[dropcap size=big]F[/dropcap]or collectors of any kind, the question of what to acquire next probably ranks just above the issue of where to store said collectibles. Whether one’s prized collection comprises watches, wines, or what have you, Parisian brand Pinel et Pinel can create a handcrafted leather trunk to show it off to maximum effect.

Just ask the brand’s celebrity fans, who include American basketball icon Michael Jordan and actress Salma Hayek, as well as members of Middle Eastern royalty. These high-profile clients have asked Pinel et Pinel founder Fred Pinel to design trunks for everything from bonsai to a folding Brompton bicycle. The red leather-lined Just 23 trunk commissioned by Jordan, for instance, holds 23 pairs of specially sourced Air Jordan sneakers.

Not that you have to be a collector to enjoy Pinel et Pinel designs. Encased in brown colt leather, the Picnic Trunk for bubbly-maker Krug features specially delineated spaces for fancy picnic accoutrements such as a truffle shaver, glassware, caviar spoons and, of course, champagne.

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Pinel et Pinel Picnic Trunk for Krug

Now that the brand is exclusively retailing in Singapore at the Club 21 store at Four Seasons Hotel, clients here can place bespoke orders, or choose from existing customisable trunk designs that range from the luxuriously functional (the Watch Trunk that can hold up to 22 timepieces) to the downright quirky (the Arcade Trunk featuring 60 old-school games such as Pac-Man).

Prices for a customised trunk start from $65,000.

(photo credit: www.fashion-spider.com)

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