Some handbags can carry things. Others carry your story.
Kyū is based on that difference!
kyū was started on a simple concept by two Lebanese women, who decided to make something beautiful out of forgotten materials. They examined pieces of cloth, old surfaces, and unused leather, and realized the possibility. Every one of their works is not just handmade. It’s reborn.
At the heart of kyū‘s world are their unique handbags and purses, each one named after a galaxy, each one whispering its own story of creation, transformation, and light.
The Philosophy of Transformation
All kyū works begin with an interrogative:
What do you think we could make out of what we gave little thought?
The question turned out to be the heartbeat of this brand. kyū uses upcycled taffeta and upcycled vegan leather to develop new bold designs that represent the purpose and individuality.
Their handbags are in limited editions, and each one is slightly different in feel or shade. The differences are not the flaws. They’re fingerprints. Both inscriptions of the hands that made them and the histories sewn into their hems.
The designers of kyū feel that fashion is something meaningful. It is supposed to be you, unapologetically you, a bit of the universe, a bit of disorder, always light-filled.
The Condor S – A Shape in Motion
Small. Sleek. Strong.
The Condor S is based on the Condor Galaxy, the location of movement and equilibrium. Its form is in the same rhythm, its lines are sharp, its movement is soft and light falls of metal that capture the light.
It is crafted in black upcycled vegan leather with a deep purple taffeta interior and seems to be night sky against starlight. The detachable strap makes it look like a crossbody within a few seconds into a handbag or clutch.
Every item is crafted in Lebanon incorporating functionality and an audacious nonchalance. It is not a bag but a companion that follows its owner wherever they go in life.
The MensaH – The Fast, the Free and the Fearless
Some bags fit your outfit.
The MensaH is lifestyle friendly.
Made out of luxurious faux leather of rich and beautiful burgundy, this multitasking crossbody-handbag can go with you throughout the day and night. In the evening there is the chain handle, in the daytime the strap of leather. Its waterproof lining and two card holders make everything in order.
It is small, but it is not packed with essentials only. It carries purpose.
The MensaH is produced one by one by the local artisans in Lebanon with recycled materials. None are the same, minute differences in the stitching or the tone make each of the ones individual. An insidious message about the fact that being unique does not mean being outstanding. It’s about staying true.
The Centaurus A – Two Worlds Collide
The Centaurus A galaxy in space was formed as a result of a collision in the universe.
When kyū has it in its hands, the same tale becomes the Centaurus A Handbag, a symbol of contrast and harmony.
The exterior of it is made of a bold and timeless black vegan leather and the interior is made of a sparkly purple. The twin chain caters to mirror the convergent trajectories of two galaxies, a meeting point between power and beauty.
This bag isn’t made to shout. It is a mumble, an archaic, mysterious sound. Every stitch is a salutation to the art of the Lebanese artisans who work with recycled materials and shape them into an art.
Centaurus A makes you remember: there are cases when such beauty was created by chaos.
The Hoag O – Sculptural Beauty
There are bags. Then there’s art you can carry.
The shape of the Hoags O Handbag is a circle redefined; the shape is based on the rare ring galaxy beyond Hoag’s Object. The metal dark handle sweeps beautifully around supple upcycled leather. The inside is covered with purple taffeta giving it an airing of color.
It is strong and it is made by hand in Lebanon using up cycled materials. There is a little variation of the curve of each handle, every fold has its own rhythm.
The Hoag’s O isn’t about trends. It’s about presence. The type that makes heads turn in vain.
The Triangulum – Beauty in Being Spartan.
Triangulum Handbag is that silent man in the room, the one who does not require any prodding to possess it.
It is made of vegan leather that is upcycled, which is smooth, angular, and infinitely versatile. You can carry it with you as a clutch or carry it with a slight chain strap. Its magnetic flap ensures complete security and the purple interior provides a touch of warmth that is non-obvious.
It is ideal in the evening, but easy enough to wear on a daily basis. Every work is a handcrafted one, each work somewhat dissimilar, as stars in a night sky.
The Triangulum demonstrates that even simplicity can be impressive when it is done properly.
The Spiral of Grace – The Circinus.
Circinus Shoulder Bag is named after a spiral galaxy, which is light and movable. It is also designed according to the same flow.
Sensitive chains wind round and round its black vegan leather body. There is a faint glow of a purple lining inside, as of the heart of a galaxy. An easy-going stylish look is retained with a magnetic flap to hold your necessities hidden.
The Circinus is a small but full of character handmade object in Lebanon. Every bag possesses its own feel, its own legend- a reflection of hands which made it and of stars that told it.
This isn’t fast fashion. It’s slow creation.
Why the kyū Handbags are different?
You pick up a kyū handbag and you can feel it at a glance, weight, texture, taking care.
They aren’t mass-produced. They are made by craftsmen, each one of them. They are built to last, fashionably speaking and narratively. Every bag benefits local work in Lebanon, providing the forgotten materials with a second use and artisans.
The handbags made by kyū do not only appear sustainable. They are eco-friendly- material wise to conscious production. And in a world that seeks perfection, kyū tells us that beauty is imperfect, in little blemishes that show us that something that was not created by machines was created by a human being.
Aesthetic of kyū – A Universe Within.
The only thing that can unite all these designs is not only their names of galaxies. It’s their shared soul.
kyū‘s unique handbags and purses exist in the space between imagination and responsibility. They embrace personality and respect the earth. Both of them narrate a story of evolution – of scrap to sculpture, of forgotten to unforgettable.
These are bags belonging to the dreamers, the wanderers, the thinkers. These are those who perceive beauty in the unusual and narratives in the heavens.
We live in a fast-paced world, where fashion often loses its roots. But kyū slows it down.
Each stitch, each crease, each flaw is a reminder to us that there is nothing as luxurious as a creation that does not scream. It is able to speak, and be heard.
When you carry a kyū handbag, you are not carrying an accessory; you carry a narrative, a little world of art, moral, and feeling.
A hint at the fact that it is not made by machines is really unique. It’s made by hand.
