Word: vivier
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Opposite page, from top: Tod's Jelly sandal tods.com) Ralph Lauren Collection Karly sandal ralphlauren.com) Roger Vivier Rosy bracelet and ring (Roger Vivier, New York City...
...playing with linear and curved planes, blurring the line between art and function. The fashion and design pieces inspired by his work are attempting the same feat. They are also broadening Gehry's place in the cultural lexicon in time for his 80th birthday early next year. Roger Vivier's faceted evening clutch and Louis Vuitton's hand-curled cuff seem at first glance more like sculptures than wearable pieces. Fredrikson Stallard's King Bonk chair takes its cues from the deconstructionist movement. And never one to miss an opportunity, Gehry himself has gotten into the business of designing home...
...Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, designed by Frank Gehry 2 West Elm faceted table lamp with white resin base and cotton shade ($149; westelm.com 3 Louis Vuitton Into the Curl cuff ($1,180; louisvuitton.com 4 Bottega Veneta dark purple pleated goatskin shopper ($2,980; bottegaveneta.com 5 Roger Vivier Navette black alligator faceted evening clutch ($5,200; Roger Vivier NY, 212-861-5371) 6 Burberry metal necklace with copper overlay ($1,995; burberry.com 7 Frank Gehry for Tiffany & Co. rock vase in bone china ($175; 800-526-0649) 8 Fredrikson Stallard King Bonk fiberglass armchair (price on request; David...
Opposite page: Roger Vivier ostrich, diamanté and satin clutch...
...Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière cut old-fashioned floral-printed radzimir, the heavy silk once used for mourning garments, with a laser and then bonded it with the flexible, breathable high-tech fabric commonly found in extreme-sports apparel. The dresses will retail for $7,000. At Roger Vivier, a pair of chiffon-and-leather sandals, braided and painted by hand, will ring in at $4,000--and only three pairs will be made. "Where is the luxury if you see things everywhere?" asks Claudio Castiglioni, the global CEO of Tod's group, which owns the Vivier brand. Indeed, where...