{"id":52417,"date":"2012-03-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/programs\/travel-transformers\/"},"modified":"2021-08-22T19:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T19:35:42","slug":"travel-transformers","status":"publish","type":"metro_program","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/programs\/travel-transformers\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Transformers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tMANUFACTURER<br \/>\n\t<b>Tumi<\/b><br \/>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/5313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.tumi.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\tAll too often, city living means schlepping. An average weekday may require gym gear, work papers, leftovers for lunch, a book for the subway. Especially for those urbanites without a car to stash their goods in, a multifunctional and at least mildly stylish bag becomes a necessity. As a New York City resident and a frequent traveler, the designer Dror Benshetrit understands this challenge. &ldquo;Living in urban areas and going from one type of function to a completely different one often makes us uncomfortable,&rdquo; he says. Benshetrit&rsquo;s new luggage collection for Tumi should appeal equally to international jet-setters and overburdened commuters. Nearly every one of the 11 pieces transforms in some way. A backpack converts into a tote bag; a briefcase can be turned inside out to become a slim portfolio; and a carry-on suitcase expands to offer three possible sizes. &ldquo;I wanted to make bags that are smaller than usual but are then able to go to a large and comfortable size,&rdquo; Benshetrit says. Here, he unpacks the thinking behind Dror for Tumi, which will launch at the Milan Furniture Fair next month.<\/p>\n<p>\t<b>Click the images to read Benshetrit&rsquo;s comments on his design.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multitasking urbanites will welcome Dror Benshetrit\u2019s new bag designs for Tumi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"featured_image_focal_point":[],"legacy_WP_ID":null},"tags":[],"metro_tax_domain":[],"metro_tax_topic":[],"metro_tax_program":[],"metro_issue":[],"internal_flag":[],"class_list":["post-52417","metro_program","type-metro_program","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Travel Transformers - Metropolis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Multitasking urbanites will welcome Dror Benshetrit\u2019s new bag designs for Tumi.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/programs\/travel-transformers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Travel Transformers - 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