Dezeen readers react to Louis Vuitton's jumbo wave, Rick Owens' inflatable tracksuits, and Gehry's Abu Dhabi venue
This week's comments roundup on Dezeen covers three major stories. At Louis Vuitton's Spring Summer 2027 menswear show in Paris, creative director Pharrell Williams installed a 37-metre-wide jumbo tidal wave powered by the city's aquatic network at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris. Readers were divided: some criticized the spectacle amid global crises, while others praised the set design and water recycling. Separately, Rick Owens unveiled inflatable Adidas jogging suits at his SS27 menswear show in Paris, drawing comparisons to the Cybertruck and jokes about goth fashion. Finally, Frank Gehry's Dar al Funoon performing arts venue on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island was met with widespread criticism, with commenters calling it cluttered and chaotic, referencing the island's growing collection of starchitecture.
Key facts
- Louis Vuitton's SS27 menswear show featured a 37-metre-wide jumbo wave designed by Pharrell Williams.
- The wave used water from Paris' aquatic network and was held at Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris.
- Commenter Henry asked, 'Forgive me if I'm wrong, but isn't the world on fire?'
- Rick Owens presented inflatable Adidas tracksuits at his SS27 menswear show in Paris.
- Commenter Sambo363 called the tracksuits 'The Cybertruck of tracksuits'.
- Frank Gehry designed Dar al Funoon, a performing arts venue on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi.
- Commenter Helvetica said, 'They really are just going for the architectural carnival over there'.
- Dezeen is the world's most commented architecture and design magazine.
Entities
Artists
- Pharrell Williams
- Rick Owens
- Frank Gehry
Institutions
- Louis Vuitton
- Adidas
- Dezeen
- Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Abu Dhabi
- United Arab Emirates
- Saadiyat Island
Sources
- Dezeen —