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Eric Manie'r

Background:

What is your name? Eric Manie'r
Where are you from? Jakarta, Indonesia
Where do you live now? Chicago, Illinois
How old are you? 60
Do you have a design background? No.
Do you still have a day job? Yes.
What year were your bags born? 2008
Bag brand name: Eric Manie'r
What is their retail price range? $150 - $300
Where can a shopper buy your bags? Eric Manier,  Workshop/Jl.nusantara Raya 1 Habibie complex Jakarta Indonesia
For more information, contact: lajakinc@yahoo.com
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Story:

My bags are made to fulfill the persons desire to have a bag that makes a statement of uniqueness and quiet elegance. The line is extensive with more than three hundred bags that are independent of one another; having work on the collection for more than two years I am now ready to introduce the bags to the market.

I use many indigenous materials, bamboo, rattan, natural fibers as well as exotic skins that are indicative of the region where I produce my designs. I use these materials for several reasons; first they are natural which helps to balance the eco system, the materials I use are so wonderful to work with and to learn from, textures, stones, feathers natural fibers etc. I follow all rules and guidelines set forth by the save the world audience. My target audience is the upper scale of the fashion world, people that have a true sense of style, understanding why the bag says what it is saying. My inspiration comes from God, for he has given me the ability to think with a design mind and has given to me an abundance of materials to work with. What makes my bags special is the care and concern that goes into each and every bag, made by hand, the smallest of detail inside and out, the thought process that goes into the why’s do’s and don’ts. I have a passion to make each bag as perfect as I can not to skimp on the time it takes to make, the materials, the form and the function of each bag. That is what makes my bags special.

I started making bags simply because I could not find anyone to read my design detail mind, so in order to produce the bags in my mind I had to produce them, designing on paper gives you a starting point but to achieve the actual one must get their hands dirty, so I open a workshop, purchased machines and tools and found the people to produce I just knew that I could. The most interesting thing about my line of bags is that they are all designed by me, signed & numbered and no two are alike, and nothing copied. I want people to know that when they carry one of our bags they are carrying a bag that was made for them not the masses. It is not often that one has the ability to design something new in this world.

Having a workshop in a developing country Murphy’s Law does apply, by producing here for so long I just don’t know which story would best apply, so for now I will let one’s imagination run wild. The greatest achievement is when I see the look on the faces of the workers, seeing how happy they are that they have work and can be proud, to be able to put food on the table and buy medicine for the children and once in a while take a holiday to visit love ones and friends, to know that maybe what is being transferred from the gift that has been given to me can truly help others to see that there is hope that one day they to can have their own shop to make something nice. For me that’s why it’s worth it.


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