Mandarina Duck travel companion

I've had Mandarina Duck luggage since 2008... comprising suitcase, hand luggage, kit bag and matching messenger bag. I've always been impressed by the functionality and design.

Mandarina Duck, the Italian fashion company that specialises in leather goods and travel items, was set up in 1977.

Ever since the beginning, the brand's icon has been the Mandarin duck - the cute, colourful traveller and lifelong mate. This makes it the perfect representation of an unstoppable desire to explore the many dimensions of style, design and colour, without losing sight of its peculiarities.

Since its very first collection colour has been key for Mandarina Duck, with the boldly coloured UTILITY line launching in the brand's first year on a leather goods market monopolised by conventional and almost exclusively monochrome products. Season after season, the use of colour became increasingly important.

However, MD's most recent collections have (in my eyes) become very fashion conscious and maybe losing their utilitarian appeal. The question for RB becomes, if not MD, what else?

Visual identity (new)

Visual identity (old)