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LOUIS VUITTON HORIZON ALUMINUM
When Louis Vuitton launched its first collaboration with Marc Newson over 10 years ago, he was already the most celebrated industrial designer of his generation. His portfolio spanned virtually every field, from furniture to aircraft, and his futuristic aluminium chair, the Lockheed Lounge, had repeatedly commanded staggering sums at auction.
For Louis Vuitton, he created a limited-edition biomorphic rucksack in 2014 to celebrate the Monogram, and since 2016 has crafted an exclusive glass bottle for Louis Vuitton fragrances.
But another ambitious project, blending heritage and creativity, was quietly underway: to conceive a reliable and revolutionary suitcase that would be to 21st-century travellers what the trunk once was to Louis Vuitton’ s contemporaries.
In 2016, the Horizon was launched. Reduced to its simplest form, the suitcase captures the boldness, sleek lines and innovative materials that define Marc Newson’ s work, inspired by his own experiences as a seasoned traveller.
Over the past decade, the Horizon has established itself as an iconic Louis Vuitton piece. Available in canvas or leather, it can be personalised with colours and motifs from the House’ s seasonal collections.
2026: THE LAUNCH OF HORIZON ALUMINUM
To mark the 10th anniversary of this collaboration, Louis Vuitton is embarking on a new chapter with the Horizon Aluminum, the House’ s first aluminum suitcase.
Renowned for its durability and boundless recyclability, aluminum perfectly embodies Louis Vuitton’ s Art of Travel and Marc Newson’ s creative vision. A signature material of the designer’ s work, aluminium also echoes the House’ s history, when, at the end of the 19th century, Louis Vuitton designed aluminum trunks for explorers.
This fusion of heritage and innovation has produced a new generation of suitcases, crafted for the modern traveller.
Like so often in design, the simpler an object appears and the more fluid its aesthetic, the more complex its design tends to be. This is certainly true of the Horizon Aluminum, whose demanding specifications are rooted in durability and sleek lines.
It was in the very qualities of aluminum and in Louis Vuitton’ s heritage that Marc Newson found the solution.
THE ART OF LUXURY ISSUE 77 2026