English Version | To be continued: First Class

Since 2012, the Objets Nomades collection, by Louis Vuitton, has brought to the design and lifestyle world pieces of desire created by the most varied international product designers. Comprising more than 60 decorative and furnishing items, this year the collection has added 11 more objects that unite form and function, maintaining the traveler and nomadic character that is inseparable from the range.

It's Vuitton's 11 that play in this First League of design, for the 2023 squad, presented during the Salone del Mobile in Milan, in April this year. These new Objets Nomades are designed by the revered Atelier Oï, Raw Edges, Atelier Biagetti, Marcel Wanders, Zanellato/Bortotto, Studio Louis Vuitton and Campana, a group to which is added Marc Newson's iconic Cabinet of Curiosities (which should be familiar to you by now, Vogue also addresses the novelty in its The Voyage Issue), a reinterpretation of the classic - and travel symbol - Louis Vuitton trunk.

Chandelier, Atelier Oi.

Quetzal, Atelier Oi.

Piva Lamp, Atelier Oi.

Origami, Atelier Oi.

Origami, Atelier Oi.

Binda, Raw Edges.

Flower Tower, Atelier Biagietti.

Capeline, Marcel Wanders.

Basket Table, Zanellato/Bortotto.

Flower Carafe, Studio Louis Vuitton.

Twist Glass, Studio Louis Vuitton.

Bookends, Studio Louis Vuitton.

Bomboca, Campana.

Cocoon, Campana.

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Among the pieces presented, there are four by Atelier Oï: Chandelier, one that is in fact sculpture-like in leather and light, 1.2 meters high; the Quetzal, a large decorative mobile that is an ode to the idea of flying; the Piva lamp, which combines light and color in a product that is as beautiful as it is versatile; and the origami bowls, practical and ingeniously simple objects of art, in a tribute to the most elemental form and function. The most recent objects from London designers Raw Edges are the Binda chair and sofa, whose lines are inspired by the curves of a tennis ball, with a surprisingly rounded angularity. The Flower Tower lamp by Atelier Biagetti is a column with 15 flower-shaped glass balls, inspired by the emblematic Louis Vuitton Monogram; the Capeline luminaire by Dutchman Marcel Wanders creates an aura of softly diffused light; and the Basket Table by the Italians Zanellato/Bortotto brings a new level to tables by mixing unexpected textures - leather, metal and stone (it looks like a child's game, but it plays in the big leagues) with geometric lines in the shape of a honeycomb. The Flower Carafe and Twist Glass by Studio Louis Vuitton emerge with flowing shapes based on the Monogram flower and are handcrafted by Venetian artisans; in turn, their new marble and aluminum Bookends are made to mix and match with each other. Finally, the classic Cocoon de Campana suspended chair will be presented again, now in a Disco Ball version, covered in mirrored mosaic, while the playful Bomboca sofa by Brazilian designers was this time transformed into an imposing metallic sculpture.

This panoply of innovations, as well as the Objets Nomades that are not new, but that are reinventing themselves for 2023, are a testament not only to the French house's travel philosophy, but reserve in themselves this errant criterion - both for the multiplicity of origins of its designers, as well as the concepts inspired by different cultural references that are manifested in their lines. One could say “Bon Voyage”, but what these objects do best is the warm “Welcome back home”, that desired hello with a familiar touch when returning from a faraway destination.