pantera
ANDIAMO - £400
Appliance of science has created a
shell four times stronger than that of
similar plastic cases. Say goodbye to
annoying scratches and dents.
andiamoluggage.com
not another bag
ONE MUST DASH - £55
Go postal for a black and grey canvas
bag with handles of the finest vegeta-
ble-tanned Italian leather.
onemustdash.com
england briefcase
ASPINAL - £595
Tan leather and tweed doesn’t need to look
stuffy and dated. A funky messenger bag
that has all the swagger of country gent.
aspinaloflondon.com
firehose duffel bag
UPCYCLE STUDIO - £230
An heroic overnight bag made from
decommissioned fire hose and lined
with military-grade parachute silk.
upcyclestudio.com.au
silverstone bag
OAKLEY DESIGN - £1,699
Special edition style fashioned from
carbon fibre and leather with a seat
belt-style shoulder strap.
oakleydesignlondon.com
vintage vellum trunk
TRAVERS ANTIQUES - £1,100
Old school can be cool. A superb vintage
vellum leather 1920s trunk by Hall Du
Voyage of Paris.
traversantiques.com
madpax
MADPAX - FROM £45
Punk backpack style that
kids will go crazy for. Packed
with pouches, pockets and
zips. Style and utility in
perfect harmony.
madpaxworld.com
45% of mishandled luggage
is due to transfers
16% of mishandled luggage
simply fails to get loaded
mishandling bags costs the
industry $2bn per year
6
Last year 21.8million
bags were delayed,
damaged or lost at the
world’s airports. Good
news is that was 17%
better than the previous
year and not bad when
you consider passenger
numbers were up to a
record 3.13billion.
9
The first suitcase with
wheels, called the
“Dawn-Mobile”, was
invented by James Cole
in 1908 to help bible
students carry their books
around.
8
Traditionally the art
of bag-carrying was
purely a man thing.
Egyptian hieroglyphs
show men carrying
purses, while ancient
African priests opted for
beaded bags.
7
All lost and unclaimed
luggage in the USA ends
up in Scottsboro, Alabama,
where its contents are
auctioned to the public.
Strangest items to turn
up there include: a live
rattlesnake, ancient Egyptian
artefacts and a complete set
of armour.
10
Carpet bags were
the forerunners of
the suitcase. They were
sometimes known as
railway rugs as they were
often also used to keep
their owner warm in a
drafty carriage.
