A suitcase is covered by stickers or blemishes a sculpture erodes and crystallizes. RIMOWA and I share an interest in process, in an object’s evolution over time. His aesthetic style grows out of his core interest in documentation and architecture as he toes the line between a romanticised take on archaeology and science fiction by adopting the language of both the future and the past simultaneously. One of America’s most exciting contemporary artists, Daniel Arsham incorporates a near-scientific approach to his sculpture, installation, and stage design.
Due to the limited release, each special-edition case comes with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity card.
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Only 500 models in Silver will be made available in Europe, North America, and South America and 500 models in Black will be sold exclusively in Asia as an ode to Daniel Arsham’s fanbase in the region following the recent launch of his innovative edition platform, Archive Editions in China. All the usual cutting-edge RIMOWA functionalities have been integrated, from the pioneering Multiwheel System to a telescopic handle.
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A series of vintage-style logos are emblazoned across the case in an exclusive shade of Arsham Green Pantone that adds to the sense that it’s a heritage piece uncovered from the past. Using a technique honed by RIMOWA for more than a century, aluminium anodizing was combined with various surface treatments to lock colour pigments into the metal alloy for a lasting metallic sheen. The RIMOWA Pilot Case – which first debuted in 1994 – is crafted from signature grooved aluminium. To ensure its safety, the turntable is cushioned in a removable protection foam and comes with art handling gloves. Similar to Arsham’s famed Future Relic series – which imagined various everyday objects as discoveries from a future dystopia – both the sculpture and the Pilot Case appear to have been found in an archaeological site. Presented as an archival piece, it features a hand-cast turntable made from plaster and crushed glass. Upon teaming up with Daniel Arsham, an imagined universe was built around it, resulting in the RIMOWA x Daniel Arsham Eroded Turntable in Pilot Case. With this history in mind, RIMOWA reissued the Pilot Case. An object of cult following for airline staff for the way it fit neatly into the space behind pilot’s seats, the grooved aluminium case had also become popular amongst musicians and DJs in the 1990s as they used it to transport their records and equipment. A post shared by ARSHAM STUDIO his first partnership with RIMOWA, Arsham saw the Pilot Case in the archives and was intrigued by its shape, functionality, and evolving use over time.
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