Louis Vuitton will travel to Kyoto in Japan to mark its Cruise 2018 collection presentation. After Monaco, Palm Springs and Rio de Janeiro last May, Louis Vuitton will present the new collection in Japan on Sunday, May 14th. Louis Vuitton claims to have had strong ties with Japan since the end of the 19th century, with the mon (family crest)as inspirations of the Monogram canvas; the long list of renowned Japanese clients; Louis Vuitton’s first store in Tokyo in 1978; and the collaborations with Japanese contemporary artists such as Takashi Murakami, Yayoi Kusama, Rei Kawabuko and now Hiroshi Fujiwara. In true Louis Vuitton tradition, the Cruise show will be held in the outer worldly setting of the Miho Museum, designed by I.M. Pei, the architect of the Grand Louvre and its pyramids in Paris. Inaugurated in 1997, the Miho Museum was conceived to be a terrestrial paradise, inspired by Shangri-La, the legendary heaven-on-earth. Nestled in a hidden valley, the museum is revealed through a spectacular metal tunnel and a futuristic suspension bridge. This unique home to more than two thousand works of art blends exoticism with modernity, while steeped in the most luscious forest. This is the first time in the museum’s history that it will play host to such an event.
