RIMOWA and Faber-Castell Turn the Artist Kit Into a Travel Object

RIMOWA’s latest collaboration moves the brand’s aluminium craft from luggage carousel to artist’s table.

Created with Faber-Castell, the RIMOWA x Faber-Castell Artist Case is a limited-edition drawing kit designed for people who treat creativity as something worth carrying properly.

It brings together two German names with long histories in making objects that are handled, kept and marked by use.

At a glance

German craft reframed for artists

The collaboration is an unusually natural meeting point.

RIMOWA has built much of its modern identity around grooved aluminium cases made to travel, while Faber-Castell has spent generations shaping the tools artists use before an idea becomes an image.

Founded in 1761, Faber-Castell marks its 265th anniversary with a project that feels more like a working object than a commemorative display piece.

The case is made in RIMOWA’s historic Cologne factory from the brand’s premium anodised aluminium.

That material is central to the appeal because it’s intended to gather a patina over time, making scuffs and handling marks part of the object’s character rather than flaws to be hidden.

The design takes cues from RIMOWA’s Classic collection, including the familiar silver aluminium body and leather handle.

It’s compact in concept but deliberately elevated in execution, positioned somewhere between a portable studio box and a collectible design object.

A full drawing set inside the aluminium shell

The appeal isn’t only the case.

Inside is a complete set of German-made drawing instruments arranged for different stages of the creative process, from early sketching to more developed colour work.

The set includes co-branded grooved 2B graphite pencils that mirror RIMOWA’s signature surface language.

At the centre of the kit are 120 Faber-Castell Polychromos colour pencils, a serious inclusion for anyone who actually draws.

Polychromos pencils are known for rich pigment concentration and oil-based cores, which give them a smooth feel on paper and help colour remain consistent and stable.

The interior uses a specially developed two-level tray system.

Rather than simply storing the tools, the tray opens into a structured display that keeps each pencil visible, organised and within reach.

The set is completed with a RIMOWA-branded platinum-plated sharpener and an eraser.

Made for studios, desks and journeys

This is the kind of object that will divide opinion in the best possible way.

For some, it will be a beautifully excessive pencil case, while for others it will be a thoughtful answer to the question of how to carry high-quality drawing tools without treating them as afterthoughts.

Its audience is clear.

Professional artists, committed sketchers, designers, illustrators and collectors of well-made creative tools will understand the appeal quickly.

The travel connection also matters.

RIMOWA has long framed movement as part of its identity, and this case extends that idea into the creative act, giving sketches, colour studies and visual notes a purpose-built home outside the studio.

There’s also a strong desk-object quality here.

Left open in a studio, the case becomes a neat, architectural display of colour, while closed it has the quiet presence of a classic RIMOWA piece scaled for artistic use.

Details & Specifications

The RIMOWA x Faber-Castell Artist Case works because it doesn’t treat creativity as a vague lifestyle idea.

It gives pencils, colour and process the same level of material seriousness RIMOWA usually applies to travel, and for the right owner, that precision will be the point.