wed 6 December 2023
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AFAR – ADDIS ABEBA

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AFAR – ADDIS ABEBA

Explorer: compact travel bag made with tightly woven cotton fabric produced in Ethiopia, green on an ecru background, dyed with pigments extracted from the earth and hand-printed with wooden frames on tables used for screen printing for more than 3,000 years.

Product of high craftsmanship whose manual processing represents a fundamental cornerstone; in addition to the printing, the stitching of the parts subjected to stress are also done by hand using a robust paraffin thread, waxing of the leather done by hand with a cloth, 38x44x18 cm