Anew project from Loewe shows the important role leather can play in giving new life to old things, in this case baskets of different shapes and sizes. With the title 'Weave, Restore, Renew', the Madrid-based brand commissioned artisans in different parts of Spain to use ancient techniques in leathercraft and basket-weaving to restore abandoned objects. The designers used strips of surplus leather from Loewe's accessories production to create a series of objects that went on display at the 2022 Salone del Mobile in Milan. It has now made some of the basket-bag styles that emerged from the project into a new collection for its customers to purchase.Loewe says it wanted to showcase the beauty that repaired objects can have, taking inspiration from kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing pottery. Among the notions that kintsugi gently puts across is that there is no need to throw something away if it no longer looks brand new. If imperfections are still visible after repair, the viewer should interpret these as a valid part of the object's noble past; an effective repair can make it usable again and endow it with a new and different beauty.
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