The last time Louis Vuitton encountered the magic of Yayoi Kusama was in 2012. Yet that relationship never ended - ten years later it has evolved and expanded, with conversations continuing and growing.

Louis Vuitton has a long tradition of collaborating with artists, dating back nearly a century, when the grandson of the eponymous founder and family esthete, Gaston-Louis Vuitton, began commissioning artists to showcase and works for stores.  This momentum has crossed time and has had even more resonance in contemporary times; since 1988, the House has invited some of the biggest names in art and design to collaborate, including Sol LeWitt, Richard Prince, Takashi Murakami and Jeff Koons.

Here, Kusama's talismanic objects, patterns and imagination of infinity permeate the House and all of its product categories: from bags to men's clothing, women's clothing to sunglasses, perfumes to shoes and accessories.  In line with Louis Vuitton's previous artistic collaborations, the encounter between the House and Yayoi Kusama is grounded in sincerity, iconoclasm and, above all, a mutual appreciation of craftsmanship and excellence over banality. 

This embodiment of the creative exchange between Louis Vuitton and Kusama begins where the 2012 conversation left off, with a gift. A gift that most completely encompasses both of their worlds.

In 2012, Yayoi Kusama made one of the House's most timeless and magical objects her own: she hand-painted a Louis Vuitton trunk with its characteristic dots, dots which, for Kusama, represent infinity.

Perhaps the infinity of her conversation with Louis Vuitton…