Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Fit photos of the Ouroboros Bag

Materials: Finnish Laplandic Reindeer leather (undyed)
Hardware: Excella YKK
Construction: Stitching, finish and dye process entirely by hand.
Number: 1/1


I originally set out to create a sling bag, which would be shaped in a way that hugged the hip and seamlessly wrapped around the body. The irregular shape was formed to be a pyramid of sorts. The user can access the main and inner compartment from the exterior YKK Excella zipper, which runs along the top portion of the bag. The bag is designed specifically to take on new shape over time with use, hence the name “Ouroboros” (which stands for a cycle of constant re-creation). The reindeer leather is very pliable, and will take new form with use. The dye process also took to the leather irregularly changing the color. Big Thanks to _Flux for modeling the bag!

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The third iteration of the "Two face" bag

The first two iterations of this design were created from lorica, which is an extremely high quality fake leather (often used with sporting cleats). This time around, I wanted to create a smaller bag from a very thick and substantial cow leather hide. This bag will accommodate the latest iPad, as well as a 13" laptop. Very minor design changes were made for this iteration. The bag is still completely reversible. The user can "flip" to whichever face they wish to display while carrying it. One face of the bag is reversed, while the other is smooth. Antique singer sewing bobbin is sewn into the smooth  face, and acts as a spool for holding the latigo leather lace. The strap is also adjustable to whichever length the user desires. Fit photos coming soon!

Model: Two Face v.3.0
Materials: Thick Cow
Hardware: YKK Excella zippers with custom pulls. Antique gunmetal singer sewing bobbin. Hammered and spray painted 'D' rings (x4)
Construction: Entirely by hand.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

"Ouroboros" Finnish Laplandic Reindeer leather

Materials: Finnish Laplandic Reindeer leather (undyed)
Hardware: Excella YKK
Construction: Stitching, finish and dye process entirely by hand.
Number: 1/1

**Update**! Now added full images of the bag