Canvas Bag Midnight Star

Paperblanks Canvas Bag Midnight Star – Cairo Atelier

Durable, stylish and reusable cotton bags with iconic Paperblanks designs

A brilliant 16th-century Cairo workshop is responsible for this 12-pointed star design. Though the atelier’s name has been lost to history, the detailed pattern and fine materials used show why books from that workshop were so highly prized. Today the original binding can be found at the Museum Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf, Germany.

The most important things about the Midnight Star canvas bag from Paperblanks at a glance:

Dimensions: 38×38×9 cm
Material: Cotton canvas
Extra: Interior zippered pocket

About the design Midnight Star – Cairo Atelier:

Original Art: Gold-tooled leather book binding
Era: 1500s
Region: Cairo, Egypt

Gaze into the cosmos with this astral-inspired pattern. Like an exploding supernova, the gold tooling and embellishments burst off the surface of our Midnight Star design.

A celebrated Cairo workshop is responsible for this 12-pointed star binding, originally crafted in the early 1500s. At that time Cairo and Damascus, under the rule of Mamluks (1250–1517), were at the centre of Islamic book binding and trade. Cairo itself had been home to a paper mill since the 11th century. The leather used for this gold embellished cover would have been imported from the Arabian Peninsula or North African Maghreb. And though the name of the original atelier has been lost to history, the detailed and intricate pattern adorning these fine materials shows why books from this workshop were – and continue to be – so highly prized.