In 2008, while I was working at kate spade, Tha Nature Conservancy approached us to collaborate in the wonderful collective exhibit Design for a Living World. Ten prominent designers were invited to work with natural raw materials in order to illuminate their complexity and vitality at the source, including the people and cultures that actually produce them. For this project, representing kate spade, I designed 3 bags and traveled to Bolivia to work with local artisans to produce them.
The exhibit was photographed by Ami Vitale, who traveled around the world to document the many landscapes, people, and their craftsmanship.
