MAiS RUBBERISED SIDE TOTE
$260.00
Order: takes two weeks + shipping
A minimalist bag, natural rubberised cotton, rubberised cord handle, constructed with latex seams.
W 27CM x H 45CM
57CM STRAP
100% NATIVE NATURAL RUBBER FROM LEGAL AMAZONIA.
MADE IN MATO GROSSO, LEGAL AMAZONIA, BRAZIL
ALL PRODUCTS ARE MADE BY HAND. EACH IS UNIQUE. THERE WILL BE SOME VARIATION IN SIZE AND MEASUREMENTS
THIS PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ORDER, THIS IS A LIMITED RELEASE
ABOUT MAiS
MAiS is a collaborative project initiated in 2025 between designers Molly Younger, Flavia Amadeu, and a community of female rubber tapper artisans, Flores da Seringueira in Mato Grosso, Legal Amazon, Brazil.
MAiS (more, much Portuguese) reflects the project’s ethos of collaboration, union, and continuous research for new modes of expression using Amazonian natural latex.
The women of Flores da Seringueira (Flowers of the Rubber Tree) are part of COOPSOB, the Cooperative of Rubber Producers in Mato Grosso. Historically, these women worked alongside their husbands as rubber tappers, but remained anonymous and unrecognised, since only men were considered official members of the cooperative. Through a series of workshops led by Flavia Amadeu in 2022-2023, the women transformed their expectations of natural latex, from an industrial commodity to an expressive material. Molly Younger joined in 2025, leading to the foundation of MAiS.