Since 1970, Artwork Basel has been the place for artists, gallery house owners and artwork fans with deep pockets to see and be seen.
One of many artists who has everybody speaking this 12 months is Haitian-born artist and diamond mine developer Evens Saint Clair, who has a set of fantastically handcrafted purses that can value patrons a small fortune – together with one he calls “La Reine,” that’s going for 1.2 million {dollars}, based on The New York Put up.
Saint Clair met with artisans in Japan for 2 years to create the million-dollar bag that’s loaded with luxurious options, together with a handcrafted Japanese wooden body, Italian leather-based and items of uncommon silk kimono material dusted with gold leaf. And we haven’t even talked in regards to the bling, which incorporates over 18 carats of diamonds, gold chains, emeralds and pearls.
His assortment additionally features a Depraved-inspired inexperienced alligator bag with a jade badge surrounded diamonds. That one has a price ticket of $670,000, based on The Put up.
For Saint Clair, his refined items are supposed to pay tribute to the artwork of workmanship over quick trend.
“These days every part is simply despatched to China to be made as cheaply as attainable, however true luxurious isn’t mass-produced. I’ve invested years of journey, analysis and innovation into these items and the accompanying luxurious instances as a result of I consider in magnificence, happiness and giving again,” he instructed the New York Put up.
He calls the items in his assortment “savvy investments,” which is why every comes with a customized James Bond-like storage case that makes use of fingerprint recognition.
Apart from making stunning luggage, Saint Clair can be giving again. Ten % of the income from the gross sales of his luggage and art work might be donated to charities, together with Greatest Buddies, Make-A-Want, Saint Jude, and Massive Brothers Massive Sisters of America, based on his Instagram account.