She adds: “From the beginning, it was upheld that Rimowa would be meticulous in its craftsmanship, and that it would simultaneously be an innovative brand that adapts to changes in travel habits no matter how expansive.
“It’s an example of the power of consistency over time,” says Emelie de Vitis, Senior Vice President of product and marketing at Rimowa, speaking to the layered and eclectic universe the company has built and its steadfast look throughout the eras. Fabian Bergmark Näsman’s protruding horn aluminum suitcase.
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The exhibition features a modular series of dioramas spotlighting everything from the company’s highly recognisable grooved aluminium cases-which were first introduced in 1950, paying homage to the cladding on a 1919-invented Junkers aircraft-to “special purpose” one-offs, like violin or wine carriers, to a wunderkammer of artist editions and collaborations ( Supreme, Off-White, Palace Skateboards, Porsche and Dior to name a few, many of which have happened since LVMH acquired Rimowa in 2016). To celebrate its 125th birthday, Germany-based luggage brand Rimowa is launching a traveling exhibition that’s as much a timeline of its history as it is an object study in peripatetic curios. Called SEIT 1898 (“ seit” is the German word for “since”), the expo opens in Tokyo’s Harajuku neighbourhood on 8 June, rolls to New York City in September, and concludes in Cologne in early 2024.
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