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As a brand, Edie Kahula Pereira/Specialty Dry Goods aesthetic is handcrafted, somewhat quirky and always wabi sabi. I leave my personal handprint on every single bag I make. What that handprint is is never planned. Each bag has its own personality. 

Leather has natural irregularities of surface and variations in grain. These distressed surfaces are inherent to a/the hide. I select and purchase hides for these natural irregularities because i like the added texture to the visual appearance and tactlie quality of the bag. Wabi sabi as a design element. Ultimately, each design has its best type of leather and color.

 

What is wabi sabi?

According to Wikipedia, Wabi Sabi is in traditional Japanese aesthetics, a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Sometimes described as beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete". 

Edie Kahula Pereira's goods celebrate this beauty of imperfection.

Important notes on vegetable tanned leather: 

Veg tan leather is hide that is processed (tanned) using organic materials such as tree bark and other types of plant based substances . Veg tan leather in its natural form is in a sense nude, raw, and susceptible to your environment. If you get caught in the rain, rain spots will show. Exposure to light and sun over time will darken the tone (patina) of the leather as will applying leather conditioner and repellent. Spills and spotting do not wipe off instead contributes to the rich caramel patina of your life. If you are bothered by spots and other character building marks on your veg tanned leather-- perhaps a veg tan leather bag is not for you. That said, veg tan leather is my favorite leather. Its patina is like the living canvas of your life's adventures, each spot and stain a memory that saturates into your bags leather.

Our bags are for you to enjoy, to become part of your life. A companion to your everyday experiences and awe-inspiring adventures. I think of them out in the world breathing in life with their humans.

Thank you and best...edie