The Louis Vuitton Unity Time Object Was Created for UNICEF’s Anniversary
Louis Vuitton has introduced the Unity Time Object, a one-of-a-kind clock created to mark ten years of the house’s partnership with UNICEF. Unveiled during the Fall-Winter 2026 Men’s Fashion Show in Paris, the object takes the form of a sculptural sphere derived from the Louis Vuitton Soccer Ball design. Time is displayed through two rotating cylinders beneath a golden steel dome, with one cylinder indicating the hours and the other the minutes. The minute cylinder incorporates Louis Vuitton Monogram engravings and floral motifs across its surface.
The clock’s movement was developed in collaboration with Swiss clockmaker L’Épée 1839 and remains visible through a skeletonized structure incorporating Monogram flower detailing across the movement plates and screws. Diamond-set hour and minute apertures surround the rotating cylinders, while the object is wound using a removable key inserted from the side or top. The piece is housed within a Monogram canvas trunk handcrafted at Louis Vuitton’s Asnières workshop using brass hardware based on the house’s historical trunk designs.
Image Credit: Louis Vuitton
The clock’s movement was developed in collaboration with Swiss clockmaker L’Épée 1839 and remains visible through a skeletonized structure incorporating Monogram flower detailing across the movement plates and screws. Diamond-set hour and minute apertures surround the rotating cylinders, while the object is wound using a removable key inserted from the side or top. The piece is housed within a Monogram canvas trunk handcrafted at Louis Vuitton’s Asnières workshop using brass hardware based on the house’s historical trunk designs.
Image Credit: Louis Vuitton
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