Abstract
- RIMOWA and Vitra’s first collaboration contains a limited-edition cellular stool (aluminium exterior, upholstered inside) and an aluminium model of the model’s Toolbox.
- Impressed by fashionable life and emphasizing mobility and multifunctionality, these collectively manufactured items spotlight the long-lasting aesthetics of each firms.
- Launching June 18th, 2025, the Aluminium Stool (€2,200, 1000 models) and Toolbox (€550, 100 models) might be solely accessible in Europe through the RIMOWA web site and worldwide at flagship shops.
RIMOWA and Vitra have revealed a limited-edition assortment made up of two items: a cellular stool, and a toolbox.
Marking the primary collaboration between the German baggage producer and Swiss furnishings model, the 2 items are impressed by the “rhythm of recent life”, and are designed to be multifunctional, whereas additionally paying homage to each manufacturers’ work with aluminium.
They’re additionally designed to be cellular, particularly within the case of the stool, which is about upon the model’s Multiwheel system. The outer shell is distinctly RIMOWA, and is crafted iconic grooved aluminium, whereas the inside is often Vitra, and is upholstered with material and organised into storage sections. An upholstered pad may be added to the highest, permitting the movable storage system to show into a comfortable perch.
“Vitra enters only a few collaborations therefore the manufacturers we collaborate with has to resonate with our values, our design strategy and our aesthetics – there must be an apparent widespread floor,” Christian Grosen Ramussen, Chief Design Officer at Vitra, instructed Hypebeast.
“That stated variations are additionally essential since that’s what creates the spark, the shock and the brand new. In a collaboration there must be synergies for the manufacturers concerned. 1 plus 1 should equal 3 or much more. In any other case, it doesn’t make sense.”
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
Inside The Rimowa Manufacturing facility
The toolbox is a riff on the Vitra Toolbox designed by Arik Levy in 2010, however as a substitute of being fashioned from recylced plastic (as normal), it is available in RIMOWA’s signature anodized aluminium. Once more, as a nod to Vitra’s upholstery experience, the compartments are lined with recycled material.
The collaboration doesn’t finish on the design of the items: each are collectively manufactured at RIMOWA and Vitra’s factories in Cologne and Weil am Rhein, respectively.
“Vitra and RIMOWA are two iconic manufacturers identified for his or her materials experience and distinctive design,” provides RIMOWA CEO Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert. “Sharing a ardour for sturdiness and craftsmanship, this collaboration completely embodies the essence of ‘design’ – the place innovation and aesthetics come collectively.”
The Aluminium Stool and the Aluminium Toolbox might be launching on June 18th, 2025, accompanied by an set up on the Vitra Campus. The Aluminium Stool will retail at €2,200 with 1000 items accessible, whereas the Aluminium Toolbox might be priced at €550, and restricted to 100 items. Each might be accessible solely in Europe through RIMOWA.com, vitra.com and at chosen flagships worldwide.
