Tumi, the international premium brand of travel, business and lifestyle accessories is debuting three new colors on its strongest, lightest toughest Tegra-Lite travel collection.
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For Spring, Tumi is launching an addition to their existing Tegra-Lite collection – three new colour styles – Viridian, Cerulean and Iridium. These three join the existing assortment of Graphite, White and Black color ways. The Tegra-Lite collection is designed and engineered in America with exceptional robust-nous combining durability and impact resistance within a protective hard-side case that is both lightweight and very maneuverable.
Tumi’s heritage of design excellence is one that appeals to the global traveler. The brand is sold in over 200 stores from New York to Paris to London and Tokyo, as well as the world’s top department and specialty stores and travel retail in more than 75 countries.
(Shown above: Cerulean, Iridium, Viridian)
Tegra-Lite made from Tegris, is a revolutionary polypropylene thermoplastic composite material created by Milliken® for use in lifesaving armor, Nascar race cars and protective gear for NFL players. It is an extruded filament that can be woven into fabric and then pressed into hard sheets. The Tumi and Milliken partnership on Tegris has been in development for several years; the product is exclusive to Tumi for travel and accessory products around the world.
Tegris, provides up to 15X the impact resistance of typical thermoplastics composites and maintains this level of performance at low temperatures (-40°C). Because it is 100% polypropylene, Tegris, offers significant weight reduction compared to other higher density, glass-filled composites. A leader in the hard-side luggage category, Tumi launches Tegra-Lite as a premium collection for those who demand the ultimate in modern design, unparalleled strength and lightweight convenience. The collection includes two-wheeled and four-wheeled carry-ons and several four-wheeled packing cases. Each piece is fully lined and features the brands proprietary and award-winning design components.