“Crescendo” N° CO-199
"Cogitations" Range /
Collection Wearable Art
This piece will be exhibited at the International Fine Craft Fair in Liévin (10-12 October) and therefore cannot be shipped before October 15, 2025, but of course you can already purchase it to reserve it.
Wear a work of Art to become one yourself, while staying practical. An ode to red—my favorite color—and to Ravel’s Bolero, which has always moved me deeply.
Its story
It took me 45 years to embrace being an Artist. This came through a long reflection on the notion of Art, which led me to launch the triptych “Wearable Art” to give it a fresh perspective.
The result: a new vision—less academic, more accessible, more personal. One where artworks are worn, crumpled, and live with us.
To do this, I chose to interpret three major classical disciplines: painting, sculpture, and music.
“Crescendo” is the third part, representing music through an allegory of Ravel’s Bolero—a piece that, as a child, both transported and frightened me. I would listen as it swelled, until it exploded.
An experience as sensual as it was sensorial.
So I searched for a pattern that would let me capture it. This bag—with its body resembling a swirling skirt and its flap with layered bands (I added extra)—convinced me.
After a few sketches to decide on the color distribution, I searched my workshop for different red leathers with varying textures, from the most matte to the most glossy, and set to work.
And here it is: a shoulder bag both elegant and practical, proclaiming loud and clear a love of Art.
Caracteristics
- Type: Shoulder Bag ;
- Model: Strates ;
- Dimensions: 32x24x8cm ;
- Geometric lines ;
- Compact and practical format ;
- Outside: one zippered pocket under the flap ;
- Inside: one zippered pocket and a padded tablet compartment ;
- Flap closure with two magnetic snaps ;
- Carried on the shoulder with its removable strap.
Materials
- Exterior: various rescued leathers (calf and lamb), 100% cotton canvas ;
- Lining: 100% cotton canvas ;
- Interfacing: 100% cotton fusible, Decovil Light (42% polyester - 35% viscose - 23% polyamide).
Did you know?
- This piece took 10h of careful labor ;
- It is based on the "Azalea" pattern by Shamballa Bags ;
- It's composed of 80% of repurposed materials.
