Introduction
At the heart of the international JEC World exhibition, a key event for composite materials professionals, Chapoget unveiled its Cabin Trunk: a piece of luggage designed for modern travellers, resulting from a blend of responsible design and technical innovation.
In collaboration with its partners BComp and Demgy, Chapoget highlighted how luggage can be a durable, functional, and genuinely elegant object.
The Cabin Trunk combines the natural aesthetic of linen, technical performance, and respect for the environment.
Composite linen, a natural and high-performance material
The Cabin Trunk uses AmpliTex™, a technical fabric made from flax (linen) fibers supplied by BComp, renowned for its exceptional performance. It is then processed by Demgy using their FlaxComp technology. This material becomes an innovative composite that is lightweight, resistant, and durable: ideal for exceptional luggage.
Flax offers much more than technical properties: its cultivation is sustainable, mainly in France (60% of world production), requires very few agricultural inputs, and contributes to soil regeneration. Aesthetically, its natural and vibrant texture provides visual and tactile depth that evolves with time and use.
This approach reflects Chapoget’s commitment to valuing a short chain of dedicated partners, where innovation and expertise combine to create high-end, responsible luggage.
Travelling with Chapoget: a sincere and responsible luxury
The Cabin Trunk is not just luggage: it’s a travel companion designed to last. The Cabin Trunk is robust and repairable, made to be passed down, embedding circularity at the very heart of its design. Every detail, from the shell to the wheel mechanism, is designed to offer performance and elegance.
Travelling with Chapoget means reconciling experience and art de vivre. Its lightness, meticulous finishes, and modular components allow for light and intentional travel, enjoying luggage that accompanies every journey while respecting the environment.
The expertise of partners
Exhibited at the booth of the Alliance for European Flax-Linen and Hemp, which facilitates meetings between committed stakeholders, the Cabin Trunk illustrates the importance of the flax-linen industry in sustainable innovation.
The collaboration with BComp, which supplies high-performance AmpliTex™ flax fiber fabric, and Demgy, which transforms this fabric into robust and lightweight FlaxComp composite, demonstrated how design and high-performance natural materials can combine to reinvent luggage for the contemporary traveller.
Chapoget: positive, sincere, sustainable luxury
By choosing flax composite, Chapoget demonstrates that luxury can be responsible and aesthetic, without compromise. The Cabin trunk is designed to last, to develop an elegant patina over time. Every detail has meaning. It is this marriage of thoughtful design, innovative materials, and environmental consciousness that makes this luggage a unique piece in the world of high-end travel.
To learn more
Chapoget & BComp
https://www.bcomp.com/news/chapoget-cabin-trunk-meets-bcomp-natural-fibre-composites/
Demgy – FlaxComp
https://www.proxinnov.com/demgy-group-revolutionne-lindustrie/
Alliance for European Flax-Linen and Hemp
https://allianceflaxlinenhemp.eu/fr/lin-tex-tech/collection-lin-tex-et-tech/materiaux-composites-lin-design-durable
Innovation in Textiles – redefining luxury
https://innovationintextiles.com/redefining-luxury-for-todays-traveller/