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Tatler Asia
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Tatler Asia
The Shape of Memory: Humberto Campana's Dreamwork with Louis Vuitton
For more than a decade, Humberto Campana's work with Louis Vuitton has drawn on the textures of Brazilian nature and the complexity of his inner world. His latest creations continue that delicate balancing act. In celebration of Louis Vuitton's formidable history of trunk-making, interior design, and artisanal innovation, the Louis Vuitton: Savoir Rêver event, convened at the Riverfront Financial Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, was a compelling showcase of the maison's heritage and craftsmanship. For Brazilian designer Humberto Campana, whose creations were among those exhibited in the Objets Nomades collection of limited-edition furniture and décor collaborations, the showcase marked another meaningful chapter in a career shaped by deep introspection and emotional depth. Above Brazilian designer Humberto Campana: 'All these things that I create are a kind of catharsis.' Visitors to the exhibition were invited into a narrative journey tracing Louis Vuitton's evolution from its beginnings in revolutionary trunk-making to its present-day identity as a purveyor of luxury lifestyle. Archival photographs and original artefacts, such as the iconic flat-top trunk designed for seamless travel by car, train, or ship, set the stage for the immersive experience. A striking highlight was the exclusive pyramid trunk, hand-painted with an evocative depiction of Vietnam's Halong Bay—a poetic tribute to the meeting of French craftsmanship and Vietnamese heritage. Anchoring the contemporary section was the Objets Nomades collection, where visitors could engage with tactile expressions of global design, such as Humberto Campana's Cocoon chair, the plush Bomboca sofa, and the lushly layered Bulbo chair. The tour concluded with a sparkling display of Louis Vuitton's high jewellery creations, featuring patented diamond cuts such as the Star Blossom and Marquise—each piece underscoring the maison's dedication to artistry, innovation, and storytelling. The Estúdio Campana pieces presented at the event stand amongst the most distinctive works to emerge from their long-standing partnership with Louis Vuitton; the works have won broad admiration as masterpieces of innovative form and function. Even in these bright moments of recognition and success, however, Campana remains grounded by a creative impulse that reaches inward as much as outward. 'I deal with a lot of shadow,' says Campana. 'I have a big gap, a dark side in my soul. So I need to bring my best in order to heal. All these things that I create are a kind of catharsis.' Read more: Louis Vuitton brings Savoir Rêver exhibition to Vietnam for the first time It's a thread that stretches back to Campana's earliest memories. Born with the gift of exquisite sensitivity in what he describes as the hyper-macho rural village of Brotas, Humberto and his younger brother Fernando were raised in a strict Italian Catholic household—one not especially attuned to artistic expression. From a young age, the brothers were drawn to a more poetic way of seeing the world. They found joy in the vibrant hues of nature and the dreamlike beauty of cinema at the local theatre. During Sunday mass, while the padre delivered his sermons, they were often mesmerised by the shifting shapes of sunlight and colour cast onto the floor through the stained-glass windows. When free to roam beyond the town, they would delight in discovering botanical wonders, recreating the scenography of the films they loved in the blush of petals and textures of leaves. 'It was an old generation that belongs to the past,' he says. But I'm still dealing with these beginnings. That's the way that I always come back to my childhood—by creating playful pieces that are very colourful, very happy.' Above Bulbo—a chair inspired by blooming tropical flowers, creating a sitting space that is both luxurious and cosy. The Campana Brothers creations on display at Savoir Rêver (perhaps whimsically translated as 'dreamskills') are striking examples of the brothers' work to craft beautiful innovations from the natural inspiration of the Brazilian countryside. The Cocoon hanging chair is an openwork fibreglass shell lined with calfskin, evoking the protective embrace of a butterfly's chrysalis. Suspended like a nest, it invites introspection and serenity, blending organic form with meticulous craftsmanship. The Bulbo chair, unveiled in 2019, resembles a blooming tropical plume flower, its layered petals crafted from Louis Vuitton leather and fabric, offering a luxurious and intimate retreat. Meanwhile, the Bomboca sofa, named after a traditional Brazilian confection, features modular, cloud-like cushions that assemble into a playful yet functional seating arrangement, reflecting the designers' penchant for combining comfort with imaginative design. Together, these pieces exemplify the Campana brothers' ability to transform natural motifs into innovative, dreamlike furniture that harmonises with Louis Vuitton's artistry and travel-inspired design. 'All of our pieces are inspired by nature,' explains Campanas. 'I love nature. I love to plant trees. I love to make drawings about microorganisms; yes, I'm very fascinated by this world.' Above Bomboca, a sofa named after a traditional Brazilian candy, impresses with a playful, imaginative yet functional design approach. Humberto Campana's love for the natural world is part of what attracts him to Asia, a region he associates with the character of grace and gentleness that was absent from his childhood. 