The Takashi Murakami and Louis Vuitton rug collaboration was available for viewing in early 2010 at the Louis Vuitton Champs-Elysées Maison in Paris. The collaboration included a round carpet, called “Flower-ball,” and a square carpet called “Pink Time.”
The rugs themselves were hand woven at a factory in India. Taking over 4 months to produce and woven with high quality New Zealand wool, the designs were carefully stitched onto the rugs. Each carpet was produced in 2 sizes: 2m and 3m diameter for “Flower-ball,” and 2x2m or 3x3m for “Pink Time.” They were limited edition with only 20 produced of each.
These art rugs have been shown at many museums since their release. They were shown at the Guggenheim Museum, Design Miami in Basel, Switzerland, and at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, among others. This is yet another stunning work by Takashi Murakami that, like his other pieces, will not soon be forgotten.
This art blog about Takashi Murakami was published by Nazmiyal Antique Rugs.