The Artisan Journal

How to Wear a Woven Bag All Year Round

A junco woven bag doesn't belong to summer. Here's how to wear one through autumn layers, winter coats, spring dressing, and the warmer months in between — with specific looks and colour notes for ...

What Happens to a Junco Bag After Two Years

Two years of real use: how a junco reed bag ages, what changes in the weave and colour, how to reshape it, and why it looks better for being carried.

Why a Woven Bag Belongs in Every Season

A woven bag isn't a seasonal piece. The same junco bag that works at the Saturday market looks equally right at dinner — and better at three years than most bags at six months. Three bags worth kno...

Junco Reed: The Peruvian Material Behind Every Orange Inca Bag

Junco is a water reed that grows along Peru's Pacific coast. It's harvested by hand, dried in the sun, and woven into bags that are lighter and more durable than most natural fibres. Here's the mat...

Handcrafted, One-of-a-Kind: Why Pieces Like Ours Are Being Recognised

Orange Inca was featured in The Australian Women's Weekly. Here's what that moment represents — and why handcrafted, one-of-a-kind pieces are finding their audience.

Are Raffia Bags Durable? Junco vs Raffia, and What Actually Lasts

Yes, raffia is durable for a leaf fibre — but the woven bags still going after several years usually aren't raffia. Junco is a reed, and it fails differently.

The Bag That Started It All: The Story Behind the Playa

The Playa was the bag that started Orange Inca — a handwoven junco tote from Peru. Now updated with refined straps and a matching coin purse, it's still the piece that best captures what we set out...

The Story Behind Our Gran Fiesta: How a Handwoven Tote Became a Movement

The Gran Fiesta started as a single handwoven junco tote — bold, naturally dyed, made in Peru. Here’s how it evolved into a full collection of totes, crossbody bags, and coin purses, and why the Na...