Rimowa

Rimowa
Company typeGmbH
IndustryTravel
Founded1898; 126 years ago (1898)
FounderPaul Morszeck
Headquarters,
Germany
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert, CEO
Products
Owner
Websiterimowa.com

Rimowa GmbH (German pronunciation: [ʁɪˈmoːva]), often stylized as RIMOWA, is a luxury luggage manufacturer. The company was founded in 1898, in Cologne, Germany.

Rimowa suitcases are widely known for their parallel aluminium grooves, which have become characteristic of the brand.[1] The company's headquarters and production have been located in Cologne for 120 years.

In October 2016, LVMH purchased an 80% stake in Rimowa,[2] which became the group's first German company.[3] From 2017 to 2021, the company was managed by Alexandre Arnault.[4] Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert took over as CEO in 2021.[5]

  1. ^ "How Rimowa Got its Groove". Surface. 21 September 2019.
  2. ^ "LVMH to Take 80% Stake in German Luggage Brand Rimowa". New York Times. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  3. ^ "LVMH buys 80 percent of German luggage group Rimowa". Reuters. 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Another Arnault Takes Charge". The New York Times. 6 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert named CEO of Rimowa". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 26 February 2021.