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Each item produced by Mariana Mendez is specifically made-to-order. Due to this hand-made process some items might have mild nuances in colour and minor differences to the pictured image, this is part of the artisanal process. We believe this is part of the charm of a Mariana Mendez product, the item you receive will never look identical to anyone else's order.

MATERIAL

SILK-RAYON COATED CORD WITH A LATEX CORE. DYED BY HAND, PIECE BY PIECE, TO ACHIEVE COLOURS THAT BELONG TO THE SEASON — AND TO NOTHING ELSE. THE INNER LATEX STRUCTURE ALLOWS THE WEAVE TO MOVE FREELY, SHAPING SOFT, ROUNDED VOLUMES THAT ADAPT TO THE BODY WITHOUT THE NEED FOR CUTS. CRAFTED IN THE FINEST LAMBSKIN — LIGHT, SUPPLE, AND ALIVE — EACH PIECE EVOLVES OVER TIME, GAINING DEPTH THROUGH USE AND TOUCH.

FABRIC

ARTISANAL WEAVING. OUR BIVALDA PETIT IS CRAFTED ON A CUSTOM-DESIGNED TRIANGULAR LOOM, USING AN ELASTIC WARP AND WEFT. THE DIMENSIONS AND TENSIONS OF THE FABRIC ARE PRECisELY CALIBRATED TO ALLOW THE BAG’S ROUNDED SHAPE TO EMERGE NATURALLY.

TINTED

ARTISANAL DYEING. ONCE REMOVED FROM THE LOOM IN ITS RAW STATE, EACH PIECE IS DYED INDIVIDUALLY TO ACHIEVE ITS FINAL COLOUR. WE WORK WITH PRIMARY PIGMENTS IN POWDER FORM, WHERE EACH SHADE EMERGES FROM A PRECISE BALANCE OF MIXTURES. TINY COLOUR SPECKS MAY OCCASIONALLY APPEAR — A NATURAL RESULT OF THE PROCESS, AND A MARK OF THE HANDCRAFT BEHIND EACH PIECE, RATHER THAN A DEFECT.

HAND SEWING

HAND STITCHING. THE ASSEMBLY OF OUR SIGNATURE WEAVE TO THE BODY OF THE BAG IS ENTIRELY DONE BY HAND. HOURS OF PATIENT WORK BY OUR ARTISANS ENSURE A PRECISE BALANCE BETWEEN LEATHER AND TEXTILE, ALLOWING THE CASCADE OF CORDS TO REMAIN THE FOCAL POINT. STITCH BY STITCH, EACH PIECE COMES TOGETHER.

LEATHERWORK

LEATHER CRAFTSMANSHIP. THE LEATHER STRUCTURE SUPPORTS OUR SIGNATURE WEAVE, GIVING EACH PIECE A CONSIDERED CONSTRUCTION DESIGNED FOR COMFORT, LIGHTNESS AND EASE OF USE. CREATED TO MOVE EFFORTLESSLY BETWEEN WORK, TRAVEL AND EVENING. EVERY COMPARTMENT IS PURPOSEFUL, SHAPED BY THE HANDS OF SKILLED ARTISANS TO ACHIEVE EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY. THE WAY EACH BAG AGES IS INTENTIONAL — DEFINED BY CAREFUL CHOICES IN STITCHING, REINFORCEMENTS AND BONDING, ALLOWING THE PIECE TO EVOLVE BEAUTIFULLY OVER TIME.

Our items are made-to-order and returns are not accepted, unless an item has been heavily damaged in transit. We package and deliver our hand-made items with utmost care and due diligence to ensure they arrive to our customers as we envisage them. We deliver using international couriers DHL or UPS to ensure professional delivery and up-most standard. Delivery times might take up to 14 days upon order.