The main idea of going for an imitation item is paying much cheaper than the original. That’s why anyone could be surprised that someone has disbursed more than 60 thousand dollars, for a copy of a Louis Vuitton bag.
However, behind this extravagant price is a scientific and artistic fact: the bag is microscopic. What good is it for me, if the cosmetic holder won’t even fit? You may wonder who usually use these items.
The answer lies in the impressiveness of being able to print a product at this scale, even with the small LV details of the renowned world brand.
The bag is neon yellowish green and was sold at an auction that begins with $15,000 starting price and eventually reaching $63,750.
According to what colleagues from gizmodo, behind this creation are the people of the MSCHF art collective. They take credit for making the tiniest bag in the world.
“It’s smaller than a grain of sea salt and narrow enough to fit through the eye of a needle,” said Kevin Wiesner, creative director at MSCHF.
However, the article is unfortunately a copy, as Wiesner told The New York Times that they had not received permission from Louis Vuitton.
The movement that promoted this initiative highlights that for the creation they carried out “a stereolithographic process commonly used to manufacture tiny mechanical biotechnological structures.” Its cost is based on the fact that it comes with a microscope so that its buyer can see it in great detail.
“As a once-functional object like a bag gets smaller and smaller, its object status becomes more and more abstract until it becomes a mere indicator of branding. Earlier small leather bags still required one hand to carry; they become dysfunctional, inconvenient for their ‘user’. Microscopic Handbag takes this to its full logical conclusion. A practical object is reduced to jewelry, all its supposed function evaporates; for luxury objects, usability is the part of the angels”, said those in charge of manufacturing this bag.