They “mark” leather goods with personalised art, turning bags, wallets and such into one-of-a-kind creations for their owners. CNA Luxury takes a look at what they do.
As a pioneer of marquage in Southeast Asia, Sim is a prominent name among those who practice the art here, and has been at it since 2009. As expected, her services are highly sought after – she currently has a two-year-long wait list.
Her marquage style clearly reflects her artistic inclinations – Sim specialises in Pop art in the Superflat style, a postmodern art movement started by Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, referring to paintings made in flat block colours that have no gradient.“There is a particular aesthetic I created that I really like – I named it 'Imperfect Symmetry'.
“I’d received commission requests to paint on supercars such as a Lamborghini and Ferrari, but actually havent gotten around to working on one as I feel very strongly about not wanting to paint the usual cartoon characters . "Designing for bags comes naturally for me, and I do take time to make sure the painted designs look like they were originally ‘born’ with the creation of each bag, fresh out of the fashion house,” she said.Others, like Koh, stumbled into marquage and discovered a passion for it. An Industrial Design graduate, Koh’s career background is in hospitality design, as well as product development in real estate. The path on which she was on took a turn when the COVID-19 pandemic came along.
Three years into making a career out of marquage, and she’s built up quite a portfolio of works. The most challenging commission to her so far is an MCM backpack, on which her client wanted art based on the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings.
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