Saddle Maker’s Swing
$1,095.00
About the product: Nothing provides a nostalgic lift like a turn on a swing. This Saddle Maker’s Swing takes advantage of the leather know-how of Marrakech artisans to bring an elegant saddlemaker’s finesse to the balançoire. Made of tanned, braided leather with generous brass ring handholds, the swing has a steel cable skeleton to accommodate fans young and old. Up, up and away!
About the brand: Founded in 2007 by Americans Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes, popham design is a design studio and workshop based in Marrakech, Morocco. Popham+ is a collection of handcrafted luxury pieces for the home. A capsule collection of homewares informed by the artisanship of Marrakech and beautiful materials like brass, leather and stone. The collection is infused with popham’s signature playfulness. The idea is simple; to celebrate and maintain a traditional artisan craft while updating it with modern patterns and color combinations.
Manufacturer: | Popham Design |
Material: | Leather, Brass, Steel cabling |
Dimensions: | Seat size: 15.7" W x 8" D Customizable cord length |
Designer
Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes
For 12 years, Americans Caitlin and Samuel Dowe-Sandes, founders of the contemporary concrete tile company popham design, have called Marrakech home. Raised on the east coast (she is from Maine, Samuel was raised in Vermont), the couple lived in New York City before moving to Los Angeles, where Samuel worked in the film industry. By the mid-2000’s, however, they needed to shake things up. "We came to Morocco to change our lives, and we did," says Samuel. For many of those years after founding Popham Design, a studio that crafts vibrant, design-forward tiles that marry Moroccan traditions with modern style, they dreamed of developing a collection of luxury handmade products for the home to complement their tile collection.
As a result, the couple of designer is proud to debut popham+, a capsule collection informed by the artisanship of Marrakech. The idea was simple, to celebrate and maintain a traditional artisan craft while updating it with beautiful materials like brass, leather and stone, all imbued with a degree of playfulness. The collection draws inspiration from Morocco and its rich history of pattern.