Five of Balenciaga's strangest home objects, from punk dog bowls to patchwork sofas
Numéro has picked five standouts from Balenciaga Objects, the lifestyle line Demna launched while creative director. The line applies the house's logo-driven luxury to everyday household items. It fits Demna's long-running habit of turning ordinary things, like bin bags and crisp packets, into luxury pieces.
The collection shows how far Demna pushed luxury into the mundane. These pieces now read as a record of his era at the house, since he has moved on to Gucci and Pierpaolo Piccioli leads Balenciaga.
Balenciaga Objects is now a relic of the Demna era. He left for Gucci right after his final haute couture show in July 2025, and Pierpaolo Piccioli now leads the house with a focus on Cristóbal Balenciaga's couture heritage. What to watch is whether Piccioli keeps, reworks or quietly drops the lifestyle line, and whether early Objects pieces become collectibles on the resale market.
2015: Demna joins Balenciaga, starting the design system he developed between 2015 and 2025.
Nov 2022: Balenciaga launches Objects, dozens of products spanning homeware, petwear and scent, promoted through the "Balenciaga Gift Shop" campaign shot by Gabriele Galimberti.
Late 2022: The Gift Shop campaign draws controversy and is pulled from all platforms.
Early 2023: Demna apologises for the campaigns, calling them an error of judgement.
June 2025: He shows his final ready-to-wear collection for the house, Spring 2026 "Exactitudes".
July 2025: He presents his final couture show and moves to Gucci. Piccioli takes over Balenciaga.
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