>> I've had a bit of an arduous day getting back from Stockholm and I still have a TON of things to post about but this post about this particular LCF graduate has been due since the MA show last week when her out-of-control luggage caught my eye. Nay, "caught" is an incorrect word. They very elegantly swayed and glided into my path of vision. I wanted to wait until the other half did a very indepth interview with LCF MA Fashion Artefact grad Sarah Williams who has fused her love of impeccable craftsmanship with pushing the boundaries of conventional luggage. I don't think I've ever seen such a literal collision between the new-gen and respect for old techniques. I'll leave her to explain her thought processes and intentions but suffice to say, she's keen on setting up her own design label which means I'm going to start saving up the pennies for the ultimate vanity case and portable trunk complete with overly-specifically shaped pockets for storing all of my odd-shaped accessories.
The cases and the work of other LCF MA Fashion Artefacts and Footwear grads are on exhibition until tomorrow at the Mall Galleries if you want to double check that these shapes are....and I can't quite believe I'm ending a post on this... fo' real!
good grief, that's ART.
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Posted by: Rosie | 04 February 2010 at 22:35
Astounding. Emotionally shocking. I cant do my work anymore. I have to stare at this.
Posted by: Catherine | 04 February 2010 at 22:46
wow thats impressive
Posted by: Lenka James | 04 February 2010 at 22:48
loveee that first one
-Erica
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Posted by: Erica | 04 February 2010 at 22:52
Oh my god, how amazing are these?!
They remind me of Dalí in a way.
Posted by: Steffi | 04 February 2010 at 23:29
So unreal, I love them! They are beautiful!
Posted by: J. | 04 February 2010 at 23:35
that is fantastic!
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Posted by: Teacups & Couture | 04 February 2010 at 23:42
I was thinking the same thing Steffi! These are so rad.
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Posted by: shandi | 04 February 2010 at 23:44
So awesome! And I'd always know which bag was mine at the airport..
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Posted by: Nina | 05 February 2010 at 00:32
Oh, it feels like a "secret compartment" kind of thing and I LOVE secret compartments! Very clever.
Posted by: WendyB | 05 February 2010 at 00:32
I have inherited a weird (though exceptionally common- I have discovered) obsession with suitcase compartments from my mum! Wait until she sees this! She will die!
Posted by: Tomorrow | 05 February 2010 at 00:56
Blooody Hell! now that is luggage on acid! yes I also sense that mystical Mary Poppin's feel of secret compartments, a bright future ahead for Sarah! =]
Posted by: The Guilty Hyena | 05 February 2010 at 00:59
OMG I love this :] Perfect suitcases!!!
Posted by: mAdi | 05 February 2010 at 01:51
Those are amazing.
Posted by: The Clothes Horse | 05 February 2010 at 02:04
i wonder if anyone has tried to actually take one on the plane...
Posted by: Dani | 05 February 2010 at 02:10
thats just sick! this reminds me of Dali's artwork with the cool bendy shapes. imagine all the stares you would get from people when you used this luggage? it would be awsome...
Posted by: jem | 05 February 2010 at 02:11
Wow, those are so cool! Very much like art. http://lerevedelamode.blogspot.com
Posted by: Erik | 05 February 2010 at 02:13
Hmm, yes agree with the whole Dali melty, taffy, left it in the sun draped over a railing idea.
Also, a little TETRIS anyone?
Posted by: fashion westie | 05 February 2010 at 02:25
I'm not quite sure these beauties would stand up to the baggage handlers at Qantas... (RIP My Mulberry luggage)
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Posted by: lucy | 05 February 2010 at 03:29
Wow these are amazing!
Want the top one and the light blue L-shaped one, so chic!
Stace x
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Posted by: Stace | 05 February 2010 at 05:59
Wow....I love love!! They are all so unusual and eye catching. i want
Twila
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Posted by: Twila | 05 February 2010 at 06:06
DEVINE.
Posted by: Toby Oliver Dean | 05 February 2010 at 08:45
Oh me oh my, they are truly fab
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Posted by: diamondsinchampagne | 05 February 2010 at 08:48
Amazing! It's like couture luggage.
Posted by: Sabine | 05 February 2010 at 10:28
Aren't they great!
Posted by: Make Do Style | 05 February 2010 at 10:41
Gorgeous. I'm so glad you posted this today - I can work a visit to the show into my schedule, I'll be not far from there! Thank you, Susie Bubble!
