In an online auction, an amazing event has captured the attention of lovers of fashion and unique objects. It is a microscopic imitation Louis Vuitton bag, in a striking fluorescent green color, which has reached a considerable price: $63,000 (about 58,000 euros), as reported in The Guardian.
This tiny accessory, created by the artistic collective MSCHF -founded in 2019 in the New York neighborhood of Brooklyn-, which is presented as a critique of capitalist consumerism through its fashion objects. They are the same creators of the eccentric Big Red Boots that were presented at New York Fashion Week in February. On this occasion, they have managed to surprise the public with a bag so tiny that it is difficult for it to be perceived by the human eye, being as small as a grain of salt. In order to appreciate it in detail, the bag is accompanied by a microscope.
The Microscopic Handbag, as it has been named, has a width of less than 0.03 inches, measures 0.065 by 0.022 by 0.070 hundredths of a millimeter and has been manufactured with a 3D printer using two-photon polymerization printing techniques. Despite its tiny size, the design of the bag resembles the famous Louis Vuitton OnTheGo GM model, which in its real size has a value that ranges between 3,100 and 4,300 dollars (2,850 – 3,950 euros), as reflected by CNN in your website. MSCHF’s creativity even went so far as to copy the famous LV monogram, visible when viewed under a microscope.
The bag was auctioned on the Joopiter portal and received a total of 36 bids, which started from a minimum of $15,000 (13,800 euros). Finally, someone still unidentified awarded it with an offer of $51,000 (46,900 euros), to which the corresponding fees were added.
MSCHF’s goal in creating this object was to provoke reflection on how objects “lose their practicality when they become mere representations of a brand, moving away from their original functionality.” Kevin Wiesner, the arts collective’s lead creative director, told The New York Times that he sees the bag as “a playful object that grows out of something rigorously functional, but has ultimately become a piece of jewelry.”
Despite the interest generated by this unique auction, MSCHF has not responded to requests from The Guardian about the sale, nor has it revealed whether they have plans to create more tiny gadgets.
“Smaller than a grain of salt” or “the latest cry in handbag miniaturization”, this is what the international specialized press reported after the small bag was auctioned, highlighting its exceptional nature. This MSCHF creation has broken the barriers of the conventional and has become an object of fascination for fashion lovers and, above all, collectors of tiny and unique pieces.
