THINKING WITH YOUR HANDS: LOUIS VUITTON’S LATEST OBJETS NOMADES COLLECTION

We don’t often think of furniture traveling, making its way around the world in a plane or ocean liner. Indeed, luxury furniture and design objects are often thought of as immovable artifacts, destined to accumulate glances and dust in a museum or home. With its Objets Nomades collection, founded in 2012, Louis Vuitton seeks to overthrow the cryogenic sentence imposed on prestige design. Each year, the French house commissions the most ingenious creative minds to conceive playful pieces that traipse between practicality and extravagance. The 11 new Objets

Nomades presented at Milan Design Week this spring reflect Vuitton’s legendary savoir faire, material sensibilities, and dedication to technological innovation. Five of the participating studios offered CULTURED a glimpse into their processes and inspirations—from road trips to local landscapes.