Women's Niki Babouche Slippers | Size: 36

Women's Niki Babouche Slippers | Size: 36Calla Haynes travels around France to find vintage Berber rugs to upcycle into her one of a kind slippers. In the case of this Niki Babouche pair, the fabric is sourced just for ABASK. She sees the process as a form of double recycling, as the rugs made from recycled textiles are then repurposed once more into footwear. They are handcrafted in Morocco by skilled weavers and shoemakers, where details such as lambskin linings and soles are added. Due to

a stainless steel measure

while pops of gold-tone detailing further elevate it

is exclusive to ABASK

coincidentally from the 1950s

Each piece is exemplary of traditional French design

Ferro Toso Barovier’s name is synonymous with Murano glass

riffing ironically on one of its many uses

Spotlighting a seamless colour gradient

the founders refer to their home as ‘little Tibet’ due to the high volume of Tibetan refugees working there

is created using traditional Japanese hand-carving techniques

The design is hand-stitched onto 19th-century linen – a repurposed vintage fabric – that’s been modernised to retell age-old crafting stories

Elie Bleu’s workshop on the outskirts of Paris brings together the finest craftspeople