IKUKO TAKEDA  DESIGNER PORTFOLIO

THE FIRST THEME IS “BICYCLE”.
I CREATED THIS THEME BASED ON LOUIS VUITTON’S HISTORY : CREATING, BEARING IN MIND
THE PEOPLE WHO WOULD USE IT,  A BAG THAT IS INSPIRED BY TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT,
SUCH AS A FLAT-BOTTOM TRUNK FOR STEAMSHIP TRAVEL, AND SPEEDY FOR CAR ETC.
AND NOW, WOMEN RIDE BICYCLES. I RIDE A BICYCLE MYSELF TO GET AROUND IN PARIS.
I WANTED TO DESIGN A BAG TO STAY STYLISH ON A BIKE.


THE SECOND THEME IS THE BOX, WHICH IS THE CORE DNA OF LOUIS VUITTON.
BOX 1 IS ABOUT A BAG IN A BOX.
USING EPI THAT IS QUITE HARD LEATHER FOR THE OUTSIDE, THIS WILL HOLD ITS SHAPE,
AS IF A BOX WAS PROTECTING A BAG INSIDE MADE OF SOFTER LEATHER.
 
BOX 2 IS AGAIN IN EPI. THIS WAS INSPIRED BY A JAPANESE HANDCRAFTED WOODEN BENTO BOX.
DYEING EPI IN 2 OR 3 DIFFERENT COLOURS LIKE LIGHT BEIGE, BEIGE, AND LIGHT BROWN
TO SIMULATE A WOOD PATTERN.
AND I ADDED THE IDEA OF WRAPPING WITH THREE FLAPS LIKE IN THE OLD DAYS,
WE WRAPPED LUNCH WITH BOMBOO BARK.