'I feel at home here,' he sighs. 'I left the plane and I smelled the smell of Asia. There is a tenderness. A connection with spirituality, all these elements that make me feel relaxed.' This is his third visit to Vietnam; during a previous trip he was captured by a boat ride he took along the Mekong River, where he purchased a traditional folding bamboo chair to commemorate the experience. The piece reminded him of his own work with natural fibres back home. 'I think I am much more like an alchemist,' Campana explains. 'I love to transform things. Two years ago, I worked in India to create a cabinet made out of grass and brass. I also love to work with charcoal. Now I'm creating chairs in bamboo too, piling them, creating a very complicated structure. Our work is not minimalist, it's extremely complex. Like my soul, because I still don't know who I am today. 'More and more I want to focus on this, because natural elements heal you. It's a kind of calm. There is the smell of the wood, there is the colour of the grass. It brings a nice vibe to the ambience.' Read more: Discover the world of Louis Vuitton trunks: Heritage, innovation and the art of living Above The Campana Brothers creations on display at Savoir Rêver (perhaps whimsically translated as 'dreamskills') are striking examples of the brothers' work to craft beautiful innovations from the natural inspiration of the Brazilian countryside This creative momentum, grounded in memory but oriented toward renewal, continues to propel Campana's vision today. At the heart of his practice is a desire to give back to his country, to his community, and to the natural world that has inspired him since childhood. His latest ambitions include establishing a foundation in the Brazilian countryside, where design, environmental education, and poetic beauty converge. 'It's a way to regenerate nature, to create workshops, and to share our journey,' he explains. The foundation will house a small museum celebrating the Campana studio's four-decade legacy, while also offering space for crafts, contemplation, and connection. 'I don't have kids. I'm not married,' he says. 'This is what I leave behind. It's something for my community.' In that gesture, as in so much of his work, Campana moves to resolve the emotional and material threads of his life into a force that heals, uplifts, and inspires. At the same time, Campana was searching for his own sense of self-worth. 'I love the studio. I love my people working with me, and I love creating things that people can use. Maybe it's a way to be seen, to be validated. Because my work goes into people's homes, and I feel welcome. 'I'm a very shy person, I don't have so many friends. I love to be alone. For me, it's wonderful to be in silence, and that's perfect. I need silence in order to create, to deal with my devils.' 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Boston Globe
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Revolution run reaches four straight shutouts, as Carles Gil, Leo Campana put away reeling Toronto
The last three of those clean sheets came away from Gillette Stadium, making for the Revolution's longest road winning streak since the Supporters' Shield season of 2021. Before this run, New England was 4-23-6 in its last 33 MLS road matches, dating to a May 2023 win at Toronto. The hungry Reds had the better of the action for much of the first 20 minutes Saturday, but another brilliant play from Gil broke through in the 11th. Matt Polster captured a lazy pass in the midfield, the ball cycling through Campana to wing back Ilay Feingold, who blitzed Toronto up the right side throughout the first half. Advertisement Keeping ahead of the pressure from Alonso Coello, he drove a right foot toward Campana in the penalty area. Toronto's Nicksoen Gomis attempted to head it away, but instead sent it into the path of Gil, who redirected it into the top corner of the net from the edge of the penalty area. Advertisement Carles Gil gives A beautiful cushioned volley! 📺 — Major League Soccer (@MLS) It was Gil's fifth goal of the season, all in the last six matches. Campana doubled the lead in the 27th minute, a quick New England counterattack catching Toronto with just two men at the back. Alhassan Yusuf, with space in the middle of the field, fed out wide to Campana, who took two touches and fired across and under Toronto goalie Sean Johnson into the side netting. Leo Campana with the cushion 👊 — New England Revolution (@NERevolution) Johnson was all that kept the Revolution from a truly lopsided win, denying Gil from close range on a 32nd-minute rebound and Ignatius Ganago in first-half stoppage time, following a superb pass from Gil and deft ballhandling from Feingold. The Israeli had arguably New England's best chance to add on after halftime, Campana and Gil feeding left to right, only for Johnson to deny again. The second, however, was about keeping Toronto at bay. The hosts looked much like the early season Revolution as they cycled the ball around outside the penalty area, but were unable to create many dangerous chances. New England plays twice next week, beginning with a round-of-32 match in the US Open Cup. Following that Wednesday night visit to Rhode Island FC — which opened its Centerville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket on Saturday afternoon with a scoreless draw in the USL Championship — the Revolution visit Orlando City on Saturday night.
