METHOD X DENHAM: TRUNK FOR A TRAVELLING TAILOR

‘A Virtuoso piece of contemporary craftsmanship...combining a very down-to-earth and practical understanding of the project with their own remarkable conceptual sensitivity’ Liam Maher, Design Director, DENHAM Working closely with the design team at cult Dutch jeanswear label DENHAM, we created our own modern interpretation of the classic portmanteau steamer trunk. A trunk built from the finest natural materials - which, like the best selvedge denim, would age and develop a unique patina over time. A steamer trunk for a jeanmaker Drawing inspiration from birch-bark canoes and bi-plane wing construction, the lightweight, birch-skinned trunk contains over 600 meticulously interlocked components, all individually handcrafted. This piece was customised and detailed to evoke the symbolic journey of their very own Journeyman Jeanmaker - founder of Denham, Jason Denham – and featured a drop down work-surface, flexible tool straps, garment hanging space and a column of swivelling solid-ash accessory carousels. Using traditional woodworking joints an elegant framework of solid ash was created. This lightweight skeleton was skinned with 1.5mm thick birch before being knitted together with a series of black-Japanned steel engineering fixings. Hand- stitched leather edging was added to protect the four outward edges – the only parts allowed to touch the ground due to the trunk’s unique inwardly curving form. Thick leather handles, a protective flysheet of the finest Japanese selvedge denim, contrasting industrial hardware and stunning relief hand-carving from David Robinson further individualise the trunk; encapsulating Denham’s fundamental belief that The truth is in the details. Ash, birch, steel, iron, copper & selvedge denim