Belgian artist Jonathan Riess uses vintage Kelly and Birkin as his canvas
I finally found Kelly and Birkin bags that I like, and most importantly, you can buy them freely without queues and any humiliating shuffles in front of Hermes boutique sellers. True, you will have to pay from 100 to 150 thousand dollars. This is how much Hermes bags, embroidered by Belgian-born artist and designer Jonathan Riess, cost. He finds vintage Kellys and Birkins, repairs them and uses them as canvas. The subjects of embroidery are completely different from Japanese erotic paintings to a tribute to the game Pacman. 20 people work on the bag from six months to three years, and then it receives a Jay Ahr number and tag (the name of Rissa's brand). Design is never repeated. The bags look fantastic in real life. But the price for them is cosmic. $150 thousand can be invested in something more durable and practical - for example, gems or art.
Author: Yunia Pugacheva
