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Dare to discover: a traveller’s best friend Ceannis, pronounced ‘sia-niss’, is a globetrotter’s very best friend. International jet-setters, functional fashion fans and well-travelled individuals with exquisite taste have entrusted this Swedish design brand with its handbag needs for years – and it is no wonder why. By Bella Qvist | Photos: Helén P
We all know what it is like: rummaging through your handbag or briefcase to find passports, phones, keys or fitting a laptop, tablet and their leads on top of everything else in your hand luggage. It can be a real struggle but, as it turns out, Scandinavian design house Ceannis Living Accessories has been producing a solution to this headache for years. Founder and CEO Ann-Louise Andrén set up the business in Hong Kong in 1988. Inspired by the colours, the materials and ultimately the possibilities of the city, she followed in her milliner moth-
er’s footsteps when she began selling accessories combining style and functionality. Today Ceannis’ products are sold in boutiques, department stores and airports worldwide, and it is clear that the traveller is at the heart of the brand’s ideology. “I love to travel,” says Andrén. “To travel is to dare to turn a corner and to see the possibilities. If you don’t dare, you don’t discover.” Anyone who owns a Ceannis product will discover that they ooze quality. They are made of materials from the world’s finest suppliers and yet
The bags, which are tested to the highest standards, are made using the finest-quality leather.
they are available at a reasonable price, making them hugely popular across all ages. You will no doubt have seen their bags, pillows, quilts and more featured in your favourite fashion, design and homeware magazines. “Once you’ve bought one of our bags, you get it – and you return for another,” says Ann-Louise Andrén, citing a Swedish magazine editor who praised the Bucket Bag in one of her columns. It had managed to do the one thing no other bag had done for her: it helped her find her keys. The Bucket Bag has been a firm favourite for years, and recently the design house also launched a new backpack, another huge hit. The fact that they are light and come with additional straps for personal customisation of course adds to their attraction. Next time you find yourself struggling to find a boarding card, make a mental note to visit Ceannis. It is high time more of us dare to discover that we do not have to choose between style and functionality.
In addition to making much-loved bags, Ceannis produces interior design – with panache.
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