Mint
03-05-2025
- Sport
- Mint
Revolution defense stays stingy, blanks Toronto FC
Carles Gil and Leo Campana scored first half goals, leading the visiting New England Revolution to a 2-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday. With the victory, New England (5-4-1, 16 points) stretched its win streak to four matches. The Revs also have four consecutive clean sheets and have surrendered just seven goals in 10 matches. New England keeper Aljaz Ivacic made two saves to preserve the clean sheet. Toronto (1-6-4, 7 points) has lost back-to-back matches and is winless in five home matches this season (0-3-2) - the Reds' last home win came in September 2024. Sean Johnson made four saves in the loss. Gil scored in the 11th minute, finishing off a cross from Ilay Feingold and putting in a left-footed strike for his sixth goal contribution in as many matches. New England has scored first in four straight matches. Toronto nearly responded in the 19th minute, off the Alonso Coello corner, but Campana cleared Sigurd Rosted's header from the goal line. Ola Brynhildsen had an opportunity five minutes later, but his strike from the right side of the box rolled just wide of the goal. Campana doubled the Revs' lead in the 27th minute, putting his right-footed strike on the run past a diving Johnson. Ignatius Ganago nearly made it 3-0 in first-half stoppage time, but Johnson deflected his strike over the bar. Prior to kickoff, the Reds signed Toronto FC II midfielder Michael Sullivan to an MLS short-term agreement for the match against New England. Reds captain Jonathan Osorio missed his first match due to a dislocated shoulder. Saturday was the first of two meetings between the Eastern Conference clubs. Toronto visits New England on Sept. 13. Toronto won both meetings last season, picking up 1-0 victories on March 3 and April 20. The Reds conclude their four-match home stand next Saturday against Cincinnati, while the Revs wrap up a stretch of three away matches next weekend in Orlando. First Published: 4 May 2025, 04:33 AM IST
Boston Globe
20-04-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Revolution offense appears, as Leo Campana, Ignatius Ganago each score first in shutout of NYCFC
Again playing the two-striker arrangement Porter debuted in 'Thought we should've scored more than two,' Porter declared postgame. Advertisement Campana's pressure specifically continued to create chances, with the breakthrough coming in the 43rd minute. Alhassan Yusuf controlled a long clear in the center circle, finding Campana — who started for the first time since injuring his hamstring March 8 — just outside the penalty area. Campana ran a quick give-and-go with Ganago, pushing a left footer toward goal that hit sliding New York defender Justin Haak and popped past goalkeeper Matt Freese. Advertisement Ganago's goal came three minutes into the second half. Gil, after a short corner, created space despite pressure from New York's Jonathan Shore and sent a left-footed cross screaming toward the goal mouth. Ganago, who'd gone scoreless in his prior 27 matches dating to June 2023 with France's FC Nantes, drove the net and redirected it past Freese. Ignatius Ganago extends the lead! — New England Revolution (@NERevolution) Gil's assist was his 74th in the regular season for New England, breaking a tie with Steve Ralston for the club record. His 79 (including playoffs) since the start of 2019 are the most in Major League Soccer. The Revolution's defense more than made it stand up, limiting New York (3-4-2, 11 points) to a pair of late shots on Aljaz Ivacic for the keeper's second straight shutout. New England did, however, see midfielder Peyton Miller limp off with a right leg injury in the second half following another strong performance. (The 17-year-old — whose high school graduation the team celebrated during the week — has consistently battled injuries, and missed the season's first four matches with a groin issue.) Center back Mamadou Fofana, a key part of the rebuilt back line, also was replaced in the waning minutes following a visit from a trainer. The Revolution play their next three matches away from Foxborough, with a visit to East-leading Charlotte FC on Saturday night.
