Bellroy - May 15, 2026

35 tiny suitcases

What you might not know about Bellroy luggage.

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A case study: Bellroy luggage. We’d done duffels, travel packs and workpacks (and slings and totes and wallets, of course). But we were ready to tackle luggage. So how’d we get there? And what does that tiny case have to do with it?

We 3D-printed more than 35 prototypes! To get a very quick read on different forms, shapes and functional factors, as well as test the mechanisms before prototyping with production materials.

Our designers asked questions that only soft-goods designers would ask Our engineering team applied their injection moulding and hard materials experience We created a luggage concept that merged the benefits of both. Think webbing grab handles, built-in packing cubes and shell styling borrowed from the Venture Phone Case. Focused on the main stress points on a shell (the corners), we changed the shaping and added bumpers for extra surface tension and impact resistance. And then curved them to look like a design feature!

“Stepping into checked luggage was a natural progression for Bellroy." – JJ, Head of Product Design. Because we design everything we can from the ground up, we were able to make foundational luggage components that translated well to the rigors of the check-in process. We strengthened the shell, chose larger-diameter wheels, reduced the telescopic handle to two stages (fewer poles make a stronger unit) and upped the testing tolerances – for example, the telescopic handles passed 10,000 cycles of a 30kg jerk test.

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