REDÓ FLORENCE 1989 – Handbag CHATURANGA Pret a Porter, pure cotton, pure silk, 24Kt palladium plated bronze. Handmade in Italy

👜The iconic Chaturanga line of bags, Haute Couture and Pret a porter, is the result of two intuitions, which come together in a series of unique artefacts: there is a textile part and a metal part, made by hand, respectively, by Maria Marchese, who is making her official debut as an accessories designer, and by master Florentine goldsmith and designer Valerio Salvadori, creator of the Redó Florence 1989 collection of jewellery and fashion accessories. The entire Chaturanga project is the fruit of their ingenuity.

✂Maria Marchese exploits the concept of refashion, understood as a practice that recovers discarded fabrics or materials: she therefore draws on fabrics from the 1960s/70s/80s inherited from her grandmothers, part of the well-known textile tradition and production of the Como area, and the modern idea of mix&match, i.e. mixing and matching, in a sophisticated version linked to the chessboard (to its shape and multiple meanings).
The spider, a symbol of weaving, an auspicious icon economically and otherwise, was chosen for the part made with goldsmithing techniques, and in this case, a spider that's meant to represent the ideal of the queen, i.e., of the winning woman.

👛Hand bag in black & white animalier (zebra print) stretch cotton and green animalier (python print) satin, red & blue striped cotton grosgrain, green python print faux leather, red pure silk lining. Red & blue cotton grosgrain handle - cm.17
The accessory is a small sculpture in the shape of a spider, made using the lost-wax casting technique in 24Kt palladium-plated bronze (nickel-free).
The principle of mix & match, combined with the idea of the chessboard, applies to the Chaturanga Pret a porter line, but in a daily version. The fabrics, apparently contrasting in workmanship, find the right combination in the animal print. The break point, made up of the middle fabric, a blue and red stripe, which we also find in the handle, is a strong point, which gives the bag, with its interesting dimensions, a British but also sporty and daily personality. The python-print green faux leather detailing gives the item grit and texture. The lining is pure silk. Chaturanga Pret a porter is also made entirely by hand.

🔆The handcrafted nature of the item may mean that it may differ slightly from the images shown online. No two items are identical and small differences in colour, size and shape are a sign of totally manual workmanship.

👜💎INFORMATION ON THE HANDMADE HANDBAG
- Handmade in Italy according to traditional techniques
- Pure cotton, pure silk and eco-leather
- Lost-wax working of metal parts
- Dimensions: cm. 49 x 18 x 14
- Metal parts plated in 24Kt palladium nickel-free

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