Imo Shochu Design Bottle Bag

Imo Shochu Design Bottle Bag By Kagomania

These handy bottle carry bags were made for the Kagomania brand of Motohiro Waki.

Depicting the quintessential drink of Kagoshima in south Japan: potato distilled shochu spirit, they represent a piece of local identity. As well as a way to transport a bottle.

The bags are 32.5cm x 17.5cm and weigh 70g

The modern stories and identity of Kagoshima are told in the work of Motohiro Waki and his Kagomania brand. A designer, illustrator and observer of his home region, Waki makes work characterised by its humour and bold lines in drawing scenes from history and local geography. Waki frequently draws an expressive Saigo Takamori, the complex folk hero of the late Satsuma era, together with his dog Tsun for example. Alongside volcanoes, daikon radishes and other symbols recognisable of Kagoshima - Waki's work provides contemporary narration of what it means to have roots in old Satsuma.