figura tote / peppercorn
The Figura Tote is a homage to the fuller female form. I was inspired by the statue in the Tarxien temple ruins in Malta, a neolithic temple older than the pyramids at Giza. Only her lower half remains, but at full size she would have stood almost three metres tall, and wide at the hips. Very wide. It was her size I loved most. Being in a bigger body myself, working in fashion where we're pressured to be smaller, I often haven't felt welcome. Finding her felt like finding my place. The bean base and widening body of the tote are her hips and legs, the pleat down the middle is the separation of her legs, and the dip in the topline, where the magnets close, is for the lumps and bumps of a natural body.
Peppercorn is a deep, dark brown, like whole black peppercorns ~ so dark it can be mistaken for black. That's why every Peppercorn piece is stitched in off-white. The contrast sets it apart from Black Rock, and feels more modern than the classic brown on brown.
~ Australian bovine leather made in Queensland, Australia
~ Each hide is natural, so every batch is a little different, with the grain and texture of the animal it came from
~ Available in five colours: Black Rock and Passata, and new for Figura, Fig, Almond and Peppercorn
~ Gold-tone hardware
~ Topline closure with self-locating hidden magnets
~ One main compartment with internal removable zip pouch
~ For your 14" or 16" laptop, standard or plus sized phone, other work items, small drink bottle and lunch container
~ Long shoulder straps
~ Made in small batches, so some pieces are ready to ship and others are made to order
~ Made by hand in our Brunswick atelier
~ Comes packaged with love in an organic cotton dust bag made by the women at SisterWorks
Size: W50cm at the top, 33cm at the base x H33cm x D16cm
Made to order ~ 8 to 10 weeks. If your colour isn’t in stock, I’ll make it for you, working through orders in the order they come in [early-access orders first].
Ready to ship ~ 3 to 6 business days in Australia [1 to 2 with express].
Christmas ~
Six Christmas places, shared between the Figura Tote and Petit Figura Tote, are open until Sunday 22 November or until they’re taken. Each comes with a Figura solid perfume from the launch night [nothing to add to your cart].
After that, made-to-order totes are posted from the second week of January.
Ready-to-ship totes ~ order by Thursday 17 December [east coast and Adelaide] or Monday 14 December [WA and NT].
Find out more.
Choose either two initials with a dot (S.A), or three initials without the dot (SEA). Your choice will be added to the space made for it on the internal magnet tab, so it’s seen by you rather than everyone.
Are you ordering this as a gift?
If your chosen gift is made to order, the lead time to make your item might miss your significant date. You can request a Gift in the Making Card to be sent, let us know in the checkout notes.
Read important leather care information here.
Your tote is made from start to finish in my Brunswick atelier, by me and my production assistant Jemma. The dust bag is made by SisterWorks. You can read more about our people here.
All simétrie goods come with complimentary repairs & a lifetime warranty. Learn more.