Dior has teamed up with seven international multi- disciplinary artists, including Matthew Porter, Chris Martin and Ian Davenport, to create an exclusive limited edition collection of handbags and leather goods for the holiday season. Contemporary British sculptor, designer and painter Marc Quinn was one of the artists chosen to collaborate with the brand, fusing the bold, vibrant and modern design aesthetic that has become his signature with the classic silhouette of the Lady Dior bag. Quinn drew inspiration from his own hyperrealist oil paintings, which are based on still- life compositions that he creates with fresh exotic flowers, foliage and fruit in his London studio, and then photographs.
Quinn’s bags for Dior feature vivid images of his still-life paintings on one side of the bag and the same motif with the colours reversed on the other side of the bag. He also designed a complementary range of clutches and wallets to match the Lady Dior bags, as well as a silvered leather Lady Dior, decorated with flower petals worked in relief. These bright and beautiful accessories make for a bold, striking and unique style statement. The line of handbags will be available at Dior’s Mall of the Emirates boutique from the beginning of December.
