MERRYL TIELMAN, BASED IN AMSTERDAM, APPROACHES BAG DESIGN AS A SCULPTURAL ART FORM RATHER THAN A MERE ACCESSORY. INSPIRED BY EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND ARCHITECTURE, SHE TRANSFORMS SHAPES INTO STRIKING, FUNCTIONAL PIECES THAT HOLD PERSONAL BELONGINGS WHILE MAKING A BOLD STATEMENT. WITH A BACKGROUND IN AUDIOVISUAL ARTS AND TRAINING IN SHOEMAKING, SHE FOUND HER TRUE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN CRAFTING DISTINCTIVE LEATHER BAGS.