How Mschf Combined Iconic Hermès, Dior, Balenciaga and Celine Silhouettes for Its ‘Global Supply Chain Telephone’ Handbag

All the world’s a global supply chain to Kevin Wiesner and Lukas Bentel, co-chief creative officers of the viral art collective, Mschf. “I think a lot of people are tapped into [the global supply chain] without realizing the degree to which they’re tapped into it,” Wiesener exclusively told WWD. “Even just the fact that I could set up a drop shipping business tomorrow if I wanted to. That’s me using the one tool that connects us all, the global supply chain.” Mschf’s Global Supply Chain Telephone Handbag. This one tool is the center of Mschf’s latest release: the Global Supply Chain Telephone Handbag. Retailing for $650 on globalsupplychaintelephone.com starting Feb. 21, the surrealist satchel is a mashup of popular designer silhouettes including the Hermès Birkin, the Dior Saddlebag and Celine’s Luggage tote. To achieve the handbag’s unique design, Wiesner and Bentel sent intentionally vague instructions to four leather-working factories around the globe. Many prototypes were produced, but only one made the final cut. “The goal here was to have all the creative decisions made by the factory and remove us from the process as much as possible,” Wiesener said. “That happens when there aren’t specifications from the design side, the client side in this case,

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