It should shock no one who knows the history of Louis Vuitton that the brand’s luggage is still an enduring, functional favorite of luxury travelers (and plenty of globetrotting celebrities) the world over–after all, the company got its start by building custom travel solutions for European royals and nobility. Thankfully, you don’t have to have a family title in order to enjoy Vuitton’s latest travel innovation: the Louis Vuitton Rolling Luggage, created by legendary industrial designer Marc Newson.
Rolling luggage has plenty of design problems, even on the high end, but among the biggest is that most have internal clearance for the extendable handle that pops out of the top, which means the contents of your suitcase don’t sit on a flat surface while you’re packing. Newson broadened the extendable handle to run the full width of the suitcase, which means its interior structure sits at the case’s corners instead of along the middle of the interior. That gives the suitcase an entirely flat inside surface, which makes it easier to pack efficiently. It’s the kind of simple, practical solution that makes everyone wonder why they didn’t think of it first, which is, I suppose, how you become your generation’s most influential industrial designer.
The new, hard-sided design is being billed as a 21st century travel trunk, and it comes in two sizes: 50 and 55 inches. Both sizes are available in Monogram Canvas, Damier Graphite Canvas and Epi Leather, and the 55 is also available in Taiga leather, VVN cowhide and Monogram Eclipse Canvas. Prices start at $2,660 for the 50-inch model in one of the canvases, and they top out at $5,900 for the 55-inch model in VVN cowhide. That makes them less expensive than LV’s current most popular rolling cases, the Pégase and Zephyr, in the same sizes and materials, which likely guarantees you’ll be seeing a lot of Newson’s sleek new design in an airport lounge near you soon. If you want to personalize your bag, canvas versions of both sizes are also eligible for Mon Monogram, Louis Vuitton’s customization service.
Check out the promo photos of the new bags, as well as detail shots of the design. Learn more via Louis Vuitton.
i know that theres going to be lots of hate comments – as usual. but srsly have a look at this one irl. its amazing. it weighs next to nothing and is simply amazing. Id really love to own one one day X3
I love that its handles are situated at the ends so both sides have a flat backing! If looks fab and I’d like to own the blue epi version *yearns*
I actually really like these! I think in the last slide, the silver cheapens the overall look of such a luxe bag, but the monogram really does look lovely.
These are beautiful, no doubt. But I always worry about the functionality of hand-carried luxury luggage with hard cases. After years of traveling always with a trolley, I realize that unless the rolling luggage comes with external pockets, you really don’t maximize the use of it. Opening those things in security to get your laptops out can be a nightmare–really inconvenient and wastes time. I’m a small person so I put laptops in my leather Le Pliage cuir but I do think it would be better if I can put a heavy laptop in my hardcase rolling Rimowa (which is otherwise excellent in quality). Now people could be traveling in their own jets with their own bodyguards who take care of airport security, and if so, by all means, discussions of functionality would be moot. Also, these sorts of luggage would be fine for road trips, I suppose.
Also, I don’t know about others but I wouldn’t dream of checking in that kind of luggage. Even if scratches are not an issue, it would seem very attractive to airport crew thieves, bless them.
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This is a revolutionary design, it’s surprise to learn no one had attempt it to have the handles on two sides to flatten the case (so you don’t lose any space)
did they copy my 15 year old Hartmann design?
I think these look great until you pull the handle up. That large handle may be functional but it is also extremely ugly.
You can’t use the handle to hold other bags, which makes it very impractical if carrying anything else