Between Milan and Frankfurt. The Bag museum in Amsterdam, then later in Copenhagen.

 

This is the famous BROWN PAPER LUNCH BAG   BAG.....

Another very interesting design is this TULIP STYLE BAG,  similar are available  for purchase.

 In an elegant canal side 16th century house in Amsterdam,  what was a private collection has become   The TASSEN MUSEUM OF BAGS AND PURSES.    The world's largest ( over 4000 items)  collection extends from the middle ages to the most contemporary designs , demonstrates that the Bag  exists in a wide variety of forms,  functions, materials and  decorations.

To the right is an example of fine crafting and design.Modern  with a Deco influence.    A large display from that period includes beautiful accessories and bags.

I spent many hours looking at the rare and the beautiful, old and new. All examples of functional objects becoming works of art.

COPENHAGEN

The last week of the Europe trip was to visit friends in the capital and be there for a birth, but I found  a very comprehensive Leather and Fittings supplier in the city, SKINDHUSET, and stocked up on interesting pieces from them. They supplied some Australians with their exotic and beautiful fur pelts they said...   The really impressive thing in Denmark, obvious everywhere, was the unique approach to design and then the high level of workmanship in the finished product.  Furniture design stores were like museums as well, with older pieces among the new highlighting the importance of tradition as well as innovation. As in the photogragh below inside a department store, Illums Bolighus , that had all the sections you would find normally,except every single thing in its four levels  was totally unique.  Also in the old town  I enjoyed a visit to a traditional Book Binding workshop where all the wonderful old equipment had been taken over by a very skilled and brave young woman.