HENK has awarded Airborne with the series manufacturing contract of what the company calls the most exclusive suitcase in the world.
Each case consists of 500 separate parts (more than 22 of them moving), fashioned variously from red Italian burl, black ebony, horse hair, magnesium, aluminum, titanium, carbon fibre, parachute fabric and the finest leathers. Its mechanisms are smooth and ingenious. Depress an ebony button on the handle, pull up the handle, and two 6 1/4" diameter wheels emerge noiselessly from louvered doors within the case, like landing gear emerging from an airplane.
Airborne will produce the carbon fibr frame and handle with prepreg lay-up and autoclave curing. Each product, with a sales value of USD 20.000, is hand produced and carefully monitored for perfect surface quality. Together with the people behind HENK, Airborne is discussing new developments, possibly turning into future products made out of composites.
Source : Airborne
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