Enjoy top-quality music when you travel with superluxury trunk
Ramesh Nair has worked with some of the world's best artisans throughout his career. Now at the helm of Moynat - a heritage trunk maker since 1849 - Nair has access to the traditional know-how of timeless luxury
WHAT: ULTIMATE TRAVELLING TRUNK FOR AUDIOPHILES
HK$29.46 MILLION
Creative director of Moynat
Luxury trunkmaker Moynat was founded in 1849, and creative director Ramesh Nair is all about uncompromising quality. Nair previously worked with Hermès,Christian Lacroixand Yohji Yamamoto before being handpicked by LVMH boss Bernard Arnault to revamp Moynat.
Ramesh Nair has worked with some of the world's best artisans throughout his career. Now at the helm of Moynat - a heritage trunk maker since 1849 - Nair has access to the traditional know-how of timeless luxury.
Nair, a music lover himself, has envisioned a bespoke travelling trunk for audiophiles to enjoy music on the road.
"My audiophile trunk is not just a portable music room," he says, "but also a very complex mix of high-end, audiophile-quality equipment that can create pure sound [regardless of] the genre of music."
The device is made using traditional trunk-making techniques, with a wooden cask sheathed in natural, vegetal-tanned box calf leather treated with hi-tech silicone coating for water-proof effect.
The inside of the box is lined with suede to protect the equipment and also enhance the sound by absorbing echoes.
"The speakers can be separated and placed apart for maximum sound stage," Nair says. "A choice of amplifiers and sources is available for different genres of music, from valve-driven amplifiers to solid-state amplifiers."
Artisans and acoustic engineers are brought together to consult on the trunk design to ensure its construction precision and acoustic excellence. "Many of the electronics [items] need to be isolated. Heat sinks and ventilation systems are integrated into the body of the trunk," Nair explains.
"All the cables pass inside the chassis as well, so every part of the structure will have to be thought out around particular pieces of equipment."
Technical input is provided by audio engineers from Abbey Road Studios of London - one of the world's most prestigious recording studios. The trunk houses [the most] high-end audio equipment money can buy, Nair says.