PARIS – Louis Vuitton and Takashi Murakami are enjoying a second honeymoon.

Hot on the heels of the reedition of their seminal collaboration from the early 2000s, the French luxury brand and the Japanese artist have reunited for another project: a dedicated Artycapucines collection unveiled on Tuesday with a spectacular booth at the Art Basel Paris fair.

Murakami and the Vuitton team have drawn inspiration from some of his best-known artworks, including his signature Panda character and “smiling flower” motifs, for 11 interpretations of the brand’s Capucines handbags that are bursting with color and sculptural detail.

Since 2019, Vuitton has tapped 30 contemporary artists including Urs Fischer, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Ewa Juszkiewicz and Beatriz Milhazes to put their stamp on the

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