Photo Credit: McLaren
TUMI (South Plainfield, N.J., U.S.) an international travel and lifestyle brand, has unveiled its new composite capsule luggage and travel collection designed and developed in partnership with luxury supercar maker and U.K.-based Formula 1 team, McLaren.
The nine-piece collection’s detail, choice of materials and made-to-last quality are said to reflect TUMI and McLaren’s shared vision of continually pursuing higher levels of excellence. Key travel pieces include the Aero International Expandable Four-Wheel Carry-On and the Quantum Duffel. The carry-on piece is crafted in a hybrid of materials, including Tegris, a hard-wearing thermoplastic composite found in race cars. The hard shell is contrasted by a molded-fabric front panel with a supercar-influenced design that is echoed throughout the collaboration. The interior features a compression strap that takes its cues from the six-point racing harnesses found in its race cars and track-only models such as t