Adventures with the artists

Comic-book artist Esad Ribic depicts the Hawaiian Islands in a vigorous, realistic style, Nicolas de Crecy shows Mexico as a baroque land of poetry and pixel-art specialist Eboy renders Tokyo as it’s never been seen before.

The Louis Vuitton Travel Book collection is an invitation to real and virtual voyages, enriched by intellectual stimulation and poignant moments. In its pages, the illustrations of renowned artists and promising young talents tell the stories of the cities and countries they have visited, depicting each place’s varied architecture and special light, and recording the passing days and the lives of its people.

Heirs of the Louis Vuitton Carnets de Voyage collection, which for nearly 20 years captured the urban adventures of a few illustrators and watercolorists, the Travel Books offer a new, contemporary vision of travel, exploring both remote wildernesses and cities that never sleep.

Each artist explores a country previously unknown to them. They confront an unfamiliar place with a view point sharpened by the surprise of the unknown or stimulated by the pleasure of rediscovery. This vision of a place as a blank, unlined page inspires incisive commentaries that may be narrative, affectionate, satirical or picturesque.             

Going beyond the pictorial vocation of these travel journals, the collection highlights the rich aesthetic horizons of art. Some of the original works born from the journeys, whether figurative or more allusive, have been acquired by Louis Vuitton and will join the collection of contemporary art being put together by the company, enriching it with the diversity of viewpoints represented.  For each new title, a limited edition of 30 copies numbered and signed by the artist will be available in selected Louis Vuitton stores and the artists’ interviews are now available on louisvuitton.com and Louis Vuitton social networks.