Archive for February, 2008

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Designer Luggage – Behind CLOSED Doors!

Today I am going to talk about the process of luggage making. Design criteria, construction, and testing are the three primary steps of luggage production. Many people don’t understand the complexity of luggage making; however, not our readers! I am going to reveal to our readers, what happens behind closed doors of the luggage factory.

The first step of the luggage process is left to the designers. Though this may seem to be an insignificant milestone in the production procedure, you’d be surprised how much time, energy, and effort is involved in this essential step. If the styling is too farfetched or doesn’t properly appeal to consumers, then the whole investment is basically deemed worthless. Next, the concern for practicality is also of prime importance. Try imagining a luggage piece not rolling smoothly due to an unbalanced and unsymmetrical setup. However, not only is styling important, we must not forget about the construction.

A good designer luggage is well made and constructed to last. After the luggage has been designed, the luggage is sent to the “sample room.” This is where the most talented and skilled luggage experts construct a prototype. These meticulous professionals assemble the designer’s sketch and bring life to a new luggage. I guess you can say the sample room is like the hospital room where babies are born. A happy and miraculous room that is full of trained professionals delivering the deed. And of course, we must not forget the most important step of all—the testing phase.

The people in the testing department have the most fun. The testing team soils the purity of the newly born luggage by taking it out to real world terrains. You probably think that this task must be the easiest of them all; however, you’d be wrong! At times, it takes testers over a month for them to give the manufacture the okay. This complex process involves a series of paperwork, first stage of testing (immobile qualification platform), second stage of testing (mobile qualification platform), third stage of testing (durability and wear qualification platform), and some more paperwork. Not as fun as it sounds now, right?

Well, that about concludes the luggage making process. In my next post I will talk about choosing the right luggage for the right lady.

Saturday, February 2nd, 2008

WoMan’s Best Friend

Every time I walk past the pet store at the mall, my heart melts when I see a puppy behind the glass. And one time I was just a signature away from getting one of the cutest Pomeranians! The only thing that finally stopped me was my friend who kept talking sense into me while I was there. But I had it all planned out, I had the perfect handbag picked out to tote around my new pet. Rioni makes a great handbag big enough to carry your pet and your stuff all in one bag. Although not a good long term solution, it maybe a handy thing to have where pets are not allowed to wander around.

Many people are carrying their pets in their handbags now because it’s just more convenient than having to carry another pet carrier. But before you can even do that you would have to have a big enough bag (I guess that’s why the new trend is all about big bags). Rioni’s Shoulder Tote is big enough for all your stuff with enough extra room for your pet to pop his head out. Its great!