Updated On: 25 August, 2024 09:23 AM IST | Mumbai | Team SMD
For the uninitiated, Dutch painter Piet Mondrian’s ‘Neoplasticism’ around 1914 represented a universal language through abstraction, capturing the essence of nature and human experience

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Compiled by Debjani Paul, Anadya Narain and Anand Singh
Art meets fashion in the geometric glamour of primary colours and clean lines with De Stijl-inspired handbags from the slow fashion brand Tokiké. These minimalist pieces in the Jack In The Block collection by Creative Director Riyaz Merchant break away from the usual neutrals and plain block colours to draw inspiration from the De Stijl movement, which he encountered in the logos of railway stations during his trip to Italy. Merchant found a sophisticated madness in Mondrian’s art, reflecting the essence of De Stijl, and infused it with a Tokiké twist to create unique pieces for creators to make their own.