Created to celebrate the deep & timeless bond between the snake symbol and the world of art, the two limited-edition Serpenti Forever Handbags are a collaboration between visual artist SOPHIE KITCHING & BVLGARI. Designed in New York, handmade in Florence and unveiled in Paris during Fashion Week – Haute Couture, this bespoke work of art celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the Serpenti Icon. The duality of the snake and its infinite power of transformation is exalted by the nature-inspired motifs, brought to life in an exuberance of color.
‘Nocturne’ & ‘Invisible Green’ Serpenti Top Handle Bag Capsule Collection
Edition of 75 each
SOPHIE KITCHING’s Nocturne Serpenti creation is an homage to the musical compositions of the XIXth century, which are evocative of the night. Using black ink mixed with Payne’s gray as a backdrop, her painting offers intricate interplays of color on the canvas surface, while delving into the representation of light and shadow. Sophie Kitching combines oil paint, Japanese watercolor and pastel, in carefully selected earthy shades enhanced with notes of turquoise, Venetian red, and bright yellow. Fragments of abstracted nature emerge, where vegetal and floral elements gradually fade to reveal the portrait of a vision: subtle, distinctive, and powerful.
Edition of 75
Nocturne Serpenti Forever small top handle bag in printed calf leather with emerald calf leather lining. Mesmerizing snakehead closure in light gold-plated brass with mosaic-like enamel inserts, adorned with yellow jade, rock crystal, green & orange aventurine scales, and green malachite eyes.
photo Vincenzo Grillo
photo Vincenzo Grillo
photo Vincenzo Grillo
SOPHIE KITCHING’s Invisible Green Serpenti creation is inspired by the color used in English parks to blend architectural structures into the surrounding nature. The English garden emerged in the XVIIIth century as idyllic and wild, whilst being simultaneously contained. Sophie Kitching’s composition of abstract, overlying brushstrokes reveals an interplay between the seen and unseen. Color becomes a gestural foundation, embellished with an array of prismatic greens, adding in glimpses of fuchsia, cadmium red and yellow. Her painting explores the melding of forms through time and memory, gradually evolving into a single image: fresh, vibrant, and free.
Edition of 75
Invisible Green Serpenti Forever small top handle bag in printed calf leather with emerald calf leather lining. Hypnotic snakehead closure in light gold-plated chrome, adorned with yellow jade, rose quartz, green & orange aventurine scales, and green malachite eyes.