Luxury icon Louis Vuitton has unveiled  a new collection of rolling luggage created in collaboration with Australian designer Marc Newson.

The Louis Vuitton brand and reputation was originally founded on creating travel trunks matched to the needs of travelers.  Today the company  carries on this tradition with a new collection of Louis Vuitton luggage – wheeled suitcases, designed in collaboration with Marc Newson.

“What compelled me to join forces with Louis Vuitton was the challenge to design a great piece of luggage,” says the designer, recognised for his innovative style in a wide range of disciplines.

“Like a lot of people, I travel a lot and I feel that I am in many ways kind of uniquely placed to be able to create this luggage, both as  a consumer and as a designer.”

The new Louis Vuitton luggage range took 18 months of development and three patent applications – the result is what Louis Vuitton describes as “a totally innovative suitcase”. Made from a new composite material that is both exceptionally thin and elastic, the luggage is able to withstand the rigors of travel while weighing less. Even the Monogram canvas is lighter thanks to a specially developed version that weighs 50 per cent less without compromising the original characteristics.

In a nod to Louis Vuitton’s historic trunks, the corners and handles are covered with natural cowhide. Thanks to a structure that increases resistance and frees interior space, the new luggage boasts an increase in internal volume of 15 per cent while at the same time reducing its weight.

Louis Vuitton has backed the new range with a 48-hour after-sales repair service in 14 cities around the world, integrated in the Louis Vuitton travel app.