On its website, Advene describes its choice of leather as finely grained, “buttery soft” and double-facing for “long-term durability”, including in the face of scratches and water exposure.

During the 12-month prototyping of its inaugural product, the Age bag (pictured), the brand worked alongside what it called master artisans to engineer a “unique” pattern without the need for plastic fillers which are so often added to handbag linings. Instead, the article’s structure and shape are supported only by the engineering of its interior-facing cow and suede leathers. It requires 1.2 square-metres to make, yet weighs around 400 grams due to its lack of plastic fillers.

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