84% matchSolgaard
DTC luggage with shelf-system suitcases, recycled materials
What changes: Sustainability-first story, smaller range and retail footprint
Brand profile
New York direct-to-consumer travel brand known for minimalist hard-shell polycarbonate suitcases, spinner wheels and matching packing cubes and travel accessories.
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The core product is a hard-shell polycarbonate case with 360-degree spinner wheels, interior compression to flatten packing and a TSA-approved lock, with aluminum editions above it.
Founded in 2015 by Warby Parker alumni Steph Korey and Jen Rubio, it started online-first and now also sells through its own stores and wholesale accounts.
Weekenders, packing cubes and accessories are built to match the cases in restrained colorways, so the range reads as one minimalist kit rather than separate purchases.
84% matchDTC luggage with shelf-system suitcases, recycled materials
What changes: Sustainability-first story, smaller range and retail footprint
82% matchCelebrity-founded travel line, softer duffels, lower prices
What changes: More overtly feminine and value-priced, weaker hard-shell focus
74% matchLegacy hard-shell specialist with wider price ladder
What changes: Wholesale-driven conglomerate, less design-led branding
72% matchMinimal carry goods with clever compartment engineering
What changes: Wallets and backpacks rather than checked luggage
Away is a New York direct-to-consumer travel brand built around hard-shell polycarbonate suitcases with 360-degree spinner wheels, interior compression systems and TSA-approved locks, plus aluminum editions, weekender bags, packing cubes and travel accessories in muted colorways. Founded by Warby Parker alumni Steph Korey and Jen Rubio, it sells online, through its own stores and via wholesale. After a 2024 restructuring that cut 25% of internal staff, Away ran a 2025 "Get Away With More" campaign with an eight-foot suitcase installation by artist Gab Bois, and has a Sabrina Ionescu collection due in 2026.