At WENLIH, nature is not a motif printed on a bag. It is the grammar with which we design. Here is how it translates, concretely, into shapes and colours.
The shapes: a flower, a stem
The Datura comes from a flower. Its open corolla gave the curved flap that covers a straight, box-shaped structure. The magnetic closure, at the centre of the flap, recalls the heart of the flower.
The Vrille comes from a stem. The tendril is that filament by which a plant climbs and clings; it expresses a force in motion, turned towards the unknown. It became the handle of the bag, set on a trapezoidal volume and an inverted triangular flap.
In both cases, the plant line is reduced to the essential: a minimal stroke, not an illustration.
The colours: names that say where they come from
Our colours are named after what they evoke:
- Tilleul, Cyprès: trees.
- Rose Persan, Mimosa, Lavande Grisée: flowers.
- Ciel St Rémy, Noir Nuit, Brume Blanche, Ombre Grise, Jaune Lunaire: the sky, the night, the light.
- Parchemin, Grège: natural, undyed materials.
The interiors are chosen to create a contrast or an echo with the exterior — a block of colour you discover on opening, which builds a perceptible space.
The materials: touch as emotion
Two leathers answer each other in every bag: natural-grain goat on the outside, softer lambskin on the inside. This dialogue of textures awakens the sense of touch.
The rhythm: simple, precise, seasonal
Our structures are simple and precise, like the succession of seasons. We prefer a right shape to a decorated one.
What this does to the bag
A WENLIH bag does not impose a style. It offers a space where joy can be carried and where inner strength grows, gently. This is what we call a bag as a place.
Read next: Colour guide · The Datura bag · The Vrille bag