Carl Friedrich’s reserved review: modest, well -made luxury

With luggage, as With most things, relative luxury. For some, this means that you have a file Travelpro Platinum Elite (I got “Pro” and “Elite” there by name!), While others if you are not rolling Louis TranEither you do a quiet luxurious thing or you are a broken boy.

I am a new, relative coming to the world of very nice luggage, after I used a Tom Beyn Aviation 45 During the past decade, my managers informed me of the presence of Rimowa. It turns out that I love Rimowa – I love the brand boho game and I love the way the aluminum shell picks a little spice with each trip. But as a person flies almost every month of the year, I always look forward to a new competitor’s experience.

Karl Friedrich is a London -based luggage brand in London, which makes distinctive leather dialects. Its full size bags to check Run approximately $ 800, while the rolling load is about $ 550. Depending on your young, these prices are likely to hit you either very reasonable or heinous on the border. I can only say it is a very beautiful bag to transfer your property.

Photo: Martin Sezmar

As we saw

Karl Friedrich was founded in 2012 by two Swedish brothers and his initial focus was on leather goods, especially laptops and governor. The Rolling Carry-on was presented in the summer of 2019, before a period of instability in the travel industry Which some readers may remember. Karl Friedrich is doing most of its direct work for the consumer, although you will see products on the retail sites that are very coordinated. Like Hakbiri. The brand roots in the leather goods are visible on the luggage circulating for the brand, thanks to its distinctive and brilliant leather handles and a leather tone around the top of the box.

Karl Friedrich is the brand type that only gets itself It appeared on succession But this occasion is used to publish Commentary on Instagram Thinkpiece about quiet luxury. (“By its nature, the luxurious luxurious aesthetic rejects seasonal fashion fluctuations, and instead trusts in the designed design of time.”)

Niklas Mattis, who co -founded the brand with his brother, focuses on protecting T.It is a majestic but threatened by Amur Leopard. That’s everything, yes, this brand is working hard to organize an atmosphere. Successfully, I would like to say.

I have now used Karl Friedrich on three trips since December, after moving to New York, New Mexico and San Diego. I haven’t let me down yet, and although I am checking the gate on one of the occasions and transit across the desert in Santa in, the gray carbon polycarbonate looks new. This is in a sharp contradiction with aluminum bags of brands such as Rimowa and TUMI, which are designed to develop the Zanjar.