Louis Vuitton - Pays tribute to Frank Gehry at Art Basel Hong Kong

2026-03-25

At the 2026 edition of Art Basel Hong Kong, Louis Vuitton celebrates its collaborations with Frank Gehry with a retrospective booth that acknowledges his longstanding partnership with the House across more than two decades. From audacious architectural projects to limited edition handbags, fragrance bottles and timepieces, Gehry’s creations attest to a singular vision of innovation and savoir-faire that transcends time.

The Canadian-American architect was internationally recognised for a career that exemplified virtuosity of form. With Louis Vuitton as a Show Partner of Art Basel Hong Kong, the booth will chronologically highlight his landmark architecture, the Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry handbags collection, and additional contributions to the House’s universe according to eight chapters. The presented maquettes and artworks bring visitors closer to Frank Gehry’s creative process. Through his works, the architect’s remarkable legacy endures. As the architect has reflected: “The belief over the years that, if you keep asking questions, then you find answers. But the most important thing ever is to be curious.“

The collaboration between LVMH and the prize-winning architect began in 2001, with the conception of the Fondation Louis Vuitton, inaugurated in 2014 as a striking vessel of glass sails and “iceberg“ galleries emphasizing transparency, volume, and light. This partnership continued in the same year with Frank Gehry designing the “Twisted Box“ bag for Louis Vuitton’s 160th-anniversary collection. Then in 2019, Frank Gehry completed the Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul, his first building in South Korea, featuring a curved-glass façade inspired by the Fondation Louis Vuitton and traditional Korean architecture. Further collaborations include his reinterpretation of the iconic Louis Vuitton trunk drawing inspiration from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 2022 for the House’s 200th anniversary, “A Tea Party for Louis,“ and the Murano glass Blossom stoppers for Louis Vuitton’s Les Extraits fragrances, also conceived in 2022.

The Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry handbag collection which debuted at the 2023 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach with ten highly limited-edition pieces, will also be featured within the booth. The designs translate three themes central to Frank Gehry’s œuvre — architecture and form, material exploration, and animals—into a series that includes the iconic Capucines bag, two Twisted Boxes, and the sculptural Bear With Us Clutch. Among the pieces, the Capucines MM Concrete Pockets references the concrete textures of Gehry’s architectural façades, while the Capucines BB Croc features a handle inspired by his crocodile sculpture. The Capucines MM Floating Fish and Capucines Mini Drawn Fish reinterpret his long-standing fascination with the fish motif, and the Capucines BB Analog Bag pays tribute to the angled façade of New York’s IAC Building. Together, these designs pushed Louis Vuitton’s material expertise to its limits.

Since the beginning of his collaboration with Louis Vuitton, Frank Gehry has shown a particular interest in the motifs of the Monogram canvas, especially the interlaced initials of the House’s founder. These Monogram Studies led to the creation of new symbolic elements, one of which served as the emblem of the Louis Vuitton x Frank Gehry collection. Finally, the Tambour watch released in 2024 is also highlighted. It combines the precision of La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton—the manufacture that brings together all the essential watchmaking skills and expertise, in keeping with the purest horological tradition—with fluid sculptural reliefs reminiscent of his architectural works. Sculpted and hand-finished in sapphire and bearing his signature on the case back, the watch articulates Frank Gehry’s monumental vision as an object representing the passage of time.

Louis Vuitton will be present during Art Basel Hong Kong, which runs 27-29 March 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention Centre, 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China.

About Art Basel

Founded in 1970 by gallerists from Basel, Art Basel today stages the world’s premier art shows for Modern and contemporary art, sited in Basel, Miami Beach, Hong Kong, Paris, and Qatar. Defined by its host city and region, each show is unique, which is reflected in its participating galleries, artworks presented, and the content of parallel programming produced in collaboration with local institutions for each edition. Art Basel’s engagement has expanded through new digital platforms including Zero 10 and the Art Basel App, and initiatives such as the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report and Survey of Global Collecting, Art Basel Awards, and Art Basel Shop. For further information, please visit artbasel.com.

About Louis Vuitton

Since 1854, Louis Vuitton has brought unique designs to the world, combining innovation with style, always aiming for the finest quality and preserving biodiversity. Today, the House remains faithful to the spirit of its founder, Louis Vuitton, who invented a genuine “Art of Travel“ through luggage, bags and accessories which were as creative as they were elegant and practical. Since then, audacity has shaped the story of Louis Vuitton. Faithful to its heritage, Louis Vuitton has opened its doors to architects, artists and designers across the years, all the while developing disciplines such as ready-to-wear, shoes, accessories, watches, jewellery, beauty and fragrance. These carefully created products are testament to Louis Vuitton’s commitment to fine craftsmanship.