Objects · Florence

The bag we keep thinking about

Made in a workshop of four people in Florence, sold in almost no shops, and quietly better than the alternatives at three times the price.

observed · 3 min read

It is not a statement bag. That is rather the point.

Vegetable-tanned leather, unlined, one internal pocket, hardware that does not announce itself. It softens in about six weeks and then looks better every year.

We have carried it through three airports and a wet October. It is unbothered.

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