Patrick James Griffiths

Patrick James Griffiths has unearthed a long forgotten skill and resurrected it in exquisite form, A child of the 70s, a craftsman of today, an actor, director and designer, Griffiths has perfected the art of leather carving and applied it to his own range of decadently intricate bags.
A favourite teacher at school taught him the basic skills of leather carving at a time when the hippy aesthetic was booming and everyone was wearing tooled belts and toting macramac bags. Griffiths perfected and developed his art in the family basement, tooling away carved leather bags and belts for friends and acquaintances.
But the 70s had to come to an end sometime, and that end heralded the departure of all things crafty and the arrival of velcro, gold chain belts and fluorescent textiles. Understandably, Griffiths hid his craft away and got on with his career as a professional actor.
But a craftsman's talents never die. And with the influx of tooled leather, carved leather, wooden handles and bamboo heels on the international stage, it wasn't long before a carved leather Fendi Ostrik bag caught his eye in a magazine and he was inspired all over again.

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Maori Kete Small Shoulder Bag

Catalogue NO. F032

$525.00

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This kete shoulder bag is made from 2.5mm New Zealand cowhide. The leather is carved, dyed and stitched by hand, a process which takes many hours.
It is finished with Kowhaiwhai and Raranga patterns.
Kowhaiwhai is a traditional Maori art form that uses the piko (fern shoot) as the basis for the design and appears as painted abstract and curvilinear scroll designs.
Raranga ia the term for a traditional Maori flax (harakeke) weaving pattern.

Colours available : black, chocolate, light brown, golden red, deep red, blue and green. A more expensive option of two-tone dying is also available.
The bag has a long strap and zip.

Width: 12 inches / 31 cm
Height: 10 inches / 26 cm

KK 0401

Weight: 1 lbs / 0.45 kg

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Maori Kete Small Shoulder Bag

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