Why We Create

To make objects that are carried forward, where form does not remain, but becomes. 


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Crafted With Story

ZHAUN BARRY is a contemporary accessories brand from South Cotabato,
the Land of the Dreamweavers, Philippines

Each piece begins in material.

Shaped through a process that moves with tradition, guided by it,
and carried forward through making.


Carried With Purpose

Our work is built through materials and modern form.

Abaca.
Contemporary Tboli weave.
Handcrafted brass with mother-of-pearl inlay.

Not applied as detail
but integral to form.

Chosen to carry forward.


Values

  • Craftsmanship

    No two pieces are made the same.
    Each carries the mark of the hand that shaped it.

    A black round handbag with a patterned front panel, a matching fabric zipper, and a black and gray scrunchie attached as a handle, resting on an iridescent seashell with the text 'Zhaun Barry' below.
  • Cultural Continuity

    Tradition moves through material and practice, carried forward in the act of making. 

    Black and white fashion photograph of a ballet dancer in a flowing dress, holding a designer clutch bag, with the name Zhong Barry at the bottom.
  • In Motion

    Shaped in the act of carrying.
    Form is not defined before it is lived.

    A handbag with a multicolored woven pattern, inches wide, set against a light gray, abstract background.