Hong Kong, 13 January 2020 -A special time to treasure with friends, family and loved ones, this year TUMI celebrates Chinese New Year through a collaboration with well-known Los Angeles-based illustrator, Victo Ngai. As millions of people traverse the globe to reunite and reconnect with those dear to them, TUMI takes the opportunity to explore these meaningful shared moments and travel through Victo’s eyes – using her illustration and film to frame this homecoming journey.

Victo Ngai Perfect Journey Home - Chinese New Year Illustration

To capture the essence of Chinese New Year, Victo has created an intricately multilayered piece that draws upon various festive symbols in her signature style. Every nuanced detail of the Victo Ngai Perfect Journey Home illustration ties different elements of Chinese New Year with the soaring feeling of travel to represent good fortune in the year to come.
Long considered to be lucky, clouds set the dynamic backdrop of the illustration and are drawn in a way that calls to mind Chinese embroidery and knots, a symbol of connectivity and reunion.

The wavy ribbon-like lines of the clouds stretching across the landscape are reminiscent of the vibrant straps that accessorize many TUMI travel cases as well as contrails - the vapor trails seen from aircraft at high altitude - alluding to travel and mobility. Altogether, there are nine clouds in the illustration, a deliberate play on the popular Western idiom of being “on cloud nine” (meaning an elated and blissful state).

Among the clouds, a stylized formation in the shape of a rat gracefully interprets this year’s zodiac sign, celebrating the Year of the Rat. With the cloud formation perched atop a koi fish, the interplay between the rat and the koi fish harkens back to the traditional zodiac story of how the rat won the zodiac race after being carried to the finish line. In Victo’s illustration, the golden koi fish has been chosen to symbolize auspiciousness, while also grounding the print with a central focal point.

To finish the piece, tiny travelers dot the scene and play among the clouds, completing the Chinese New Year story by referencing how loved ones journey from all over to reunite during this special season. The resulting artwork celebrates the festive spirit of Chinese New Year and travel with a timeless design that can be universally appreciated no matter the context, all while elegantly calling the brand to mind.

“My best memory of Chinese New Year is my whole extended family gathering at my grandma's house when I was little. As an only child, my cousins were like my siblings growing up. Since we all live in different cities, Chinese New Year was the only time in the year we got to hang out and play. I wanted my artwork to capture both the festivity of Chinese New Year as well as the spirit of travel. The sense of upward mobility in the artwork represents both good wishes for the New Year and the exhilarating feeling of taking off on a journey.” - Victo Ngai

In addition to the illustration, a new film documents Victo’s journey back home to get together with loved ones and share in the joy of Chinese New Year. From an afternoon sketching at a local cafe to quality time spent catching up with friends, Victo reconnects with the source of inspiration that started in her youth. Throughout her journey, Victo is reminded of how her early experiences have shaped her colorful imagination and work today.

Victo Ngai Perfect Journey Home - Chinese New Year Selection

19 Degree Polycarbonate International Expandable Carry-On in Hairline Blackberry (APAC Exclusive)

Graceful, effortless and refined, TUMI delivers beautiful lightweight pieces that are built to simplify life on the move. This season, the 19 Degree Polycarbonate is revamped and relaunched as an exciting exclusive only available in Asia-Pacific. Taking inspiration from the renowned 19 Degree Aluminum, the ultra-fashionable 19 Degree Polycarbonate delivers the collection’s distinctive contoured angles, elevated details and intuitive case design in its lightest iteration with added expansion capabilities, a USB power port, and integrated TSA lock system. As stylish and lightweight as ever, each expandable piece in the polycarbonate assortment is masterfully wrapped in a special film purposefully employed to reflect light as the bag moves. The 19 Degree Polycarbonate is available in International Expandable Carry-On, Short Trip Expandable Packing Case and Extended Trip Expandable Packing Case. With sophisticated new colorways including Hairline Blackberry, Hairline Navy, and Hairline Black, there’s a perfect fit for every traveler.

