German luggage brand Rimowa has opened its first flagship store on the Chinese mainland in Shanghai, while the first Leica House on the Chinese mainland has also opened in the city.

Rimowa

Rimowa's flagship store has opened on the first floor of the north section of Jing An Kerry Centre (JAKC).

The store incorporates several Shanghai-specific elements, including a green display wall inspired by the colors of Cologne's Hohenzollern Bridge, creating a connection between Cologne and Shanghai. It also offers two exclusive luggage-tag hot-stamping designs featuring JAKC and the Jiuqu Bridge in Shanghai's Yuyuan Garden.

The flagship provides three key services. Its on-site repair center, located in a glass-walled workshop area, can handle more than 85 percent of repairs, from handle replacement to case reshaping.

The store offers the Re-Crafted program, which covers collecting, repairing, and restoring Rimowa aluminum-magnesium alloy luggage. The Crafted For You service allows customers to personalize their Classic aluminum-magnesium alloy luggage by customizing details such as size, accessories, and color.

Leica Store Shanghai

Leica Store Shanghai recently opened at West Bund Central in Xuhui district. The space includes a Leica retail store, a Leica Gallery, Cafe Leitz, and an immersive experience area.

Through Dec 3, the Leica Gallery is presenting Memories of China, an exhibition featuring 30 original works by French photographer Marc Riboud.

The exhibition includes notable images such as the Eiffel Tower (Painter of the Eiffel Tower, Paris, 1953) and Liulichang Street (Antique shop window in Liulichang Street, Beijing, China, 1965).

It also features street scenes and everyday life from the 1990s and 2000s, offering a glimpse into China's sweeping social changes and the lives of its people.

Leica has also launched the first China edition of LFI magazine, with a special section devoted to outdoor shooting in Shanghai. The Chinese-language special edition is available free for a limited time exclusively at Leica Store Shanghai.

The cover carries Riboud's famous photograph of Waibaidu Bridge in Shanghai. Inside, it brings together classics from the Leica Hall of Fame and selections by Chinese photographers, spanning different periods and perspectives.

Sources: WeChat accounts of the Jing'an and Xuhui district governments