Introducing ‘Vintage Bloom’ by Byredo & Bentgablenits

Gifts to be treasured always...

Byredo have teamed up with Toronto based design collective Bentgablentis for a one-of-a-kind keepsakes collaboration for Valentine’s Day.

Founded in 2019 by design firm Bent Gable Design and vintage fashion connoisseur Angelo Nitsopoulos, BGN is dedicated to a zero-waste philosophy, exploring creativity and re-invention with sustainability. Collaborating with Byredo founder Ben Gorham on a collection of bespoke, upcycled gifts so lovely, they’ll be treasured long after Valentine’s Day.

The Vintage Bloom collaboration centres on resourced fabrics, hand-crafted and transformed into artisanal gifts. Challenging the throwaway culture of fast fashion and packaging in the beauty industry, each piece in the collection has been designed to be cherished.

“When I look around my house, I see many objects that have been gifted to me,” says Ben Gorham. “All of these objects have something in common – there was a thoughtfulness behind them, a sentiment intended to last beyond the initial gift-giving moment.”

Thoughtfully titled ‘Only You’, a wooden box adorned with deadstock fabric formes a bespoke keepsake. Each chest holds soft velvet pouches, lined with upcycled painter’s cloth designed to hold the Bibliothèque Eau de Parfum and Candle, a scent of a world suspended in time. The fragrances are ccompanied by a dead-stock ‘Collective Memories’ t-shirt and the ‘Never Alone’ virgin wool and cashmere blanket, rendered in off-white with purple stitching.

Wooden boxes have been adorned with deadstock fabrics to create bespoke, thoughtful keepsakes. Each box holds uniquely adorned velvet pouches, lined with upcycled painter’s cloth and accompanied by dead-stock t-shirts and cashmere blankets.

“We feel that the pursuit of authenticity is a shared value for both our brands”, the BGN said in a statement. “We both strive to create an environment where the individual is celebrated, whether that is through a scent or a piece of cloth, it is about collective memories.”

Each piece in the Vintage Blooms collection has been hand crafted using vintage and deadstock materials, making each purchase (of which there are extremely limited quantities) truly one-of-a-kind. The ethos behind the collection is to transform the throwaway culture of gifting into a longlasting, treasured keepsake.

The Vintage Bloom collaboration is available from select Byredo stores and online at byredo.com

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