Hence the name Eittempronounced itemwhich sort of means everything and nothing at the same time.
My favorite thing up until now has been designing homes and interiors, she says.
This a new endeavor, and for sure the most challenging one Ive ever taken on.
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Madelike the rest of Eittems offeringsfrom walnut, the bag garnered compliments and inquiries every time Saluti carried it.
Shortly before COVID, she designed the Owl silhouette, inspired by the birds round face and prominent eyes.
Then we were stuck at home with this machinery and I just kept going.
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I believe we are the only people sourcing wood for handbags.
It’s Weinheimer, which is a major supplier to Hermes," Erin says.
They landed on a technique that involves putting the leather in water then cutting it over a mold.
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It’s a scarcity business model, I suppose, says Saluti.
We don’t want a lot of these out in the world.
Things lose value if there are too many produced, so we really want to keep it small.
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We’re never going to scale to be selling thousands.
We picked Chelsea to be near the galleries, she says.
On the day of our visit, Saluti would be remiss not to mention one final bag detail.
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They all fit an iPhone, she says.
That was very important.
