The Luxus Elephant Small in Gold & Platinum carries exactly the same surface as its larger counterpart — flat silver sequins and fine gold bugle beads, hand-applied across every surface — but the smaller form gives the work a different quality. At 14 × 18 cm, the density of the sequins and beads reads as more concentrated, the whole piece more compact and self-contained. The tail ends in a small gold tassel. The soles and reverse of the ears are plain amber velvet.
Designed in Germany and made by hand in India, to Drechsel's own specifications.
Dimensions: 14H × 18L cm
Hand-applied sequins and bugle beads on silk velvet.
ABOUT the MAKER
Anke Drechsel
Anke Drechsel has worked from her atelier in Karlsruhe since 1986, designing silk velvet cushions and home textiles that are made entirely by hand in India. Each piece is dyed to her own colour specifications and embroidered on the frame by skilled artisans, a process that is slow by intention, and visible in the result. Tessuti carries a curated selection of Drechsel's cushions and decorative objects: plain velvets finished with fringe, and embroidered pieces worked in silk thread on grounds that shift with the light. These are things made to be lived with.
