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Daily Mail
27-05-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
I'm a shopping editor and this weekend bag is one of the chicest I've seen - it's perfect for stylish city breaks and travel
The bag brand featured in Succession and The White Lotus has dropped a new collection that will take your weekday and weekend bag to new heights. Carl Friedrik's new Sonder range of bags is here to support on-the-go shoppers with everything from days spent in the city to weekend city breaks. Helping you commute and travel in style, the new collection features a backpack, briefcase, and the showstopper, the weekender bag. Undeniably chic, Carl Friedrik is the premium luggage brand that has been used on HBO shows such as Succession and The White Lotus. Winning over discerning jet-setters worldwide thanks to its supremely roomy carry-on, check-in and weekend bags, the brand has just released its latest collection of everyday bags. And you're not going to want to travel without them. The Carl Friedrick Compact Weekender is one of the most popular bags from the brand. Hailed 'ideal for overnight stays, the gym and everything in between' by shoppers, there's a new version in town: the Granville Weekender. If you're guilty of overpacking but don't want to check in a bag, or need a roomy weekend bag without the bulk, then the Carl Friedrik Granville Weekender is sure to appeal. Giving you peace of mind for those long weekend away trips, its versatile shape means it fits in cars, overhead storage and under seats so however and wherever you're travelling you can depend on the bag to make your packing and travelling that bit more seamless. Far from your bog-standard travel bag, the Granville Weekender is constructed from supple full-grain leather, complete with textured detailing for a bag that is sure to raise some eyebrows - and in the best way possible. While an investment, the weekender costs £745, the silhouette is gorgeous with a graceful exterior and surprisingly technical interior. Thoughtfully designed, the weekender has enough room to hold a 16-inch MacBook, while the interior has two magnetic pockets, a large zipped pocket, and a complimentary clochette key holder and lock. And that's not all. The Sonder range of bags also includes two other versatile styles. The Ayrton Backpack and the Dunloe Briefcase. The Ayrton Backpack will quickly humble any canvas rucksack you might be using. Distinctly 'grown up', this has a generous 15-litre capacity but is still streamlined and chic thanks to its grained leather material available in Black, Chestnut and Dark Olive. Suitable for the office thanks to the dedicated laptop slot fits 16-inch MacBook and four pockets for easy access to your essentials, it's also a smart option for travel, too, thanks to the integrated luggage holder so you can slip it on your suitcase for hands-free travel. The Dunloe, £645, is reinventing the way you see the traditional briefcase. Once old fashioned, Carl Friedrik has brought it to the modern traveller thanks to its relaxed shape for everyday elegance. The clean-cut profile heroes the range's supple full-grain leather, too.
WIRED
05-03-2025
- Business
- WIRED
The Carl Friedrik Carry-On Is a Very Nice Rolling Bag
With luggage, as with most things, luxury is relative. To some, it means you have a Travelpro Platinum Elite (it's got 'pro' and 'elite' right there in the name!), while for others if you're not rolling a Louis trunk, you're either doing the quiet luxury thing or you're a broke boy. I am a relative newcomer to the world of very nice luggage, having used a Tom Bihn Aeronaut 45 for the past decade until my boss informed me of the existence of Rimowa. It turns out I love Rimowa—I like the brand's luxe boho vibe and I love the way the aluminum shell picks up a little seasoning with every trip. But as someone who flies nearly every month of the year, I'm always looking to try a new contender. Carl Friedrik is a newish London-based luggage brand that makes bags with distinctive leather accents. Its full-sized suitcases suitable for checking run about $800, while a rolling carry-on is around $550. Depending your priors, these prices are likely to strike you as either very reasonable or borderline outrageous. I can say only that it's a very nice bag for transporting your belongings. Photograph: Martin Cizmar As Seen On Carl Friedrik was founded in 2012 by two Swedish brothers and its initial focus was on leather goods, specifically laptop bags and wallets. The rolling carry-on was introduced in the summer of 2019, just before a period of instability in the travel industry which some readers may recall. Carl Friedrik does most of its business direct-to-consumer, though you will see products on heavily curated retail sites like Huckberry. The brand's roots in leather goods are visible on the carry-on and the brand's other rolling luggage, thanks to its distinctive and handsome leather handles and a leather accent strip around the top of the case. Carl Frederik is the kind of brand that not only gets itself featured on Succession but uses the occasion to post an Instagram caption thinkpiece about quiet luxury. ("By its very nature, quiet luxury aesthetic rejects the vagaries of seasonal fashion, trusting instead in time-honoured design.") Niklas Mattis, who co-founded the brand with his brother, is focused on protecting the majestic but critically endangered Amur leopard. That is all to say that, yes, this brand is working diligently to curate a vibe. Successfully, I'd say. I've now used the Carl Frederik on three trips since December, having taken it to New York, New Mexico, and San Diego. It has yet to let me down, and despite being gate-checked on one occasion and being wheeled across a little desert scrubland in Santa Fe, the gray polycarbonate shell looks new. That stands in sharp contrast to aluminum suitcases from brands like Rimowa and Tumi which are designed to develop a patina.
