Mobile Art

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Architect Zaha Hadid and Karl Lagerfeld unveiled Channel's collapsible, futuristic pavilion for its "Mobile Art" exhibition that will debut in Hong Kong in February. Chanel has commissioned 15 contemporary artists to create works inspired by their most famous handbag (quilted leather, rectangular, chain handle - you know the one). The project is meant to appeal to customers, display the brand's heritage in a new way and reintroduce the iconic 1955 bag in an energizing way. Chanel is no stranger to commissioning artists to create works for their boutiques or for new jewelry lines but this collaboration trumps all. In an inspiring statement to the press, Lagerfeld said, "Architecture and fashion are like Russian dolls, one fits inside the other."

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