Bao Bao by Issey Miyake

About Bao Bao by Issey Miyake

Bao Bao Issey Miyake is a bag line built from triangles. It launched as an independent brand with its first collection for autumn winter 2010, and it builds on the triangle idea of the Bilbao bag from the early 2000s. The bags start out flat and turn from planes into geometric shapes as you fill them, so they can also be carried and stored flat. The range covers totes, wallets and pouches, crafted in Japan from lightweight triangular panels that shift as you move. The brand keeps researching new materials and new bag styles, asking what a bag actually is. It comes from Issey Miyake, the designer known for technology-driven work since the 70s.