Along The Highland Coast - The Braid Bag

Category: Accessories

This collection - Along the Highland Coast - was developed for the final project of the Bag Making course at the Schola Academy in Florence. The course is taught by artisans from Scuola del Cuoio and an industry Footwear & Accessories Designer, Alessio Invidiato. The project brief was to research, develop and create a capsule collection of bags and accessories that reflects my own individual style and vision, whilst demonstrating the both the design and leather craft skills learnt during the 20-week course. The inspirations for my collection came from my memories of growing up in a coastal highland village in Scotland. The collection serves as a homage to the landscape, environment and people of the Highlands demonstrated through the colour palette, design details such as the netting and braided handles, as well as the material choice of Harris Tweed and vegetable-tanned cow leather.

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