New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Under the Grand Palais glass, a lantern-bright octopus crowns an 11-piece Artycapucines drop, turning a sober icon into sculpture and scarcity.

PARIS - The octopus appeared first, suspended on the Balcon d'Honneur inside the newly restored Grand Palais, its luminescent tentacles exhaling color into the vaulted nave, curling around a procession of handbags presented like reliquaries. Beneath that theatrical flourish, a house-artist reunion arrived with uncommon confidence to debut an 11-piece Artycapucines collection that treats a sober, structured icon as raw material for exuberant play. The scene unfolded during the city's art week under the glass roof that will host this year's fair programming, a reminder that Pa...