Louis Vuitton is paying tribute to the artist Stephen Sprouse, who passed away far too young in 2004, with two exceptional collections created in his honor. The leather goods maker is also joining the New York Deitch Project gallery for the first retrospective of Sprouse’s work.

Artist, music aficionado and designer, Stephen Sprouse defies capsule qualification, given his multi-dimensional talent. Fusing downtown New York street wear with uptown high fashion, he was a seminal force behind the rock-inspired futurist punk aesthetic of the 1980s.

The artist’s first collaboration with Louis Vuitton came in 2001 when Artistic Director Marc Jacobs invited him to revisit the legendary Monogram canvas. His iconoclastic response did not disappoint: the artist boldly shook up the celebrated motif, which had remained unchanged since its creation.

The result was also an immense commercial success and opened the door to prestigious collaborations with other contemporary artists, including Takashi Murakami and Richard Prince.

Eight years later Marc Jacobs celebrates the talent of Stephen Sprouse with a pop collection inspired by two of the artist’s emblematic motifs, the rose and graffiti. Day-glo shades of pink, green and orange emblazon the limited series Monogram Roses and Monogram Graffiti lines.

This highly original collection encompasses all Louis Vuitton product lines, from leather goods and ready-to-wear to shoes, accessories and fine jewelry.

Louis Vuitton is promoting the creations with an attention-grabbing, unprecedented wave of communications. The brand’s stores are delighting customers with a décor evoking Eighties New York, splashed with an explosion of colors.

On the Web, visitors are invited to immerse themselves in the artist’s world at “We Love Sprouse”, a site developed by Louis Vuitton especially for the occasion. The 3D experience offers an array of interactive content and features presenting Stephen Sprouse’s life, work and, of course, his memorable relationship with Louis Vuitton.