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RIMOWA x Alex Israel Reimagines Suitcases in Colours of the Los Angeles Sunset

21 February 2019

By Tricia Oliveira

Launched on 14 February, coinciding with the inaugural edition of Frieze Los Angeles, RIMOWA and artist Alex Israel have joined forces to create the first-ever collection of colour-graded suitcases based on the iconic aluminum RIMOWA Original.

A native of the City of Angels, Israel's work explores popular media, Hollywood, and the cult of celebrity, while positing LA as central to an understanding of American culture and the American dream.

For the RIMOWA x Alex Israel collaboration, Israel has reimagined the suitcases in colors based on the LA-sunset, drawing directly from the palettes of his "Sky Backdrop" and "Untitled (Flat)" paintings, while using innovative new printing techniques to transfer his signature colours onto aluminium.

"I imagined these suitcases by answering a simple question: What's the suitcase I'd want to look at and wheel through LAX? And the answer, for me, so often comes back to the sky over Los Angeles – it's just my favorite thing to look at." said Alex Israel.

In celebration of this collaboration, the creative duo is tapping into LA for inspiration and reach on a large scale. The unconventional product launch event will be hard to miss: RIMOWA and Alex Israel will burst onto the LA scene with a giant 20- foot tall RIMOWA suitcase.

Art world visitors and resident Angelenos alike are invited to climb inside the oversized luggage to discover an exclusive preview of the RIMOWA x Alex Israel collection, set to launch for Summer 2019. On view, two versions of the signature RIMOWA x Alex Israel luggage in two distinct color gradient palettes, with one-of-a-kind design features such as vibrant color-matching wheels, custom luggage lining and a set of luggage tags featuring a tag of Israel’s multi-colored profile.

Each limited-edition case also comes complete with a set of stickers exclusive to this edition, featuring graphic illustrations of iconic LA landmarks and Israel’s artworks.

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