study o portable: herringbone, herringbone + leather bangles

‘leather bangle’ in black by study o portable

the work of dutch-japanese studio study o portable (bernadette deddens and tesuo mukai) revolves around ideas of portability and questioning the functionality of objects. recent projects include ‘leather bangles’, a collection of rolled-up and riveted hand-dyed leather jewelry pieces that come in a range of colors.

‘leather bangle’ in purple ‘leather bangle’ in green

various colors of ‘leather bangles’

‘herringbone, herringbone’

they have also produced ‘herringbone, herringbone’ a sequence of screen printed silk scarves presented during ICFF new york 2011, which juxtaposes two irregular images of the classic herringbone pattern on top of one another to produce a new print each time.

‘herringbone, herringbone’ variations: