Industrial designer Marc Newson has created soft-shell versions of Louis Vuitton's suitcases, making them lighter and more spacious on the inside.
Designed for the "modern traveller", the Horizon Soft Luggage collection consists of two pieces: the rolling Horizon Soft Duffle 55, and the four-wheeled Horizon Soft 55.
Available in a wide range of colours, including yellow, orange, grey, black and brown, each is printed with a variation of Louis Vuitton's interlocking "L" and "V" monogram pattern.
The luggage is available in a variety of colours including yellow, orange, grey, black and brown
A follow-up to his 2016 Horizon line of hard-cased luggage for Louis Vuitton, Newson wanted to maximise the interior volume of the suitcase while minimising its weight, creating a travel collection that is "lightweight, strong and resistant". "After starting with hard luggage, where the parameters are naturally more defined and rigid, we have embarked upon stage two, which is the soft version," he said.
The rolling Horizon Soft Duffle 55 has two wheels
To achieve this, Newson opted for a thermo-formed, knitted outer shell, developed especially for Louis Vuitton, where custom technical yarn is knitted into a single structure and heat-formed into shape, before waterproofing.

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