Louis Vuitton '130th Anniversary'

Type

Concept

For Louis Vuitton’s Monogram 130th Anniversary, The Mill brought together traditional animation craftsmanship and visual storytelling to create a series of five films celebrating the House’s iconic travel trunks.

Working in close creative collaboration with Opos, The Mill combined live-action cinematography with elegant hand-drawn animation to develop a refined visual language where every illustrated stroke enriches the narrative without ever overshadowing the craftsmanship of the trunks themselves. Delicate white-line drawings unfold organically across each scene, revealing stories, details and emotions with the timeless charm of traditional animation.

From the historic Courrier Lozine Trunk to the iconic Bed Trunk, each film explores a different chapter of Louis Vuitton’s heritage through a subtle balance of illustration, movement and visual effects, demonstrating how handcrafted animation can elevate luxury storytelling with precision and restraint.

Credits

Louis Vuitton

Director of art buying / Production & Creative services: Magena Chansarel 

Global image communication and culture: Iryna Shkorubska 

Art Buying - Project Manager : Aurélie Léhé 

Post producer : Julia Cahill 

Agency

Agency: Opôs 

Creative director: Inji Massoteau 

Art buying: Anastasia Poiblanc 

Production

Production company: Phantasm 

Director: Ben Miethke 

Director of Photography: Hampus Nordenson 

Line Producer : Adrien Chibatte 

Executive producer: Camille Richardeau 

VFX Supervision

Account manager: Fabrice Damolini 

Executive producerLaura Roddier 

VFX ProducerDjihane Skander, Marie-Cécile Juglair 

VFX SupervisorsJulien Pinot, Michaël Moercant 

Head of Motion : Vincent Venchiarutti 

Shoot Supervisor: Julien Pinot 

Artistic Director : Émilie Fouré 

Lead Animation : Rémi Bastie 

VFX & Motion Design

Concept: Émilie Fouré, Lina Kayali, Rémi Bastie, Jean-Yves Parent, Geoffroy Barbet Massin 

Traditional Animation: Rémi Bastie, Thomas Chêne, Mathias LachalCloé Dijoux SerabianGeoffroy Barbet Massin 

Motion design: Julien Pinot, Jean-Yves ParentFranck Maillet, Patrick Bennar, Michaël Moercant, Jean-Martin Mossu, Max Loriot 

3D GeneralistOlivier Mourgues 

Matte Painting: Benjamin BardouCéline Bailleul 

Editing

Mastering and Versioning: Ilyas Lounes, Maxime Cordier, Sylvie Pham, Fayçal Elkechaï 

VFX Coordinator: Mathilde Cohen Selmon, Milan Vicet, Jean-Martin Mossu 

In & Out / Datalab: David Vertueux, Mickaël Chao 

Editor: Quentin Kwiatkowski 

Edit Assistant: Pauline Royo, Felix Fléchet, Justine Chambert, Julie Rigaud, Chloé Charrier 

Colour

Production manager: Jérémy Oukrat 

ColouristFlorian Martiny 

Colour assistant: Oscar Nesly, Violette Madrid-Labeyrie