[2] From the beginning, Valextra specialised in creating luggage, handbags and accessories from exotic hides such as alligator, hippopotamus and elephant.
In its first few decades, the company licensed over 100 patents and won a Compasso D’Oro for the 24 Ore bag, at the award's inaugural edition in 1954.
The store sells the company's bags, small leather goods and travel accessories for men and women.
Valextra is present with flagship stores in mainland China (Chengdu, Shanghai, Beijing), Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan.
Every year, the Via Manzoni store gets a pop-up facelift by an international creative, and past collaborators of the brand include John Pawson,[17] Kengo Kuma,[18] Michael Anastassiades, Snarkitecture[19] and more.
Ferrero also commissions designers and architects to work on both temporary and permanent projects for international stores and in-store corners, with previous projects by Neri & Hu,[20] Shingo Masuda,[21] Atelier Biagetti,[22] Max Lamb,[23] Martino Gamper [24] and Aranda Lasch [25] among others.
The bag was named after the original geometric snap closure, whose ingenious design takes advantage of the natural stiffness of the leather.
The Tric Trac features a small handle and a zipper compartment that can be used as an on-the-go notebook, or become a mirror case in the bag's more feminine version.
The collection includes the rigid Costa suitcase, two trolleys as well as a series of travel bags and accessories.
[36] In November 2019, Jennifer Aniston selected Valextra accessories for her highly anticipated TV series, The Morning Show.