There are objects born from an intuition. Others that come to life from a method. Trapèze does not belong to the first category, nor to the second: it is born from an intuition captured thanks to a method layered over hours and hours spent in the workshop.
A bag that is not the result of chance, but of intentionality. Of studied proportions, of mistakes turned into value, of precise choices.
A shape that seems simple — and that is not simple at all.
With Trapèze we wanted to create an object that spoke softly, but with decision. One that had a clear, recognizable identity, and at the same time, was not shouted. A bag that does not seek attention: it deserves it.
The birth of a silhouette.
The trapezoidal shape was the starting point: a perfect balance between stability and verticality, between geometric rigor and softness.
The first sketch dates back to the '90s, the first idea locked in a drawer for many years. The designer's hand starts from the triangle, elongates it, cleans it, makes it breathe. He adds the handle, removes it, rethinks it.
Thus a silhouette is born that tells a story of weights, solids and voids, of volumes that seek each other until they find their definitive position.
Trapèze is a pencil stroke before even being a bag.
What guided the project was never decoration, but essentiality.
The idea was to build a bag that would be recognized for its shape, not for excess. A balance between sharp lines and a fluid attitude, capable of moving naturally between different contexts.
The functional elements were designed "by subtraction":
- the invisible magnetic closure;
- the essential interior, without superstructures;
- a volume that contains more than it appears.
Everything is present, but nothing is the protagonist.
From paper to prototype: the workshop as the place of form.
The most delicate phase began when the design arrived in the workshop.
The first trials were exercises in balance: how much should the shell be stiffened? How much should the leather yield? What thickness guarantees presence without weight?
Every choice passed through the hands of the designer and the artisans, in a continuous exchange between intuition and material. From this, long months of trials, prototyping, and new materials followed.
It is the workshop that decides what works. And Trapèze found its voice right there, amidst the smell of leather and glue, in the sound of the sewing machines, in the calm of hand-finishing. The rush to finish was set aside by the desire not to overlook any detail.
Materials that become character
The choice of leather is a chapter of its own.
For Trapèze, we have selected a full-grain calfskin with a natural grain and a velvety touch. A leather that ages beautifully, softening without losing its shape and acquiring a subtle patina over time.
Material is not a technical detail: it is the aesthetic essence.
It is what defines the bag’s character.
It is what makes it an object that accompanies, not follows.
Each panel is cut by selecting the finest sections, avoiding imperfections and aligning the grain. This ensures not only uniformity but also lasting stability over time.
Every detail of the bag responds to a clear question: how long will this gesture endure through time?
- The edging is hand-finished multiple times until it becomes a continuous line.
- The stitching is calibrated to be visible just enough, without being intrusive.
- The weight has been carefully optimized to ensure everyday wearability.
The result is a rigorous yet not rigid object, elegant without seeking attention.
Discreet functionality
Beauty alone is not enough. Trapèze was designed to be worn, not just contemplated.
The internal magnetic closure guides the hand while remaining out of sight. Access to the contents is facilitated by a shape that opens naturally, without awkward folds.
The shoulder strap is adjustable and removable, designed to transition from urban to evening use without changing its language.
It is a bag that lives with its wearer: it adapts, it moves, it folds slightly, it breathes.
Trapèze is born from craftsmanship, but looks toward industrial design.
It is a bag that aspires to formal purity, to a calm and decisive aesthetic, to quiet luxury in its most authentic expression: one in which only those who speak the language of the essential recognize themselves.
It has no urgency to be seen.
It has an urgency to be understood.
Why we created Trapèze
For those seeking objects that transcend seasons.
For those who want recognisability without logos.
For those who value quiet quality over the ephemeral.
For those who believe an object becomes even more beautiful as it transitions from hands to life.
Trapèze is this: a bag for people who choose, not for those who accumulate.
And every time it is worn, its shape — so rigorous, so essential — reminds us that character is not something to be shown.