Checkered Weave Handbag Sky Blue × Lapis Royal Blue 15mm｜Leather Handle｜PP Craft Bag - Trial No.4
Design & Craft
【Prototype】Fortuna Pearl 15mm Width: A Geometric Pattern Bag with Enhanced Luster
- This piece is a prototype luxuriously crafted using "Fortuna Pearl (15mm width)," a material characterized by its silky smooth texture and elegant, pearl-like luster.
The main body is expressed using a unique technique that combines Harlequin Check and Diagonal Check (Ichimatsu Check) patterns, maximizing the beautiful texture of the material. The 15mm width of the material highlights the delicacy and luster of the geometric patterns.
【Body Design】
- Material: Fortuna Pearl 15mm width
- Size: Designed with dimensions of 8 squares wide x 4 squares deep x 8.5 squares high (based on dot rows). The size is compact, well-balanced, and optimized for daily use.
- Design: A visually elegant and beautiful geometric pattern that leverages the 15mm width of the material.
【Handle Specifications】
- Material: Genuine leather was adopted, providing a practical specification that contrasts with the elegant texture of the main body.
- Specifications: 15mm wide and approximately 2mm thick.
- Attachment: Firmly secured with φ 9 double-sided rivets, ensuring high durability.
Product shape and dimensions
Making Story
This is Pearl Prototype Four, woven in a harlequin check, or diagonal check (checkered) pattern using 15mm-wide Fortuna Pearl.
My original plan was to reproduce the size of the 21mm-wide Pearl Prototype One in 15mm and on top of that try out a folding-outward technique. The ending refused to come together, however, and the appearance ended up worse rather than better. To avoid wasting the material, I worked it through, and the result is the distinctive pattern you see now. Happily, the inside of the bag came out as a clean, even checkered pattern.
The greatest gain from Pearl Prototype Four was learning, by accident, one specification for weaving a different style of checkered pattern.
Given how it turned out, I had thought it would be hard to sell as a prototype, but my mom kindly said she wanted it, so I gave it to her as a gift. Each time she carries it, her recurring comment gives me fresh insight: I wish it were one or two sizes bigger. I had made it without worrying about size, purely to test the technique, but for everyday use it really is too small. A valuable piece of feedback.
A single piece that brought me both a technical lesson and important feedback about product size.
Product code: FMW15-CLT04