Louvre Abu Dhabi and Dellaluna unveil a luxe €2,500 gift bag

The most interesting luxury gift out of Venice was not a standard designer bag with a logo slapped on it. Louvre Abu Dhabi and Dellaluna turned the museum’s dome into a collectible object, and that is what makes the €2,500 piece feel personal enough for a milestone birthday, an anniversary, or a very specific high-end holiday gift.

The bag, unveiled at a cocktail event at the Fortuny Palazzina ahead of the Venice Biennale 2026, takes its geometry from Jean Nouvel’s 590-foot, 8,267-ton canopy on Saadiyat Island. The layered star structure that creates the museum’s signature “Rain of Light” effect shows up in the bag’s embossing, while Dellaluna’s own Affresco relief and Venetian-inspired pattern add a second layer of craft. It is a flat shoulder bag, also described as a pochette, with a single short strap and a crossbody strap, so it reads as polished rather than precious.

That balance matters because the materials are serious. Dellaluna lists the piece as the Louvre Abu Dhabi maxi clutch, made from Togo leather with 18kt gold-plated hardware and priced at €2.500,00. WWD said it takes about 150 hours to complete, which puts it squarely in the territory of slow, boutique luxury rather than seasonal novelty. This is the sort of gift you give to someone who already owns the obvious bags and wants the one with a story attached.

That story is the real differentiator. Louvre Abu Dhabi development, marketing and communications director Lamya Al Nuaimi said the museum is focused on what unites people through “stories of creativity rooted in our shared humanity.” Dellaluna founder and creative director Silvia Paulon called the project “the greatest honor” of her career, and said the brand was born as “a love letter to Venice,” a city she described as a historic meeting point of cultures. That idea fits the bag better than any trend label ever could.

The collaboration even got an unexpected push from fashion’s most watched fictional dresser. Whitewall reported that the first prototype was sent to the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 and appeared on Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, enough to accelerate the launch ahead of the planned May 6 Biennale debut. That kind of crossover is exactly why this bag lands as more than an accessory: it is part museum object, part fashion moment, and completely built for someone who likes her gifts with cultural cachet.