I first saw the work of Aiko Machida in the January ’06 issue of Elle Decoration {bottom right image} and was just reminded of her work the other day through a post by Abigail. Aiko’s collections are unique hand-constructed accessories and hand bags individually made from folded leather or molded leather…and they are just gorgeous…
Cool Artist: Aiko Machida

did it say if that was helen amy murray’s work in the background?
http://www.helenamymurray.com/flash_content.html
just curious. i’m obsessed with her folded leather and velvet work right now and it blends so well with this…
grace
These are delicious!