Small backpack - Wisteria & butterfly
This bag was created in collaboration with embroidery artist Blackmomille. You can read more about this collaboration at the bottom of the page.
The bag is made of antique obi silk, embroidered by hand and coated with a protective layer.
The base fabric is an antique obi made of a very textured fabrics. The silk is woven with together with black lamé, which creates the shiny motifs all over the fabric. The pattern that is woven within the black fabric represents various patterns of chrysanthemums and water wheels.
The embroideries represent beautiful grapes of wisteria flowers. In some places, the embroidery mixes with the background and we can see black chrysanthemums appearing behind the wisterias, or the butterfly foraging another chrysanthemum.
Details
height: 30 cm in the center front
width: 24 cm at the bottom
depth: up to 14 cm
2 side pockets compartiments 10x14 cm & 12x14cm.
This bag was created in collaboration with embroidery artist Blackmomille. You can read more about this collaboration at the bottom of the page.
The bag is made of antique obi silk, embroidered by hand and coated with a protective layer.
The base fabric is an antique obi made of a very textured fabrics. The silk is woven with together with black lamé, which creates the shiny motifs all over the fabric. The pattern that is woven within the black fabric represents various patterns of chrysanthemums and water wheels.
The embroideries represent beautiful grapes of wisteria flowers. In some places, the embroidery mixes with the background and we can see black chrysanthemums appearing behind the wisterias, or the butterfly foraging another chrysanthemum.
Details
height: 30 cm in the center front
width: 24 cm at the bottom
depth: up to 14 cm
2 side pockets compartiments 10x14 cm & 12x14cm.
This bag was created in collaboration with embroidery artist Blackmomille. You can read more about this collaboration at the bottom of the page.
The bag is made of antique obi silk, embroidered by hand and coated with a protective layer.
The base fabric is an antique obi made of a very textured fabrics. The silk is woven with together with black lamé, which creates the shiny motifs all over the fabric. The pattern that is woven within the black fabric represents various patterns of chrysanthemums and water wheels.
The embroideries represent beautiful grapes of wisteria flowers. In some places, the embroidery mixes with the background and we can see black chrysanthemums appearing behind the wisterias, or the butterfly foraging another chrysanthemum.
Details
height: 30 cm in the center front
width: 24 cm at the bottom
depth: up to 14 cm
2 side pockets compartiments 10x14 cm & 12x14cm.
Mikan x Blackmomille
Japanese antique textiles meet French embroideries.
Blackmomille is a French artist and embroidery maker. Together with Mikan, they share a common interest in reviving old garments and recycling pieces of clothing into new creations.
After selecting the fabrics - silks from antique Japanese kimonos - the embroidery is created on them, prior to the bagmaking. The needlework is executed following traditional methods and the patterns are inspired by Natural and seasonal elements. Each embroidery of the collection represents between 3 and 15 hours of handwork, on top of the bagmaking process. After being assembled, the bags are covered with a water-repellent coating which protects the embroidery and the silk from friction and humidity.
The collection
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