Literature converges with artisanal mastery as Berluti enters into a profound creative dialogue with Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s timeless classic, The Little Prince.
Marking the 80th anniversary of the book’s first French edition, this collaboration transcends simple illustration to explore the shared belief that true elegance stems from inner alignment, integrity, and meaningful human bonds. Mirroring the philosophical encounters of the story, such as the taming of the fox.
Berluti translates the emotional resonance of Saint-Exupéry’s words into a tangible, sensory experience. The collection bridges the hand of the artisan with the soul of the object, bringing invisible emotions into physical form.
Using the Maison’s signature Venezia leather as an artistic canvas, Berluti introduces a rich vocabulary of craft to bring Saint-Exupéry’s original sketches and manuscripts to life across leather goods and accessories. Rather than merely printing motifs onto the surface, artisans developed pioneering techniques, from nuanced laser engraving that preserves the trembling delicacy of handwriting to intricate leather marquetry and tattoo work.
Leather becomes a third realm of expression alongside text and drawing, where depth and shadow invite the wearer to discover subtle layers of narrative through touch and sight.
The collection’s iconic pieces embody the story’s emotional landscapes with exquisite detail, led by the Un Jour briefcase featuring layered manuscript fragments etched into a rich Cacao Intenso patina.
Paying tribute to Saint-Exupéry’s original watercolours, Berluti perfected new brushwork methods to render atmospheric depth—seen on the Trois Nuits bag, where a continuous mountain panorama unfolds across leather panels in a Gris Brume palette, and on the Deux Jours bag.
From the warm orange tones of the Fauve Ambré “fox fur” patina on the Un Jour de Poche to the subtle sotto pelle rose sculpted beneath the leather of the Alessandro shoe, each creation transforms a literary fragment into a collectible treasure.
Capping this extraordinary artistic encounter is an exclusive two-volume set of Saint-Exupéry’s complete works in the prestigious Bibliothèque de la Pléiade collection, bound in patinated Venezia leather and limited to just 99 numbered copies.
By translating poetry into permanent material form, Berluti honours what is essential and invisible to the eye, ensuring the story’s spirit lives on in everyday life.
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