From the earliest vintage travel posters to today’s digital
generation, one thing can be said for certain – the desire to travel has
remained ubiquitous. One of the earliest known literary records of
travel dates as far back as 1336, when poet and scholar Francesco
Petrarch ascended Mount Ventoux in Southern France, reciting the
extraordinary views seen from its incredible height. It seemed that
without the ease of air travel there was a relentless desire to
discover.
As travel advanced through the 1800s, it became something of a fashion
to explore the unexplored. Once a necessity for colonialism, exploration
and war, voyages slowly evolved into a luxury experience in which the
journey was just as important as the destination.
To celebrate our longstanding heritage of luxury travel, Smythson
recently collaborated with artist Billie Achilleos to create a
staggerwing model plane made entirely from the iconic Panama collection.
An innovator of his time, Frank Smythson made history in 1908 when he
created the world’s first practical, portable diary. Translated today
into a selection of lightweight travel handbags and accessories, the
Panama collection merges the past and present through its pioneering
design and signature cross-grain leather.
pictures and text: http://blog.smythson.com
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