Davidoff has developed an Italian leather travel humidor for cigar aficionados on the move.
The Swiss cigar maker collaborated with Italian designer and craftsman Marcello
Bottino, who specialises in innovative textile design.
“Many aficionados have been expressing the need for a more
stylish way to travel with their cigars than the practical cigar box,” said
Charles Awad, Senior Vice President – Chief Marketing Officer, Oettinger
Davidoff AG.
“To address this, we have reinvented the travel humidor in
collaboration with Marcello Bottino, an Italian designer and craftsman who
helped us engineer this stylish accessory for optimal cigar care. The choice of
materials had to be fully compatible with cigars, the technology enabling the
humidity to be locked inside the humidor, the protection of the cigars – these
are all the challenges we presented to Marcello Bottino. With his never-ending
enthusiasm for new technologies, research, development and vision, Marcello has
been the perfect partner,” he explained.
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| Davidoff's Explorer travel humidor |
Key features of the first Davidoff travel humidor to be made in Italy
include:
Lightweight materials: Thanks to the durable and lightweight
textiles used, this high-tech cigar accessory weighs between 600g and 700g.
Smart tray engineered for cigars: The humidor has room for
eight cigars and consists of two parts: the bag and the removable inner tray.
The innovative tray – adapted for large and small cigars – is specially crafted
with high fabric waves to prevent the cigars from being crushed, and a soft fabric
to preserve the wrappers. The textiles are ergonomically adapted to the cigar shape.
Locked-in humidity: All the materials are welded together to
maintain the ideal humidity level inside the humidor. The most innovative
sealing properties were employed in the design, with strong magnets and
multilayer construction using laminated fabric, as these are essential for
achieving a tight seal with no stitching. When closing the bag, the snap sound
made by the magnets and the air-filled cushion effect ensure protection for
cigars.
Thanks to Davidoff’s humidification system, which releases
humidity slowly and evenly, the cigars can be kept for approximately three
weeks in the humidor. The color-coded hygrometer on the humidification system
facilitates checking of the humidity level.
The travel humidors come in three different designs: Explorer: young, urban explorer, available in Alcantara and
jeans fabric; Outdoor: rugged materials that will evolve with time, available
in leather and canvas; and Business: Described as more formal, but still edgy,
available in leather and wool.
Each humidor has two pockets, located under the flap, to
store accessories, such as lighter, cutter and matches.
The humidors will be launched globally
from September 2017.
