Rimowa and Maison Margiela release limited-edition travel set

German luggage brand Rimowa and Paris-based luxury house Maison Margiela have partnered on a limited-edition collection. The collaboration reworks Rimowa's 'Classic Cabin' suitcase and Maison Margiela's '5AC XL' bag into a single travel set that combines the design codes of both houses.

The two pieces will be available from November 19, 2026, at select Rimowa and Maison Margiela stores and on both brands' websites.

Signs of use as a design concept

The collaboration builds on a shared interest in objects that change through time and use. At Rimowa, dents, scratches and patina on well-travelled suitcases become a record of their journeys. Maison Margiela's design philosophy treats the marks of time as a concept in itself, with garments reclaimed, preserved or deliberately aged.

To bring the two codes together, Rimowa's grooves run from the suitcase to the bag. Both pieces are also hand-painted with Bianchetto, Maison Margiela's signature overpainting technique, so that each item develops its own patina as the paint cracks and flakes with use.

Rimowa first introduced its aviation-inspired grooves on an aluminium suitcase in 1950. Bianchetto dates back to 1988, when founder Martin Margiela painted all the furniture in the label's first design studio white.

Inside-out construction

The interior of the Classic Cabin features a white lining with leather details, visible stitching and overlocked edges, giving the suitcase an inside-out look. The approach reflects Maison Margiela's study of garment-making, in which linings and construction are made visible, and mirrors the 5AC, whose internal lining extends beyond its leather body. The aluminium logo badge is finished with four slanted white-thread stitches.

The suitcase is made from anodised aluminium at Rimowa's factory in Cologne, Germany, and features a stage-free telescopic handle, the brand's Multiwheel system and TSA-approved locks.

The grooves on the 5AC XL are formed directly into the leather using a high-frequency technique, without needle or thread. The bag comes with a cross-body leather strap and removable leather loops that attach it to the top of the Classic Cabin, aligning the grooves of both pieces. Each item also includes a leather tag that combines Rimowa's address tag with Maison Margiela's key bell.

Campaign

The accompanying campaign was directed and photographed by Dexter Lander. Set in a Haussmannian apartment, it shows Bianchetto applied as a paint-sprinkler spectacle, covering the Classic Cabin, the 5AC and the room in white paint and leaving the silhouettes of both pieces imprinted on the wall behind.