The Linkey Nounours brings back childhood memories. This leather key ring takes the rounded silhouette of a teddy bear, its little ears, its soft muzzle. It is born from the leather offcuts of our gloves, assembled by hand to recapture the tenderness of a favourite cuddly toy. On a set of keys, a bag or a phone case, it keeps a little softness close at hand. Designed by Maison Agnelle, French glovemaker since 1937.
I picture it on a new mother's bag, or slipped into a birth gift box as a very first present. On an understated leather bag, it adds an unexpected lightness. For grown-ups who stay young at heart, it's the softest of our key rings.
The Agnelle ateliers were founded in 1937 in Saint-Junien, France’s “City of the Leather Glove”. The same craftsmanship continues to this day there, inscribing and galvanizing the Agnelle name in its time. For three generations, three visionary and determined women have transmitted the same savoir-faire for the production of the world’s most beautiful glove collections.
Agnelle remains to this day a discreet partner to the greatest fashion labels. In 2006, Agnelle was recognized as a “Living Heritage Enterprise" and since 2011, Agnelle is registered in UNESCO’s “Métiers d’Arts Rares.”
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Today, Agnelle, a family business, continues to advocate delicate, infinitely precise work, the slow pace of which is a sign of unfailing quality.