About us
The SteamLine slogan S.L.O.W.: Travel Slowly, Lovingly, Openly, and with Wonder is reflected in all we make and do. Our founder Sara Banks's thoughtfulness and personality is reflected throughout our heartfelt and creative product assortment, beautiful inside and out. Our attention to detail and smart accessories betray a deep understanding of and reverence for the needs and honor of travel. We are gentle in all our efforts and seek to spread goodwill, positivity, and joy through the beauty of cases that help create memories through the #SteamLineMoments that enhance your way.
Creating vintage-inspired luggage for the modern traveler
Female founded
Founded by current CEO Sara Banks, lifelong traveler and mother of four adventurous boys.
Quality First
Innovative materials deliver uncompromised performance for the long haul.
Sustainability Focused
Ongoing improvements for increased sustainability in all products and practices
CEO Sara BanksHow it all began
After crossing the globe and observing that luggage was rarely both beautiful and well-built, in 2008 SteamLine Luggage was founded by Sara Banks to restore a sense of elegance to modern travel. With suitcases as stylish as the most beautiful accessory and worthy of each traveler’s personal style, a new way of seeing travel was born. What began as just four elegant, vintage-inspired designs is today a body of exquisitely crafted collections that inspire travelers of every nature.
The first collectionOur approach
SteamLine creates the world’s most photogenic high-performance luggage to enhance the joy of travel each step of their way. The result has been the phenomenon of “SteamLine Moments,” the frenzy of compliments and conversations that are sparked by our cases. Our signature look brightens long lines and jet lags with the reminder that travel is a celebration of life—and itself worth celebrating.
Unparalleled craftmanship & quality materials.
We’d like to think we’ve considered everything when it comes to giving you the beauty of SteamLine with the utmost modern performance. Because your travels are priceless and deserve the best. We are always here to take suggestions on any features that would mean the world to you.
Handcrafted
Top Grain Leather
Vegan Leather
Original Print Designs
Recycled bottles (Accessories)
Solid Alloy Hardware
Chrome-free Sustainable Italian Leather
Natural Linen & Rattan
Our Rattan is a sustainable, Balinese-sourced, plant material. Often woven into a wicker weave, rattan is at once lightweight and incredibly durable.
Japanese Pasco Fiberboard
Recycled Bonded Leather
Sustainability efforts
In recent years we’ve concentrated our efforts on making ongoing incremental improvements toward increased sustainability. We are dedicated to reducing our carbon footprint through each of our products and practices.
Meet the team
SteamLine leadership has been proud to support our team’s time zones, travels, family planning, and passion projects with schedule and workplace flexibility since long before the pandemic changed how (and where) the world works. We are not only supportive of but insistent on a work-life balance. Our team of gentle souls is bonded by our common travel slogan S.L.O.W.: Travel Slowly, Lovingly, Openly, and with Wonder. Headquartered in Ireland, our extended team can be found in London, New York City, Florida, Maine, Mauritius, Lisbon, and Barcelona.
USA
The US team includes our beautiful wordsmith and copywriter, Cassandra, our wonderful PR duo Maggie and Christina and not least Lynne our super Social Media guru.
Ireland
The Irish-based team is comprised of Niamh, our utterly brilliant Marketing & Operations Director, Cathy our iconic Customer Experience Manager and not forgetting the person who made it all happen, our CEO, Sara Banks of course!
Mauritius
Mauritius is home to our superb Shekha who manages all things Logistics for the company. She's mastered the art of getting our precious cargo from point A to point B faster than you can say "SteamLine Luggage."
Portugal/Spain
Barcelona-based Guillermo is our phenomenal photographer and the reason you first fall in love with a SteamLine. He endeavours to bring you one step closer to our products with his breathtakingly beautiful photoshoots. Working their magic here on a recent photoshoot with the amazing Lisbon-based Eoin, who partners with us for creative direction and design.
