The pieces are manufactured through a process that is almost entirely waste-free: The company donates carbon credits to offset its carbon emissions, and all its suitcases—which are completely vegan (the first luggage company to be so accredited by PETA)—are shipped in recycled packaging. The most popular piece may be the H7—its largest checked offering that is available in a multitude of colors and comes in standard and smart options—but the brand’s most innovative collection is the Circle One line. The Circle One is 100-percent biodegradable polycarbonate luxury luggage that radically defines a new era of travel. What’s more, its patented PrecisionGlide system combines three innovations that come together to result in luggage mobility that would be enviable to some of the most expensive brands on the market. The popular 25-Inch Maxlite Expandable Spinner, for instance, retails for around $150 (while the hardside option in the same size is only $10 more), while featuring adjustable hold-down straps, a high-tensile-strength expandable zipper, a two-position adjustable handle, as well as high-performance ball bearing wheels for turbulence-free maneuvering and is backed by Travelpro’s “Built for a Lifetime” limited warranty. Globe-Trotter luggage is made entirely by hand in England with methods that have changed very little since their Victorian inception. The suitcases are crafted from vulcanized fiberboard—a unique material comprising multiple layers of specially bonded paper, rendering it lightweight yet sturdy—adorned with their trademark molded leather corners. The leather comes from J&FJ Baker, a small, family-owned company in Colyton, Devon, which is the last remaining tannery of its kind in Britain. The brand carries selections from across a number of permanent collections as well as collaborative capsule collections (such as its No Time to Die range, made for the James Bond film), and even makes bespoke pieces to order as well.
