SoCultures Magazine 2018 Vol 1 | Page 52

SoCultures October 2018
India & France
architect, residing in Los Angeles. Bernard Arnault, a French business magnate, an
investor, and art collector and the Chairman and CEO of LVMH, the world's
largest luxury-goods company has marked a new phase in the philanthropic
efforts of the LVMH group and its houses with the Foundation Louis Vuitton.
This gesture epitomizes the support for art, culture and heritage they have been
providing for nearly twenty-five years.
It symbolizes culture and purpose perfectly. The extraordinary architecture,
fantastic location and clever use of aesthetic designs and materials all contribute to
what makes famous Foundation building such an influence on creativity.
It rises up at the edge of the Jardin d'Acclimatationin the Bois de Boulogne. It’s
magnificent to see where its curves and lines play with impeccable transparency.
The building itself is the architectural marvel infused with creative expressions and
art-inspired designs.
The Foundation Louis Vuitton marks a new phase and a new step in the
philanthropic efforts of the LVMH group with its renewed ambition to establish
strong roots in western Paris and to develop as an institution of reference over
time.
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