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f Louis Vuitton designed an Australian home,
a modernist dream of open spaces, light-washed
timber floors and floor-to-ceiling glass overlooking
the diamond sparkle of Sydney Harbour is perhaps
just what you’d imagine. And this scene was exactly
what guests took in as the French luxury lifestyle house
celebrated the arrival of designs from its Objets Nomades
collection, as well as the new Les Petits Nomades line of
decorative objets and accessories, to Australian shores
recently. In a highly exclusive, invitation-only curated
installation, the maison presented its refined take on life
at home, from furniture and artworks to jewellery and
exceptional handbags, in the particularly contemporary
and evocatively Australian setting of a Sydney waterfront
mansion. Titled the Louis Vuitton Beach House, this
concept has been translated into similarly localised,
immersive experiences in Miami, Beverly Hills and
Singapore. Guests at the Sydney installation were able
to wander through a multitude of living areas to
discover pieces like the new Marcel Wanders Diamond
mirrors, launched at the most recent Milan Design
Week, in their natural habitat — within the context
of a luxurious home. The Campana Brothers’ forest-
green Cocoon chair, hanging delicately in the entry
hall, greeted visitors upon arrival; Marcel Wanders’
portable leather Lounge Chair took pride of place in
a sitting room sluiced with sunshine, while the woven
leather Hammock, designed by Swiss trio Atelier Oï,
swung invitingly in the sea breeze on a balcony open
to that spectacular harbour view. Pieces from the
new Les Petits Nomades collection, such as Atelier
Oï’s handcrafted folded-leather Flower Field cushions,
completed the mise en scène, exemplifying a unique
kind of laid-back glamour inherent to a very
Australian take on luxury. VL
au.louisvuitton.comTHIS PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP
LEFT Objets Nomades lounge chair
by Marcel Wanders. Vivienne doll.
Bell lamp by Barber & Osgerby;
Petit Diamond mirror by Marcel
Wanders. Totem Floral by Damien
Langlois-Meurinne. OPPOSITE
PAGE Hammock by Atelier Oï.
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