The Wearable
Object
Forty-one pieces. Each one finished by hand.
None of them replaceable.
Forty-one pieces.
Six categories.
Each piece accepted by a panel of three. Material provenance documented. Maker biography attached. Nothing anonymous.
Hammered Brass Cuff
by Nadia Osei
Vegetable-Tanned Folio
by Marco Ricci
Silk Charmeuse Scarf
by Yuki Tanaka
Sterling Silver Drop
by Lena Hoffmann
Bridle Leather Tote
by James Okafor
Woven Linen Wrap
by Priya Sharma
"I don't finish a piece until the metal remembers my hands."
Nadia Osei works from a converted ironworks in Accra. Every cuff starts as raw brass sheet and is shaped over a single session — no re-heating, no shortcuts. The hammer marks you see are the record of that hour.
Hammered Brass Cuff
$340
Close enough
to feel it.
Vegetable-tanned, 6-month cure
22-momme charmeuse
Cast brass, hand-filed
Saddle-stitched, waxed thread
Liver of sulfur patina
Every material passes a provenance check. We know the tannery, the silk farm, the alloy foundry. You'll find the documentation attached to each listing.
The question
they always ask.
The Hammered Brass Cuff arrived and I couldn't put it down for ten minutes. You can see exactly where the hammer changed direction. That's not a flaw — that's the whole point.
Claudia Voss
Art Director, Berlin
I source for three interior clients who all want the same thing: something they can't explain to their friends. The Bridle Tote is exactly that. Six people have asked about it at one client's home.
Marcus Chen
Interior Designer, New York
I bought the Silk Charmeuse Scarf as a birthday gift. She called me the same evening — not to thank me, but to ask if there were more pieces. That's when I knew Atelier had done something right.
Preethi Nair
Brand Consultant, Mumbai