The Ensis
The Ensis bag is the result of a collaboration between Lies Mertens and designer Jonas Van Put, bringing together the precision of leather-working with the sculptural logic of furniture design. It belongs to our Shell Collection, an ongoing exploration of volume created through folds and pattern-making rather than traditional bag construction.
Each edition of the Ensis is released in a limited run, with every bag individually numbered.
Stories behind the bag
The Forest
Charcoal & Shells
The Beach, shells and other discoveries
Remnant project, uniting artisanship with a zero-waste vision
The Ensis, a collaboration with Jonas Van Put
Coming home at Patina
Unfold, the making of the Oyster bag
A glimpse into our Antwerp atelier
Sunflower, a color dedicated to Komop tegen Kanker, in collaboration with Achtvazen
Franco in his Italian production atelier
Traditionally handcrafted leather, a visit to our tannery Richard Hoffmans
The space around galerist Sofie Van de Velde
La Provence
Patina, a guesthouse above our atelier
The Romance Reader, a collaboration with JANUE
The MycaNova® collection, a Belgian vegan leather alternative made from mycelium
The coincidence of bumping into beautiful things, a closer look at LSP
the Casper bag
the Ed bag
5 years Lies Mertens
Winetour II: Winebar ONA
The material VEGEA: from grape waste to wine bag
Winetour I: Weingut Daniel & Bianka
Les Arcades du lac
A moment with artist Isabel Fredeus
The bag as a canvas, a collaboration with Shirley Villavicencio Pizango
the Lien bag
How the William backpack is made
A view on leather and its alternatives by sustainability expert Laurens de Meyer
The Eline bag
The Camiel bag
the cmmc bag
