Take some of the stress out of traveling, and put it in your bag. Partnering with T-Mobile and Rimowa, Airbus announced a prototype of a “smart luggage” model, with sensors and an RFID chip. From the moment you are packing the bag, it can sync with your smartphone to tell you how much your bag weighs, and give lists of acceptable carry-on items. At the airport, it can communicate with airline check-in systems, indicating whether the bag has been re-opened once you retrieve it, and via GPS, showing where its located.

Sure to be fabulous in its entirety, an exhibition of fashion maven Isabella Blow’s wardrobe is set to go on view at Somerset House in England in the fall. Opening November 20, Blow’s daring and visionary collection, purchased in its entirety by Daphne Guinness, will show a range of pieces from Philip Treacy-designed hats to items showing her love and support of Alexander McQueen (whose entire 2008 spring/summer collection was dedicated to Blow). Bespoke mannequins will don entire outfits of the late fashion muse, and her gigantic shoe and hat collection will be a highlight.

The influential and expansive work of Alan Fletcher was recently made available in an online archive, documenting and categorizing his span of 50+ years of work, including his years as a student. Fletcher is known for “reinvigorating British post-war design,” with terrific corporate identity and book work, and as a co-founder of Pentagram in London. The archive breaks down his work by agency and years, and additionally into “Context,” “Subject,” “Genre,” and “Client.” Collages, illustrations, typography, objects, pictures and writing are all included.