THE BRAND & THE PROCESS
“The details are not the details.
They make the design.”
Charles Eames
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Even before Orit Livnat founded ONE ONE FIVE, her successful career in marketing and branding took her around the world.
The colorful markets, ancient crafts, enigmatic symbols and local culture had lured Orit and whilst photographing and documenting her trips to far and exotic countries she followed her need to learn more about the people and cultures she encountered.
These intimate relationships and bonds with the local artists have driven Orit to pursue a new career.
ONE ONE FIVE is an accessories brand dedicated to the people and ancient crafts that tell the stories of colorful cultures. Like a delicate puzzle, Orit combines handpicked rich fabrics from remote villages with unique metal jewels and soft leathers, creating stunning limited edition accessories for the modern woman.
“The accessories I create afford me a deep connection to cultures, symbols, raw materials and traditional crafts that have almost disappeared from the world.
For me, this is an emotional and exciting journey that changes with each interaction with the artists I work with, and deeply affects the creation of each piece.
Indeed, each bag is a one-of-a-kind, personal expression of myself and of every craftsman hand-crafting the embroidery, the silverwork and the hand-printed fabrics.
Each unique handbag intertwines authentic crafts and memories, because no industrialized processes were used in their creation.
I would like my customers to feel connected to the artists and their stories when they carry my bags, giving them a strong sense of connecting tradition with modernity.
BLOCK PRINTING
“I design and produce my own unique prints for the 100% cotton fabrics used in my accessories.
In my designs I incorporate graphic elements and symbols to create a beautiful pattern. Each element is then etched onto a wooden block, dipped in sustainable pigment and hand-printed onto the fabric, which is left to dry for days in the natural sun light.
This laborious technique results in stunning original fabrics with small imperfections, found only in non-machine-made textiles”.
EMBROIDERY
Historically created by women, this textile technique is found in many ancient cultures. Embroidery was used as a means to tell stories, portray mythologies, and explain nature, passing on knowledge from generation to generation. Each intricate piece is woven together with another piece in order to create one big embroidered story. Added details such as mirrors, beads, coins and metallic threads all result in one-of-a-kind surfaces. “In my travels around the world, I source these handmade creations which are sold in remote markets, cutting and joining them to form a unique mosaic”.
JEWELRY
“I means of adornment and decoration, jewelry plays a big part of each culture’s story. I seek local indigenous craftsmen who create handmade jewelry to use in my designs.
The silver, brass, wooden or even gold-plated detailed jewelry is then fitted onto each accessory in a surprising and sometimes functional way
In my creations the intricate jewelry is no longer just decoration but an important feature of the bag.”
LEATHER
“Working with leather is as old as mankind. Producing a piece of exquisite soft leather requires a high level of expertise and knowledge which each culture developed regionally. I fell in love with the textures, suppleness and durability of leathers and choose to work only with local suppliers.
All leathers are tanned to create natural looking texture and dyed to match my earth-toned color pallet. The soft Napa leathers are incorporated into my bag design to give a luxurious look and feel to each piece, and add durability so my customers can enjoy my bags for many years”.
