cyme raffia color_Or Polène’s leather-working artisans cover the

Polène’s leather-working artisans cover the wooden pieces with leather before stitching the seams and painting the edges

with its folds held in place with hand-sewn stitches and its half-moon flap

they are held in place by 120 hand-tied knots following a traditional macramé technique

Its half-moon design was crocheted by hand by artisans in Madagascar using a rice stitch pattern

the Neyu bag features draped leather structured around a central fold

cyme raffia color_Or Polène’s leather-working artisans cover theFor this edition, the Cyme, a sculptured tote bag, has been embellished with raffia, a naturally flexible plant fiber. Its wavy patterns are handcrafted by artisans in Madagascar using an innovative combination of crochet stitches. Needle embroidery connects the lines of openwork raffia to the leather. This edition embodies the intersection of raffia artisanship and leather goods expertise.