Andrea Valentini began designing lifestyle bags and jewelry in 2007. Andrea, a successful interior architect, developed furniture and furnishings from unconventional materials, which inspired her to create her own signature textiles. Her first textile, the ‘bump’, was inspired by egg crate foam. When New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) asked Andrea to design a computer bag in her signature ‘bump’ fabric, a new venture was born. Andrea used her signature textile to launch her first collection of lifestyle bags for women and men. Less than five years after launching her first collection, Valentini has cultivated an iconic up-and-coming American brand.

Andrea Valentini now creates versatile, durable lifestyle bags with a sophisticated edge and jewelry that complements the same essence. She transformed her industrial ‘bump’ fabric into useable art for everyday living and has since created several other textural fabrics. Valentini’s fabrics are handmade in Rhode Island and her northeastern manufacturers take great pride in the quality and long lifespan of her products. The defining spirit of the Andrea Valentini brand is quality, style, sustainability, and innovation.

BUMP MATERIAL

Is a custom textile developed exclusively for and by Andrea Valentini. Bump is tactile, soft, lightweight, water and stain resistant, foam-based, molded fabric. Each season, Andrea Valentini creates new colors and textures for the brand. The molding process makes each variation of the bump textile unique. Therefore, each texture represents its own character when constructed into its final form.

DURABILITY

After developing the bump textile for many years, Andrea Valentini has created an innovative, protective, lightweight and durable products, which have been featured in many design and fashion publications. The bump material will not tear, run, or rip with normal everyday use.

QUALITY & STYLE

Andrea Valentini lifestyle bags are trimmed with the finest calfskin leathers,  Napa leathers, or vinyl piping. Bags are finished with custom hardware and feature contrasting color lining for an easy site into the interior. Each bag features multiple interior pockets for everyday essentials. The size and amount of pockets ranges according to the style of bag. Typically, there is one large zipper pocket, two smaller interior pockets, and one business card holder.

INNOVATION

By mixing materials like Italian leathers and industrial contract fabrics, Andrea bridges the gap between industries to create products that transcend the worlds of fashion and architecture. Her ‘sculptural textiles’ are like no other material because they are created with her signature process and technique for manufacturing. Inspired by the human connection, Andrea’s purpose through design is to teach people to see their environment again for the first time and question what they’re seeing.