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Daniel Arsham's eroded turntable pays homage to an iconic Rimowa case

Rimowa's Pilot case, as its name suggests, was originally designed with airline staff in mind. Its compact form allows it to slide neatly into the space between pilot seats; it opens from above, which facilitates access to its contents while in flight; and it is made of aviationinspired aluminium, which is both resilient and thematically appropriate. It comes as no surprise that the case achieved a cult following among its intended audience at launch in 1994. Less expected was its popularity among musicians and DJs, who favoured the design to protect vinyl and mixing equipment while on the road.

The latter usage serves as the inspiration for the limited-edition Rimowa x Daniel Arsham Eroded Turntable in Pilot Case.

This is the second collaboration between the German brand and the American artist, following on from Arsham's interpretation of Rimowa's classic attaché in 2019. Back then, Arsham had presented a sculpture of the attaché, eroded to evoke the passage of time, within a contemporary edition of the same attaché; here, the special edition Pilot case contains not a sculptural version of itself but rather a sculpture of a turntable.