Introducing
The Nuri Collection
Feather-light to carry, and made to keep its shape. Mendong is a soft, straw-like fibre woven through with full-grain leather, the fibre keeps it light, the leather keeps it structured, and together they last for years.
Made by hand from mendong, a few pieces at a time. The same quiet craft our grandmother carried, now gently passed onto you.
A little bit about
Mendong
You asked us for something lighter. It took us a while to find, but we finally got there.
Mendong is a grass that grows fast in the wetlands of Indonesia. It's cut, soaked for weeks until it softens, dried, and then woven by families who have worked it for generations.
We run full-grain leather through the weave. The grass keeps it feather-light, the leather holds its shape. Soft to the touch, with a quiet lustre, and made for ordinary days rather than one occasion.