We
designed a collection of bags inspired on birdcages. So far they are unique
pieces, hand made in Italy by expert artisans. We have chosen natural
materials like wood, rattan, silk, velvet, leather and tagua, a South
American seed that is know as “vegetal ivory”. Bags are lacquered
with bright colours or with natural finishes: they are small, light and
delicate, but less fragile than they might appear. They let foresee what
is inside just to make it admirable and desirable.
Is it fashion? Of course it is, they are bags, but at the same time it
is possible to consider this as design and architecture. These bags are
in fact like walking micro-architectures: mini buildings, colourful, joyful
and maybe a little bit exotic.
Cages that, rather than a jail, are a home for the small artificial pets
that for simplicity we use to call objects.
Photos Luca Volpe
