Jamie was invited by Wallpaper* to design a one-off ‘offertory bag’ with leather specialists Studioart for the annual Wallpaper* Handmade exhibition, launched at Salone del Mobile 2017.
“While researching offertory bags I came across many historic examples that were both deep and lined in richly tactile material, like luxuriant velvet. I interpreted this as an attempt by the church to endow the act of almsgiving with a brief moment of pleasure. I began to imagine a bag where the act of reaching inside became a sensory journey. Three iterations of the offertory bag were created: one with a tough, black outside and a soft, warm interior; one with a mild, malleabale outside and a prickly interior; and one with a natural, hairy outside and a slick, cool interior”.
Jamie’s ‘Dig Deep’ bags and concept sketches are featured in this month’s Wallpaper* Magazine.