Boston Globe
17-03-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Leo Campana's injury hasn't helped, but Revolution's rebuild paid far too little attention to striker
Advertisement Then, the Revolution lost focus just long enough for Julian Fernandez to equalize on a 38th-minute counterattack with a clinical one-timer. This was a defining moment and, unfortunately, influenced by the unreasonably tight dimensions of the Yankee Stadium field. At that point, the Revolution needed to be in a cautious mode, especially after holding midfielder Jackson Yueill advanced into the penalty area and left them vulnerable to a counter. Sure enough, Yueill's centering pass was easily blocked by Keaton Parks and NYCFC went the other way. The Revolution still might have had the play covered, small field or not, except both outside backs — Brandon Bye and Will Sands — were caught upfield. That left only holding midfielder Matt Polster in a position to defend. Once NYCFC got the counter going, center backs Bryan Ceballos and Mamadou Fofana found themselves stranded. The art of the counterattack 🎥 — New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) As for the decider, there was little that could have been done to stop Alonso Martinez's Unlike last year, the Revolution did not completely collapse. The back line regrouped and New England continued creating threats to the end, including six minutes of added time. The longer things went, though, the more apparent their lack of a finishing touch became. With Leo Campana (leg) out Advertisement On a sequence late in the contest, the options to finish a cross in the penalty area were Ilay Feingold, listed at 5 feet 9 inches, and 5-foot-7 captain Carles Gil. In that case, the Revolution needed to be patient and look for an opening instead of launching an exceptionally low percentage cross toward their unlikeliest targets. Which brings us to the striker position. A mostly productive roster rebuild neglected to sufficiently reinforce the forward slots. Ignatius Ganago and Urruti have displayed effective moves and upped the team's fluidity in possession, but both have failed to convert a goal since the summer of 2023. (Ganago, who will join Cameroon's national squad for World Cup qualifiers this week, underwent knee surgery late that year.) With a track record like that, neither should be expected to light up the board. The absence of Campana and Tomás Chancalay ( Teams can't necessarily anticipate or prevent injuries, but a possible solution would have been to load up on strikers; the Revolution carried five of them during Bruce Arena's reign. Another approach would be to find a dominant, durable one, such as D.C. United's Christian Benteke. Advertisement Yes, the Revolution (et al.) passed on Benteke in 2022. They have been playing patch-up at the position since, which forces the defense to become nearly error-free. Commendably, the Revolution have not adopted a conservative attacking mindset, and staying on the offensive kept hopes alive Saturday. The trick is staying on track and awaiting the return of Campana or Chancalay. Even without a major presence at center forward, the Revolution looked dangerous in the first half, and probably deserved to score as Bye's cross was re-directed by defender Thiago Martins past Matt Freese. 🎥 ⚽ — New England Revolution (@NERevolution) Corner kicks and crosses have seldom been a factor for the Revolution since the departure of Adam Buksa in 2022; Campana is the first forward since that appears capable of filling Buksa's role. A bye week gives Campana time to recover, though he might still not be ready for the March 29 home match against the New York Red Bulls. Porter's newcomers have provided defensive security, but the team also needs to develop resiliency and resourcefulness. Game plans seldom go exactly right, and defenses err. 'The good is we have been competitive in every game, and we have been right there in every second half. The bad is that we are not finding that breakthrough,' Porter said. 'I do believe it will come. Again, if there is a positive, it is not like we are overmatched in any game. We are right there. We just have to continue to work on the final third especially, and clean up the set pieces.'
