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TEC4561102: Detail of a sea and salt tile facade of Louis Vuitton Island (Reel Island), within the French pavilion of the Universal Exhibition in Aichi, Japan, 2005. Louis Vuitton Island, designed by Gerard Cholot, presents a Carbon Balance Sheet that allowed Louis Vuitton to set priorities to reduce significantly its greenhouse gas emissions. A pure white light reveals a facade of salt and sea tiles, symbolic material for the sustainable management of the planet's resources. The visual and sound project is by Marc Heymann. / Bridgeman Images