Tote bag, Hilma af Klint Childhood No. 1

A foldable tote bag featuring Hilma af Klint’s Group IV, The Ten Largest, No. 1, Childhood from 1907. The monumental work, around 3.2 × 2.4 metres, transforms childhood into a vibrant world of flowers, spirals and mysterious symbols in pink, white and gold against deep blue. Hilma af Klint believed her abstract paintings were guided by spiritual forces, recording ideas she felt came from a higher consciousness. She created all ten enormous paintings in the series in just 40 days, painting them on paper rather than canvas. She made her first abstract works in Stockholm in 1906, years before Kandinsky, Mondrian, Delaunay and Malevich explored abstraction. The bag carries up to 20 kg, weighs just 55 g and folds into a small zip pocket or rolls up with an elastic strap.

Material – The bag is made of recycled polyester taffeta, giving old textiles a new life. It is sewn from a single piece of fabric for extra strength, and the pocket is made from the fabric cut away between the handles.

Care – Hand washing is recommended to preserve the water-resistant finish. The bag can also be machine washed at 30 °C in a laundry bag, so that fibres do not end up in the wastewater.

• Size: Bag 50 × 42 cm, pocket 12 × 12 cm, handles 27 cm, elastic strap 7 cm
• Carrying capacity: 20 kg
• Weight: 55 g
• Material: 100% recycled polyester taffeta, certified to RCS (Recycled Claim Standard) and STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX®
• Artist: Hilma af Klint, Group IV, The Ten Largest, No. 1, Childhood, 1907
• Brand: LOQI