A Closer Look At the Red ABURY Berber Bag

The ABURY Berber Bag brims with worldliness and character. It is an everyday shoulder bag modelled on the original Berber Bag, the Vintage Bag. Back in the days, the old Berber Bags were used as a means to carry objects such as tools through the Moroccan Sahara desert and they used to be practical accessories especially for men.

Today, the modern version of the ABURY Berber Bag is no ordinary bag, because it combines historical stories with striking fashion statement. It exudes classy, stylish, daring and most of all passionate: Passionate about the incredible craft used to make it, passionate about modern design, passionate about the world. This bag is only the beginning to a unique story...

The ABURY Berber Bag can claim that it has changed the lives of many living in the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. It is entirely handmade by local artisans using traditional Berber Embroidery Techniques. The master artisan behind these bags is Monsieur Omar, a skilled craftsman living in Marrakech, who ABURY has been working with from the beginning. Fair trade production is a matter of course for us.

Name of Product: ABURY Berber Bag
Product category: Shoulder Bags
Colors: red, dark red
Size: one size

ABURY BERBER BAG MATERIALS

Material of Main Component: goat leather
Material Composition: 100% goat leather
Origin of material: Marrakesh, Morocco
Dye information of Main Component: certified with eco-INSTITUT-label by eco-INSTITUT Germany GmbH, 51063 Köln, http://www.eco-institut.de/
Certificate can be shared on request
Origin of dye: Marrakesh, Morocco

Material of seams and embroidery: cactus silk
Material Composition (in percentage): 100% cactus silk
Origin of material: Marrakesh, Morocco
Dye information of seams: certified with eco-INSTITUT-label by eco-INSTITUT Germany GmbH, 51063 Köln, http://www.eco-institut.de/
Certificate can be shared on request
Origin of dye: Marrakesh, Morocco

DESIGN & PRODUCTION

Place of design: Marrakesh, Morocco
Year/Month of design: February, 2012
Duration of design: around two weeks
Name of designer: Yannick Hervy
Place of production: Marrakesh, Morocco
Duration of production: 18 hours
Names of artisans involved in production: Monsieur Omar and his team
Tools used in production: paper, pen, glue, yarn, leather cutter, wooden tweezers, wood hammer