British luggage maker Globe-Trotter and Japanese artist YOSHIROTTEN have divided the artwork SUPERNOVA across three black suitcases. When the cases are placed side by side, blue-green arcs and warm halos stretch from one front panel to the next. Made in conjunction with the BEYOND EARTH exhibition in Tokyo’s Toranomon district, the set of three cases is limited to six editions worldwide. It goes on sale through Globe-Trotter’s Japanese site at noon Japan time on November 16, 2026.
Why are the suitcases sold as a set of three?
Each case carries one part of SUPERNOVA. In the official photos, pale and blue-green areas extend along the outer panels, while the middle case holds more of the orange glow. Align the cases at the same height and the edges and gaps break the image into three panels while preserving the movement of light across them. The composition recalls the way a Japanese folding screen or painted sliding doors can be viewed up close, one panel at a time, and then as a single scene from farther away.
YOSHIROTTEN uses light, color and spatial design to approach phenomena that are difficult to see directly. On the case fronts, overlapping colors produce the glow. The view changes with angle and lighting, and the curves on any single case carry the character of the larger image when the case is used on its own.
