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Anhalt University of Applied Sciences student wins second edition of Rimowa Design Award

Rimowa is once again honouring German design students through its Rimowa design competition. The projects of the finalists, who hail from design universities in Germany, were presented as part of an exhibition at the James Simon Gallery in Berlin. In a subsequent ceremony, the winners were honoured with the 'Rimowa Design Prize', the German...

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Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Rimowa partner on 'luxury management' master programme

Rimowa is going to university. Cologne-based suitcase specialist Rimowa and Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, located in the city of Idstein, near Cologne, have entered into a partnership for a master's degree programme called "'Luxury Management", the university announced on Thursday. The English-language degree programme will teach...

Fashion

Rimowa celebrates 125th anniversary during New York Fashion Week

Rimowa, the German-founded luggage company owned by LVMH, has successfully established itself as a coveted fashion accessory brand. Known for its enduring suitcase designs crafted from lightweight, robust materials like aluminum and polycarbonate, its minimalist aesthetics and iconic grooved exteriors have propelled it from a traditional luggage...

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THE GERMAN MAISON CELEBRATES THE FIRST RIMOWA DESIGN PRIZE CEREMONY

Having begun in October 2022, the first edition of the RIMOWA Design Prize has come to a great end. To mark the completion of the annual student competition, the German Maison honoured the student finalists in an award ceremony held in Berlin. After the deliberations by the prize’s esteemed jury as supported by RIMOWA’s Chief Executive Officer...

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Adidas celebrates German innovation with Rimowa

Adidas Originals is teaming up with luxury luggage brand Rimowa on a special-edition collaboration that celebrates German innovation. The two German brands have created a two-piece cross-category collection featuring Rimowa’s first-ever aluminium backpack and the utilitarian-designed Adidas NMD_S1 sneakers aimed at “urban explorers seeking to...

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Rimowa creates Design Prize for students in Germany

German luxury luggage company Rimowa (LVMH Group) has launched the Rimowa Design Prize, a competition for young creatives studying at universities in Germany. Rimowa has teamed up with some of the country’s top design universities to give students the opportunity to showcase their design skills while at the same time inspiring other talent in...

Fashion

Rimowa teams up with creatives for exclusive collection

Rimowa has teamed up with creatives from ten different brands in order to create an collection of 27 reimagined takes on its suitcases and bags. The original products came from the Original, Classic, Personal and Never Still collections. Called Vol. I, the pieces unite German engineering and the artistry of modern designers. The brands that have...

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Will NFT madness take over fashion too?

The world of NFT is all about fashion and luxury: a shared interest. Speculative bubble or justified enthusiasm? 2021 is the year of NFTs, the famous non-fungible tokens that are panicking young and geeky investors by combining cryptocurrencies and blockchain. Sales have exploded in August; speculators are rushing in with glee. A craze favored...

Fashion

Rimowa debuts Never Still campaign starring Rihanna, Patti Smith and more

Travel luggage company Rimowa has unveiled its new star-studded campaign featuring an abundance of celebrity faces. Never Still aims to capture how travel contributes to the building of a legacy, with a particular focus on the changing landscape of travel in a new era of movement. Through four campaign films, Rimowa examines each featured...

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The end of niche: How Supreme went from being cult to conglomerate

Supreme, the once local skate wear brand that operated largely under fashion’s radar, is no more. For aficionados who would queue hours for a t-shirt, jacket, board or even a sticker outside its New York store they no longer need to queue. Supreme is now fully owned by a conglomerate and destined for growth. Whoever says a two billion dollar...

Fashion

Rimowa launches first-ever eyewear collaboration

Luggage label Rimowa has unveiled a beach-inspired collaboration with indie eyewear brand Garrett Leight California Optical (GLCO) for a special edition collection. The collaboration has been built on what the brand’s call a “shared passion for craftsmanship and expertise” and marks Rimowa’s first-ever eyewear collaboration, and takes...

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Moncler Genius debuts JW Anderson collaboration

JW Anderson has moved from London Fashion Week to Milan Fashion Week to debut his collaboration with Moncler as part of its Moncler Genius 2020 hub of creatives. The capsule collection was unveiled within the third Moncler Genius presentation in Milan, which featured 12 different installations, 12 different concepts and 12 different visions, as...