I mis-read it at first and thought you saw someone AT THE AIRPORT with the luggage, gliding into your vision. I thought they had wheels.
We all do know they're totally impractical in today's world. I remember the first time I came from NY with my then BF (now husband) to meet his family for Christmas, at the big house with the name & the driveway in the English countryside. I brought my late grandfather's cherished (by me) alligator suitcase. In steerage. This suitcase had lived a long and good life and was (as my grandfather jokingly had told me) strewn around the extended family: everyone took a piece while he was alive.
Mine arrived at Heathrow with a huge gash on it. And today it is a little side table, and it does not travel.
But that's not the point, is it? These are gorgeous, innovative designs. Fashion doesn't have to be practical. I'll do anything to help support her. And I'd LOVE to carry that powder blue one thru security!
jill @ http://streetstylelondon.blogspot.com/
Posted by: jill | 05 February 2010 at 10:41
p.s. Saints alive: is that power blue one.. I bet it's just the right size for my powerbook! It's a laptop case! Can't WAIT to see her work. Great post, thank you.
Posted by: jill | 05 February 2010 at 10:51
WOW they look amazing!!!!
Posted by: Randomlondongirl | 05 February 2010 at 10:54
these are amazing!
Posted by: mar | 05 February 2010 at 11:28
haha, these are awesome! she's clearly even more of a genius than first thought - if you're packing a car full to the brim of these, you can slot em in, a la tetris. mo' cases mo' fun!
jenn.x
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Posted by: jenn. | 05 February 2010 at 11:46
It's like tetris suitcases! Love the weird and wonderful shapes. They remind me of Louis Vuitton baggage.
S
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Posted by: S | 05 February 2010 at 11:46
wow nice bag!!
Posted by: nicoletta | 05 February 2010 at 11:55
Funny!
Posted by: Karoline | 05 February 2010 at 12:13
Hi Susie,
this is wonderful! like you say she makes the luggage look ultra modern but with irreprochable traditional craftsmanship = Postmodernist luggage!
... and yes, I would definitely love to buy a couple to use as furniture to stock my accessories ... I really can't get enough of your posts, so inspiring, thank you! xx
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Posted by: Sylvia etc | 05 February 2010 at 13:11
i like the blue one, it's very functional :D
Posted by: Nora | 05 February 2010 at 13:24
My husband is a luggage FIEND. (Yes, I realize that's a bit odd.) Wonder what he'll think of these ...
Posted by: Sally | 05 February 2010 at 13:59
soo cool never seen anything like that
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Posted by: g | 05 February 2010 at 14:56
whoa, design CRUSH
Posted by: poutfits | 05 February 2010 at 15:42
So cool- favouirte is definitly the Blue L-Shaped Case...thanks. http://blog.lyleandscott.com/?p=728
Posted by: Jon Watson | 05 February 2010 at 15:43
This is amazing! How incredible!
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Posted by: a la mode | 05 February 2010 at 16:28
Wow, they're pretty darn cool!
Posted by: Vicki | 05 February 2010 at 16:41
Dali eat your heart out... I LOVE these, I'd love to see someone carrying them in the tuileries on jak and jil
Posted by: Annie | 05 February 2010 at 17:39
WOW!!!! Awesome craftmanship, such attention to detail.
Thanks for this!!!
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Posted by: Selena | 05 February 2010 at 17:39
Those are simply divine. But will airlines be okay with them? haha
Posted by: All Women Stalker | 05 February 2010 at 23:12
Seriously, after years of selling incredible luggage --- and a love affair with good luggage -- I've found the holy grail.
Thank you. I've shared this link with all 2000 people I know online. Amazing.
@debworks
Posted by: Deb Brown | 06 February 2010 at 00:21
somehow these luggage remind me of musical instrument casings - think trombone / trumpet casings which are carved according their respective shapes. :)
Posted by: DUNIA FASHYON | 06 February 2010 at 15:20
Beautiful! Very Deco! :-p
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Posted by: Sarah Cooper | 07 February 2010 at 22:42
amazing!
Posted by: eimear @ wom.truth.travel | 08 February 2010 at 02:07
I want to play Tetris with them!
As much as I'd love a cool vintage case with drawers, they just won't do in an airport. Although I did see a blogger once using cool train cases and steamer trunks as shoe and accessory storage.
Posted by: Jael Paris | 08 February 2010 at 05:02
I love them!!!
Posted by: Z3 | 09 February 2010 at 17:50