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The Porto.

The Porto.

$178.00 USD
$178.00 USD
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Porto's walls are covered in azulejo tiles. Blue on white, botanical and bold, pressed into ceramic by hand for five hundred years. This structured mini bag carries that same conversation. Hand block printed in Rajasthan. Cobalt botanical on ivory cotton. Two traditions, one object

Product Details

Material
Hand block printed cotton, fully lined with soft cotton
Colour
Ivory ground, cobalt blue botanical print
Dimensions
5.0"L x 2.0"W x 4.5"H
Silhouette
Structured mini top-handle bag
Closure
Magnetic button closure
Strap
Detachable gold-tone metal chain, crossbody or top handle
Interior
Fully lined, holds cards, cash, lipstick, keys
Print technique
Hand block printed, Rajasthan, India
Production
Small batch, Rajasthan, India
Vegan
Yes, no animal products

Care

The Porto is hand block printed cotton on an ivory ground. Light grounds require more careful handling than darker fabrics.

To clean, press gently with a soft damp cloth on the exterior. Do not hand wash, machine wash, tumble dry, or dry clean. Keep perfume spray and makeup away from the fabric directly. Avoid prolonged direct sunlight as natural dyes on ivory grounds can shift with overexposure. When not in use, stuff lightly to maintain the structured form and store in a cool dry place, ideally in the Gullye dust bag.

Shipping & Returns

Shipping

  • Dispatches in 1–2 business days.
  • U.S. delivery typically 2–7 days (FedEx Ground).
  • Tracking is emailed at dispatch.

Returns

  • Returns accepted within 14 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging.

FAQs

Why is it called The Porto?
Porto, Portugal is famous for its azulejo tiles hand-painted blue and white ceramic panels that cover the city's walls, churches, and stations. The cobalt botanical print on this bag carries the same visual language: blue on white, botanical motifs, made by hand. The name is not borrowed. It is earned by the print.
What is hand block printing?
Hand block printing is one of India's oldest textile traditions. A design is carved into a block of teak wood, dipped in dye, and pressed into fabric by hand, one impression at a time. The cobalt botanical print on The Porto is achieved entirely through this process. Every repeat is placed by the printer's eye and hand. No machine guides it.
What fits inside?
The Porto is a considered mini bag. At 5 inches wide and 4.5 inches tall it holds the essentials: cards, folded cash, lipstick, keys, and a compact phone. It is designed to carry what the moment needs and nothing it does not.
How do I wear it?
Two ways. Attach the gold-tone chain and wear it crossbody for ease through the day. Or remove the chain and carry it by the top handle as a structured mini bag. The ivory ground works across every season and every wardrobe. It does not need to match. It leads.
Will my bag look exactly like the one in the photos?
Very close, but not identical. Because each print impression is made by hand, minor variations in colour depth, leaf definition, and pattern placement exist between pieces. On a blue and white botanical print, those variations are what make the piece feel crafted rather than manufactured.
Is it vegan?
Yes. The Porto is made entirely from hand block printed cotton with a soft cotton lining. The chain strap is gold-tone metal. No animal products are used anywhere in its construction.

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The Story Behind

  • In Porto, the tiles are everywhere. On church facades, on station walls, on the sides of ordinary houses in narrow streets that have not changed in two hundred years. The Portuguese call them azulejos and they have been making them since the fifteenth century. Blue on white. Botanical motifs. Geometric borders. Each one hand-painted, each one placed by hand. Entire buildings become murals. The city becomes a surface for craft.

    In Rajasthan, the block printers have been doing something similar for just as long. A motif carved into teak wood, dipped in indigo-toned dye, pressed into white cotton one impression at a time. The botanical repeat on The Porto requires the printer to move across the full width of the fabric with consistent pressure, keeping the leaves and flowers aligned from one repeat to the next entirely from memory. The result is not a perfect repeat. It is a living one. Each press slightly different from the last.

    These two traditions have never spoken to each other. Rajasthan and Porto are separated by five thousand miles and entirely different histories of craft. And yet they arrived at the same conversation independently. Blue on white. Botanical. Made by hand. Built to outlast the moment it was created in. The Porto holds that conversation in five inches of structured cotton.

    Some objects carry one place inside them. This one carries two.

    Two traditions. One object. Carry both.