Every woman loves flowers, even if they don’t care to admit it. But they should. It’s beautiful, delicate, fleeting—the very hallmarks of a woman. It’s a different case at the Delvaux Language of Nature pop-up we visited recently at K11 Musea in Hong Kong, however. Delvaux, the world’s oldest fine leather luxury goods house and the inventor of the modern-day handbag, brings its storied heritage to life in this floral reverie. The travelling installation that started in California at the South Coast Plaza Mall before landing in Hong Kong, and will then return to its roots at The Botanic Hotel in Antwerp. Each chapter—at the different locations—interprets a traditional flower kiosk in different ways. When we were at K11 Musea, we likened the pop-up to a wrought iron cage filled with blooming flowers in every corner, adorning the bouquet of Delvaux bags from the Spring/Summer 2025 and the Language of Nature collection.
While the pop-up itself is fleeting—it runs from May 10th to June 2nd, 2025—its designs are more than everlasting. Take for example, the “le Princesse”. It was the very first patented women’s handbag in the world, and a replica of it stood on display at the pop-up—a tribute to the brand’s long heritage alongside its newest designs.
However, Delvaux is a brand that looks forward. You won’t see the le Princesse design made any longer, but instead, turn your attention towards the Language of Nature collection. Within this collection, the brand wields creativity and contemporary flair with the essence of Art Nouveau, bringing forth bags that showcase the unity between art and nature. We see flowers such as tulips, daisies, and lilies add literal dimension to the pieces within the collection including the Brillant Mini Tulips adorned with 3D leather tulips, or the Pin Toy Sweet Daisy in the most darling shade of vanilla, speckled with sewn-on daisies.
Drawing on the Art Nouveau inspiration are the series of embroidered Brillant Mosaique bags, painstakingly hand-embroidered with beads by artisans for over 100 hours. We are told that a singular artisan works on one bag, which counts for its exclusivity. As its name suggests, these embroidery work are inspired by mosaic work, specifically from celebrated Belgian architect and designer Victor Horta. You can see Horta’s influence throughout the pop-up too, with “mosaic” flooring reminiscent of the homes he designed.
Flowers may be fleeting and nature eludes us city folk, but Delvaux’s Language of Nature ensures that these two are never too far from reach to appreciate.
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