Takashi Murakami × Porter Kaikai Kiki 2-Way Helmet Bag with Flower Plush, Navy
Takashi Murakami × Porter Kaikai Kiki 2-Way Helmet Bag with Flower Plush, Navy
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A two-way helmet bag from Porter, made with the artist Takashi Murakami and Kaikai Kiki, in deep navy with a large and a small smiling flower plush clipped across its front. Free size, with a removable shoulder strap and the original storage bag.
The Piece
Porter, the bag line of the Tokyo maker Yoshida & Co., is known for padded, quietly engineered carriers, and the helmet bag is among its most recognisable shapes. Here it has been given Murakami's flower, the smiling, many-petalled motif that runs through his work, rendered as soft quilted plush in the same navy as the body so that the humour arrives in relief rather than in colour.
Two flowers, one large and one medium, are fixed to the front by carabiner clips and can be unhooked. Take the left-hand flower away and an embroidered design on the front pocket is revealed beneath it. The bag opens along a long metal zip, carries by twin short handles, and can be worn across the body on the detachable strap, so it moves easily between a hand-carry and a shoulder bag.
Measured flat: height 44 cm (17.3 in), width 43 cm (16.9 in). Every measurement is taken by hand with the piece laid flat, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 3 cm (0.5 to 1 in).
Details
- Maker: Porter (Yoshida & Co.), Tokyo
- Collaboration: Takashi Murakami and Kaikai Kiki
- Style: Two-way helmet bag, hand-carry or shoulder
- Colour: Navy
- Feature: Large and medium flower plush on detachable carabiner clips
- Feature: Embroidered front pocket, revealed when the left flower is removed
- Strap: Removable shoulder strap
- Size: Free size
- Height: 44 cm (17.3 in)
- Width: 43 cm (16.9 in)
- Included: Storage bag
Condition
- Faint signs of use and a few small marks, none conspicuous.
- The flowers, strap and zip are all present and are shown in the photographs.
Condition grade A on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
The Porter Tokyo Japan label appears on the body and on the flower, and both are photographed. Spot clean gently with a soft damp cloth, avoid soaking the plush, air dry away from direct heat, and store stuffed lightly so the quilting keeps its shape.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Tokyo and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything before you buy, and see our published policy.
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