The 30 Mini Canvas – Night time (left) and CHALET Tee – White (proper)
After introducing the MIKI bag in 4 colourways, atelier MERANDI has quietly gained traction amongst these drawn to its exact types and refined detailing. Now, just a few months later, the rising model is getting ready for its debut at Tranoï Paris this October — and with it, a second silhouette: the 30 Mini Canvas Bag.
If the MIKI laid the muse; the 30 builds on it — not by shifting path, however by increasing it. We caught up with MERANDI’s founders, Kate Socatiyanurak and Grace Tungpanitansook, to study extra concerning the which means behind this new design, and what it alerts for the model’s evolution.
Let’s begin with the 30. What sort of bag is it — and who’s it for?
“It’s a bag designed with subtlety — for individuals who transfer quietly however with intention,” says one of many founders. “We imagined somebody who doesn’t want their bag to be loud, however nonetheless needs it to say one thing. In a fast-moving conspicuous world, good refined style is uncommon. The 30 is gentle but structured in its design, refined however unforced. It’s the type of piece you carry each day, and nonetheless come to love and recognize totally different particulars of the bag.
What’s behind the title “30”?
For the title, we didn’t overthink it — each of us have been born on the thirtieth, so it’s a quiet nod to that. However past the quantity, it felt becoming for a design that’s rooted in utility. 30 (years) is type of a threshold between youth and maturity. We’re each on the age quickly approaching that quantity as properly. This bag holds that steadiness.
How does it differ from the MIKI?
The MIKI was architectural — compact, clear, extra intentional. The 30 opens issues up. Made in premium cotton canvas and grained leather-based, complemented with our signature V hidden in its stitching, it’s nonetheless fairly architectural however softer and extra fluid in form. There’s additionally a wood ball attraction — which, though is quiet, it brings heat to the bag, each in materials and in motion because the ball swings gently whereas in use. Nevertheless, we want to stress once more that this isn’t an ornamental bag, it’s presupposed to mix in with its environment. This doesn’t imply that each element can’t have a which means.
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The MIKI Bag – Alpine Sky (left) and The 30 Mini Canvas – Day (proper)
Isn’t it so quickly to introduce a second design? As your model is just three months outdated?
Not likely, I imply there wasn’t any rush with designing anyway. We have now developed this bag and been utilizing it ourselves for a very long time. We additionally wish to rapidly reinforce our standpoint, so a second silhouette helps anchor the id of the model. It exhibits that MERANDI isn’t about this one sure form — however a sure approach of seeing, designing, and making. MERANDI stems from the Latin phrase, Modus Operandi in any case — it means a specific approach of doing one thing. That’s what we categorical, not essentially a “trend” trend model.
You’re already getting ready for Tranoï Paris. How are you approaching that?
We see it as an introduction to MERANDI’s design language. Typically you don’t want labels — you don’t need to name it a bag, a model, a designer. MERANDI merely is, and we’re who we’re. Displaying in Paris, our purpose is to reach with readability. With the MIKI and the 30 aspect by aspect, along with just a few foundational wardrobe staples, we will inform a fuller story and provides more room to specific our id. Our signature V-mark runs by way of every little thing — from luggage to ready-to-wear, just like the neckline element on the Villa Lengthy Sleeve High.
What is going to individuals see at your sales space?
We’re displaying each silhouettes, the MIKI in our core AW25 colorways — Vanilla, Walnut, Alpine Sky, and Nori, and a preview of recent Spring/Summer time 2026 tones — alongside the 30 Day and Night time Canvas Bag. The SS26 palette brings lighter hues and refined shifts in materiality. The MIKI may even seem in sudden fabrications that reveal a distinct aspect of its character however nonetheless true to its kind. The sales space, like us, will converse in quiet particulars.
What’s subsequent for MERANDI after Paris?“
We’re exploring new shapes, refining revolutionary supplies, and adjusting the main points that most individuals may not discover — however we do. In a approach, we’re in a rush and never in a rush on the identical time. There’s urgency in our imaginative and prescient, however not in our tempo. Years of founding and proudly owning a enterprise have taught us which you can’t let stress have an effect on your precision.
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