Thursday, October 05, 2006

Luxe, Calme et Volupté

Le monde s'endort The world falls asleep
Dans une chaude lumière
In a warm glow of light
Là, tout n'est qu'ordre et beauté There, all is order and beauty only
Luxe, calme et volupté Luxury, peace, and pleasure

- Charles Baudelaire《Luxe, Calme et Volupté 》

Today, architects do not simply build a house or a city. They also build a brand, as Frank Gehry did for Tiffany, Gary Chang for Alessi or recently Zaha Hadid for Louis Vuitton.



















Bucket, Zaha Hadid
Exhibition: ICONS
Espace Louis Vuitton
(Sept 15-Dec 31 2006)

If…
Flagship stores are compared to modern cathedrals

Likewise…
Shoppers are pilgrims
Luxuries are altarpieces

Then…
Creative hands please nurture our rotten souls.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very very true,,,
The luxury brands are today's new religions.

Anonymous said...

although I'm never a brand-hunter, I salute to the brands for bringing art to consumers ... we need art promoters in a commercial world to help the sustain of art in everyday life.