Our bag LAO TAI TIếN is part of the HILL TRIBE SERIES (Bag2/12)

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by the wonderful Tai people a hill tribe in the north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

This fabric is not from Germany like the other fabrics I use.

It is from the 1981/82

- one of a kind 

- handwoven in Vietnam

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- golden zipper

- matching closure

- handmade cotton tassels

Our bag LAO TAI PINK is part of the HILL TRIBE SERIES (Bag3/12)

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by the wonderful Tai people a hill tribe in the north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

This fabric is not from Germany like the other fabrics I use.

It is from the 1981/82

- one of a kind 

- handwoven in Vietnam

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- golden metal zipper

- matching closure

- handmade cotton tassels

Our bag LAO TAI BLUE is part of the HILL TRIBE SERIES (Bag 6/12)

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by the wonderful Tai people a hill tribe in the north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

This fabric is not from Germany like the other fabrics I use.

It is from the 1981/82

- one of a kind 

- handwoven in Vietnam

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- brass zipper

- matching closure

- handmade cotton tassels embellishment

Our bag LAO TAI RED is part of the HILL TRIBE SERIES (Bag 5/12)

This fabric is not from Germany like the other fabrics I use.

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by the wonderful Tai people a hill tribe in the north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

It is from the 1981/82

- one of a kind 

- handwoven in Vietnam

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- brass zipper

- matching closure

- handmade cotton tassels embellishment

Our bag LAO TAI YELLOW is part of the HILL TRIBE SERIES (Bag1/12)

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by the wonderful Tai people a hill tribe in the north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

This fabric is not from Germany like the other fabrics I use.

It is from the 1981/82

- one of a kind 

- handwoven in Vietnam

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- metall gold zipper

- matching closure

- handmade cotton tassels embellishment

Our bag LAO TAI YELLOW BLUE is part of the HILL TRIBE SERIES (Bag4/12)

This fabric is not from Germany like the other fabrics I use.

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by the wonderful Tai people a hill tribe in the north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

It is from the 1981/82

- one of a kind 

- handwoven in Vietnam

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- brass zipper

- matching closure

- handmade cotton tassels embellishment

Our bag LAOS is part of the Nghệ An SERIES (Bag 3/4)

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by the wonderful Tai people a hill tribe in the north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

This fabric is not from Germany like the other fabrics I use.

- one of a kind 

- handwoven in Vietnam

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- brass zipper

- matching closure

- handmade cotton tassels embellishment

Our bag Mayla is part of the Desert Queen Series (Bag 6/15)

This amazing fabric used to be a handwoven Kelim Carpet. Now I up cycled it into an unique hip Bag.

- one of a kind 

- handmade

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- brass zipper

- golden closure (metal)

- Embellishment made out of beautiful glas beads & tassels

I took this gorgeous vintage fabric, and up cycled it into a unique hip bag. 

With these vintage fabrics I can not exactly tell when and where they are from but my experience let me categorize them roughly.

This fabric was probably made in eastern Germany in the late sixties maybe late seventies. The colors, textures and materials let me to come to this conclusion.  

size: length 35 cm , height 18 cm depth 6 cm 

- one of a kind 

- handmade in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- metal vintage zipper

- wide 4 cm cotton strip

- metal closuere (gold)

- golden inner lining with little inside pockets

- embellished with yellow tassels with golden beads

Our bag Misty is part of the Autumn SERIES (Bag 4/8)

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by a wonderful hill tribe in the province of Nghệ An, north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

- one of a kind 

- handwoven in Vietnam

- upcycled in Berlin

- created out of a vintage fabric

- fully lined

- brass zipper

- golden closure (metal)

- gorgeous matching tassels with beautiful glas beads

Hip bag .

size: width 36 cm  x 18 cm height

I would like to start by talking about this unique fabric.

This amazing fabric is a piece of art created by a wonderful hill tribe in the province of Nghệ An, north of Vietnam on the boarder to Laos.

- one of a kind 

- the fabric was handwoven in Vietnam

- the bag was handmade and up cycled in Berlin

- fully lined with black linen

- brass zipper

- matching closure (old brass)

- cotton strap 2,5 cm

- embellished with tassels and vintage glas beads

I took this gorgeous Vietnamese vintage fabric, dyed it and up cycled it into a unique hip bag.

size: length 12,2inch, height 6,6inch depth 1,9inch 

- one of a kind 

- handmade in Berlin

- created out of a vintage wall hanging

- metal vintage zipper

- inner lining with little inside pockets

- embellished tassels with vintage beads

When upcycling vintage fabrics that don’t have any composition labels and washing instructions. I can only rely on my experience and expertise to identify them. Also it is important to know that the fabrics used to create this bag are vintage materials that have existed for many years. A lot of them are also embroiled by hand and not machines so they may have slight imperfections. Telling tales of their past.