Fashion designer Christian Lacroix is heading down a new design path, one that involves designing money. The French designer is now an artistic adviser of La Monnaie de Paris, which is the company in charge of designing and making France's coinage and medals.
The role will require him to create limited edition coins as well as the French 'gay marriage medal.' I think this is a pretty cool direction to be taking: from fashion guru to coin designer. Christian Lacroix has quite the career under his belt.
Luxury Designer Coinage
Christian Lacroix is Set to Design Euro Coins and Medals
Trend Themes
1. Coinage Design - The trend of fashion designers venturing into coinage design presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the currency industry.
2. Limited Edition Collectibles - The trend of creating limited edition coins opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for the collectibles market.
3. Artistic Advisors - The trend of hiring fashion designers as artistic advisors in coin designing companies creates disruptive innovation opportunities for the collaboration between fashion and finance industries.
Industry Implications
1. Currency Design - The currency design industry can explore disruptive innovation by collaborating with fashion designers to create visually appealing and unique coins.
2. Collectibles - The collectibles industry can tap into disruptive innovation by capitalizing on the limited edition coin trend and offering unique and coveted pieces for collectors.
3. Fashion and Finance - The fashion and finance industries have an opportunity for disruptive innovation by fostering collaborations between fashion designers and coin designing companies.