Louis Vuitton translates Keith Haring’s bold lines and restless figures into limited-edition bags and collector pieces, launching January 1, 2027.
Keith Haring’s figures never stand still. Bodies dance, hearts run, and lines radiate outwards, carrying the restless energy of early 1980s New York. His bold outlines and colors make the imagery immediately recognizable, while expressions of love, connection, and community give that familiarity lasting meaning. For its latest Artycapucines collection, Louis Vuitton translates Haring’s iconic visual language into 13 limited-edition bag and collector-piece designs.
Developed with the Keith Haring Foundation, the collection translates his imagery into embroidered beads, hand-cut leather, enamel, and thousands of hand-set crystals. Dancers swing from chains and curve around handles, while a running heart sparkles on an evening bag. Louis Vuitton’s artisans give the drawings texture and dimension, while preserving their outlines and rhythms.
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The collection continues a dialogue introduced at Nicolas Ghesquière’s Cruise 2027 show, presented at The Frick Collection in New York back in May of this year. But there’s an even earlier encounter between the artist and the house. In 1984, Keith Haring drew his signature Radiant Baby on a vintage Louis Vuitton suitcase from the 1930s. The original reappeared at the Cruise show and now inspires two pieces: the Capucines MM Genesis and Valisette Genesis.
“All of the things that you make are a kind of quest for immortality,” Haring once said in a 1988 interview. “Because you’re making these things that you know have a different kind of life. They don’t depend on breathing, so they’ll last longer than any of us will. Which is sort of an interesting idea, that it’s sort of extending your life to some degree.”
Nearly four decades on, Haring’s imagery continues to find new audiences and forms. Artycapucines, which has offered the iconic Capucines as an artistic canvas since 2019, gives Louis Vuitton’s artisans room to explore that translation. With this eighth chapter of Artycapucines, the movement so characteristic of Haring’s work extends to the objects themselves.
The Artycapucines are meant to be collected and carried, their dancing figures and running hearts now moving with the people who wear them, out on the streets and into the night. Haring’s imagery carries on through those everyday journeys, finding something of the “different kind of life” he once described.
Inside Louis Vuitton’s Keith Haring Artycapucines Collection
Across the 13 designs, Haring’s imagery takes on different textures and forms, from intricate beadwork to sculptural handles and playful charms.
Explore Louis Vuitton’s Keith Haring Artycapucines Collection below.
Capucines MM Genesis and Valisette Genesis
Capucines MM Soft Figures
Capucines BB Figures and Capucines Mini Symbols
Capucines BB Holiday and Capucines Mini Dancers
Capucines EW Mini Maze and Capucines Mini Figures
Minaudière Capucines Pets
Noodle Box New York City and Minaudière Capucines Nano Running Heart
Selected pieces will be unveiled during Art Basel Paris. The collection launches in Louis Vuitton stores worldwide from January 1, 2027. For more information and the latest updates, visit Louis Vuitton’s official website.
All photos courtesy of Louis Vuitton
Frequently Asked Questions
The Keith Haring Artycapucines collection features 13 limited-edition bag and collector-piece designs developed with the Keith Haring Foundation. It is the eighth chapter of Louis Vuitton’s Artycapucines series, which began in 2019.
The collection will launch in Louis Vuitton stores worldwide from January 1, 2027. Selected pieces will be unveiled during Art Basel Paris.
The collection continues the dialogue introduced at Nicolas Ghesquière’s Cruise 2027 show at The Frick Collection in New York, where Haring’s imagery appeared on selected clothing and bags.
Both designs were inspired by a Louis Vuitton suitcase from the 1930s that Haring customised with Radiant Baby figures in 1984. They recreate the original suitcase’s aged cognac patina, which is digitally printed onto calfskin leather.
Louis Vuitton’s artisans interpret Haring’s imagery through embroidery, leather marquetry, embossing, enamel, and hand-set crystals. His figures also become decorative charms and parts of handles, preserving the bold outlines and movement characteristic of his work.
