RIMOWA F13 –
Maiden Flight Film

The second chapter in RIMOWA's F13 campaign, marking the official return of the world's first all-metal passenger plane to the skies — one year after its announcement at Oshkosh, and premiered at a VIP event in Zurich. I served as 2nd unit director on the film and led the creative direction across all VFX and graphics work.

Working under director Russell Tickner, the film picks up where the Oshkosh piece left off — moving fluidly between 1921 and 2016, tracing the legacy of Rimowa's aviation heritage through to the moment the recreated F13 finally takes flight. I led the 2D design and compositing, carrying the visual language of the first film forward into this conclusion.

The 2016 newspaper in a modern look

A key design element was a modern editorial treatment inspired by a 1920s newspaper — balancing reverence for the period with a forward-looking energy that reflected the ambition of the whole project.

Time travel: 1921–2016 (scroll left-right to reveal)

Concept frames for the technical exploration