LONDON — The luxury airline lounges at London’s Heathrow Terminal 2 are in for an awakening.
On Sept. 30, Louis Vuitton will open a café in collaboration with chef Cyril Lignac along with its new store, which has been designed by Marc Fornes, founder of the art and architecture studio Theverymany in New York.
The store takes a futuristic style with a dome-shaped exterior in shades of blue and white, while the interior has hints of red, yellow, blue and white as a nod to the theme of travel.
Looks from Louis Vuitton’s first Voyager Show in Shanghai.
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Louis Vuitton has more than 20 hospitality concepts across the world with restaurants, cafés, chocolate shops and airport lounges, but this is a first for the U.K.
The luxury French brand’s most famous locations are the Le Café V in Ginza; the restaurant in Saint-Tropez, and the airport lounge at the Doha International Airport.
The store in Terminal 2 will stock Louis Vuitton’s women’s ready-to-wear offerings along with pieces from the men’s accessories and leather goods range and easily opens into Le Café by Cyril Lignac.
Louis Vuitton spring 2025
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The café will offer counter and table service with a special Louis Vuitton touch — glasses and leather table mats from the brand’s Art de la Table range.
Lignac’s has curated an all-day dining and beverage menu with healthy and gourmand options including Royal Eggs, croissant, fruit bowls and avocado toast with some of the chef’s signature dishes such as a crab salad, a croque monsieur, lobster roll, beetroot salad with goat cheese and a Caesar salad.
For those with a sweet tooth or a craving for an Instagram-worthy dessert, there will be Louis Vuitton patisseries and a mango Eton Mess.