aRead more...]]> Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami: Designer QR Codes http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/louis-vuitton-x-takashi-murakami-designer-qr-codes.html Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:32:38 +0000 louis-vuitton-qr-codeQR Codes are the bar codes of the future, linking online and physical graphics to websites and multi-media. For the most part, the codes have still maintained an abstract look akin to their predecessors. A recently released designer QR symbol, produced by Tokyo based creative agency SET is looking to change all that with a stylized remake of the standard code. Mixing design with technological innovation, SET teamed up Takashi Murakami with Louis Vuitton to create a distinctive code featuring one of the artist’s characters and the classic LV pattern. The agency hopes this will add much needed style andRead more...]]>