London, United Kingdom
London-based designer Marc Newson has collaborated with Louis Vuitton and has reimagined the Maison’s renowned traveler trunk into something that is not just storage for one’s stuff but something that can be turned into a display of the stuff that one brings along.
“The Trunk is an object that retains incredible iconography. I wanted to reverse the context: it is not about the piece traveling, but the items displayed in the trunk having traveled and meaning something to you,” states Marc Newson.
Marc Newson’s creation looks like the typical and iconic monogrammed traveler’s trunk but the magic happens when you open it and assemble the storage cubes and all the items you want to store and display.
The inside consists of 19 colorful and modular storage cubes which you can arrange according to your mood or preference.
The trunk can be displayed upright with a 180-degree opening while some of the cubes have a hinged door in case you want to keep some of the objects hidden inside.
The bigger ones are just shelves where you can display books, figurines, sculptures, and other paraphernalia.
Each cube is removable, and the internal arrangement can be reconfigured over 1000 ways.
The smallest cubes can be reversed and have a hinged door on one side, behind which objects can be concealed.
The cubes are available in three different sizes and come in three color shades: Louis Vuitton’s neutral signature taupe color, bright yellow, and multicolor.
Project: Louis Vuitton’s Traveler Trunk
Designer: Marc Newson
Manufacturer: Luis Vuitton SE
