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'Lucent' Bao Bao tote bag

Tote Bag
2019
Artist/Maker
Issey Miyake
Place of origin
Japan

Metallic red 'Lucent' tote bag designed by Bao Bao Issey Miyake

Object details

Category
Bags
Object type
tote bag
Title'Lucent' Bao Bao tote bag
Materials and techniques
PVC, Polyester
PVC
Brief description
Tote bag, PVC, Issey Miyake, Japan, 2019
Physical description
Metallic red 'Lucent' tote bag designed by Bao Bao Issey Miyake
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.5cm
  • Width: 34.5cm
Gallery label
(12/2020)
The recognisable structure of Issey Miyake’s 'Bao Bao' bag is achieved with a series of triangular tiles that shift as the bag is moved to create new geometric forms. The versatile nature of the surface resembles origami and makes the bag changeable, moulding to the shape of its contents as well as to the wearer’s body.

V&A, Room 40, Bags: Inside Out
Bibliographic reference
Bags V&A Exhibition (Project) Bags: Inside Out (2020) Lucia Savi, V&A Publishing, pg 106
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.175-2019

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Record createdSeptember 10, 2019
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1510031/lucent-bao-bao-tote-bag-tote-bag-issey-miyake/
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