for design miami/ 2018, louis vuitton presents new pieces from objets nomades, an ever-expanding collection of limited-edition, collectible furniture inspired by the house’s historic art of travel campaign. the interwoven nature of louis vuitton’s savoir-faire with the discerning eye of renowned designers has created inventive shapes, materials, and products—a tradition that continues with the objets nomades.
pieces from the objets nomades collection have been imagined by some of the most creative designers of our times: atelier oï, maarten baas, barber and osgerby, fernando and humberto campana, damien langlois-meurinne, raw edges, patricia urquiola, marcel wanders, tokujin yoshioka, nendo, gwenaël nicolas, india mahdavi, and andré fu.
louis vuitton les petits nomades consists of a new innovative and inventive collection of decorative objects from some of objets nomades’ designers. these smaller-scale objects are functional and beautiful interpretations of the house’s world of refi ned and inspiring design. with their mutual sense of intuitiveness, desirability, and pleasure, the objets nomades collections continue louis vuitton’s tradition of offering inspiring and surprising designs, anchored in evolving visions of travel.
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A special effort and exhibition merits special mention. Design Miami Basel hosted the reincarnation of a Swiss ski icon, the lift gondola. Throw function out (though there is a vending machine) and throw in art & design. The Verbier Mountain Climbers exhibition was conceived and managed on a voluntary basis by three young entrepreneurs from Geneva: Inès Flammarion, Nicolas Bernheim and Albert Schrurs. The project consists in collecting dismantled old ski gondolas from Verbier, and having them revisited by some of Switzerland’s most acknowledged designers and artists. Featured works by: Adrien Rovero, Anoush Abrar, Atelier Oï, ECAL / Baker Wardlaw, Yves Décoppet, Jörg Boner, Lela Scherrer, Nicolas Le Moigneand and Philippe Cramer.
inès flammarion, nicolas bernheim and albert schrurs | photo ©annik wetter
‘The gondola we are transforming for the project is a beautiful and typical example of industrial design,’ says Albert Schrurs, founder of the architecture and design firm Allegory Studio. ‘We asked the designers to give these objects a second life, as interesting and emotionally strong as was their first life. And they approached the project in different ways. The gondola was perceived as a volume, a source of material or as an emotional trigger.’
photo © frank saada
vending machine | ECAL/ baker wardlaw, yves décoppet | photo ©annik wetter
levitation | anoush abrar | © annik wetter
Verbier Mountain Climbers will be returning home to Verbier for a summer exhibition and then on to Geneva Airport for a final showing. They will then be auctioned by Christie’s with the proceeds going to the Make-A-Wish Foundation/Switzerland. [ verbier mountain climbers ] [ design miami/ blog ] @DesignMiami #DesignMiami
5/6> la cabina del papà | atelier oï
7/8> screen | jörg boner + lela scherrer
9> levitation | anoush abrar
10/11> artefact | philippe cramer
12/13> transformers | nicolas le moigne
14/15> rock | adrien rovero
project images: © annik wetter | exhibition images: © frank saada
