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True artists can become accomplished using myriad platforms -- Andy Warhol found success in painting, cinema, and music, while Mel Gibson kicked ass as an actor, director, and boyfriend. Expanding his already eclectic body of work, the guy behind De Bruir Bags.
From an Irishman previously lauded for his architecture, sculpture, and furniture design, DBB's a fresh collection of hand-stitched luggage cut from top-grade tanned leather, sharing its aesthetic with his existing portfolio and its inspiration of "push[ing] the technical capabilities of material...to achieve sculptural yet always functional results", resulting in bags so nice you'll do the Duffel Shuffle. The examps:
There's even a hearty crop of cases for smaller items, from pens and glasses, to passports and phones, an item that Mel discovered has myriad platforms for turning your career Apocalypto.