Devoe Meadow Backpack in Black
Devoe Sterling Backpack in Navy
Devoe Hope Tote in Black
Devoe Starr Sling in Black

Graceful, effortless and refined, TUMI launches the Devoe collection crafted in a luxuriously lightweight fabric. Featuring a modern, utilitarian design and crafted in a luxuriously lightweight fabric, Devoe’s defining features include an innovative water bottle pocket design that can shift from the inside to the outside of the bag and roomy exterior zip pockets to organize your everyday essentials. For backpack lovers, the Meadow Backpack is a roomy style offering a 15” laptop compartment, while the compact Sterling Backpack features organized media pockets.
The Hope Tote offers flexible functionality with a unique webbing strap and speed clip closure that helps adjust its size, while the Starr Sling is a trend-forward style that can be worn multiple ways. Devoe debuts in Chic Black with gunmetal hardware, with the Meadow and Sterling Backpacks also available in Navy with gold hardware.

Voyageur Harper Backpack in Lily Indigo
Voyageur Ruma Crossbody in Blackberry
Voyageur Troy Crossbody in Lily Indigo

Purposeful, practical design that doesn’t compromise on style, the Voyageur collection offers versatile and lightweight luggage, bags, and accessories for women. This season, Voyageur arrives in a new Lily Indigo print exclusively available online at TUMI.HK, complemented with patent leather accents, gold hardware detailing, elegant long zipper pulls, and a floral charm. In Lily Indigo, the Harper Backpack is a modern multifunctional backpack with padded laptop pocket and a water-resistant water bottle pocket that is accessible from both the bag’s interior and exterior, while the Troy Crossbody is just the right size for your essentials on your next trip near and far. In the new Blackberry colorway, the Ruma Crossbody is a smart, vertical-oriented bag great for carrying your ticket, passport, phone, wallet, keys and more.

Black, Midnight, and Black Leather colorways continue alongside new seasonal colors for Voyageur including Blackberry and Gold with seasonal print Blush Floral. Black Reflective and Lily Abstract are both exclusively available online at TUMI.HK and the TUMI HKIA store.

TUMI Everyday Tote in Blush Leather

This season’s latest must-have tote, the beautiful TUMI Everyday Tote arrives in rich Blush Leather for a sophisticated yet feminine tote for all your daily needs. Equally at home in the office or out on the town, this versatile tote is crafted from Saffiano leather and is an elevated take on a classic style that keeps you organized and chic.

Victo Ngai Perfect Journey Home
Decorative Accents to Celebrate Chinese New Year

As a final touch bringing Victo’s illustration to life, a range of special items featuring the symbolic koi, rat, cloud motif and mini travelers offer unique, multi-functional gifts and accents to spread the joy of the festival.

Victo Ngai Perfect Journey Home - Chinese New Year Red Packets (while stocks last)

Illustrated red packets are a modern take on the well-loved tradition, with different textures highlighting the intricacies in the drawing for a premium feel. The packets are paired with a matching textured red paper and a beautiful purple envelope with foil details.
Customers will receive a complimentary pack of Victo Ngai designed red packets upon any purchase of HK$2,800 or above (while stocks last).

About TUMI
Since 1975, TUMI has been creating world-class business and travel essentials, designed to upgrade, uncomplicate, and beautify all aspects of life on the move. Blending flawless functionality with a spirit of ingenuity, we’re committed to empowering journeys as a lifelong partner to movers and makers in pursuit of their passions. The brand is sold globally in over 75 countries with upwards of 2,000 points of sale. For more about TUMI, visit www.TUMI.HK.

About Victo Ngai
Victo Ngai is a Los Angeles based illustrator from Hong Kong and a Forbes 30 Under 30 (Art and Style) honoree, Hamilton King Award Winner and Society of Illustrators New York Gold Medalist. Victo has created editorial illustrations for the New York Times and the New Yorker, animation assets for NBC and DreamWorks, books art for Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster, and packaging and advertising campaigns for Apple, Johnnie Walker and American Express.

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