Comments on: Interview: Carlos Falchi – Artist and Designer

By: jorge mourao

jorge mourao — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:15:50 +0000

Salve Carlos!
Since those difficult days in the seventies there was no doubt about your talent and sucess.
After years rediscovering Brasil in Porto Seguro, I´m back in Rio organizing the ARCHIVOS IMPOSSIBLES for a retrospective expo. Some photos of that atelier in Madison Ave. will be on. Would like to re-contact you personally. please send e-mail/tel. Abração

By: Lmo

Lmo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:50:55 +0000

I just wanted to share some first hand info about Carlos. I have worked for him for a few years and he is a wonderful man. An incredible designer- with an amazing eye and full of creativity! The office is a family environment- and always full of fun! He really wants everyone to enjoy their job, treats them great, has a wonderful family– and it makes you want to work even harder! Not to mention the bags are beautiful- and made right here in our office! It is so cool- and I think everyone should have a CF bag- it is $$ well spent and you will have it for the rest of your life! I hope everyone gets to meet him someday!

By: eorchid

eorchid — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:06:29 +0000

Great interview; thanks to Megs and Vlad for sharing this! I really admire that Carlos Falchi does not stray from his humble beginnings of using scraps to make art/handbags. What a true artist and a true ‘green’ capitalist!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:37:36 +0000

He is an artist, whose canvas is his handbags

By: Staley09

Staley09 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:24:46 +0000

A truly inspiring story! I love his handbags!

By: Brenda Giguere

Brenda Giguere — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:07:38 +0000

I enjoyed this interview. Among other things, it reminded me why I love the art of the handbag… and stories of success, too!

By: izabella

izabella — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:52:30 +0000

Great interview!The bags are very beautiful!!!! thank you Vlad and Meg!!!

By: janeh

janeh — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:51:17 +0000

What a fascinating man and interesting interview……thank you!

By: Veronika Becker

Veronika Becker — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:26:13 +0000

Hi! I recently purchased my first Carlos Falchi bag from Neiman Marcus. It is the crushed lamb poof bag and it is absolutely to die for. Such a gorgeous piece of art. About 4 or 5 years ago, I passed on a motorcycle bag that I saw on the Neiman’s catalog. That bag has haunted me for years. Since becoming a member of the purse forum, I have collected Louis Vuitton extensively. However, after finally taken the plunge to the Carlos Falchi crushed lamb, I have decided to branch out and discover other fabulous designers. Thank you purse forum Meg and Vlad for publishing this interview! Veronika

By: Merve

Merve — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:11:24 +0000

It seems he was really put on earth to do what he does. You can understand it from the passion with which he speaks and the amount he gets involved. I would prefer to give money to buy one of his bags than one from a massive house with a huge production line.

By: ronnie

ronnie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:33:56 +0000

i love the interview. got to know the designer that i love so much. the bags are awesome, and i would love to win one, since money is so tight, and i could use is desperately!!!!! please, pleae, please………

By: armbasket

armbasket — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:23:23 +0000

I had the opportunity to meet Carlos in person and he is everything as you have described him – a first class professional and a wonderful person. His handbag products are to die for, and he manages to cover various price ranges, from microfiber to exotics.

By: Eva

Eva — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:21:12 +0000

great interview! – love his way of using everything and let nothing go to waste

By: Beth

Beth — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:44:24 +0000

Thank you for publishing this lovely interview! Mr. Falchi did a line that he marketed on QVC about 10 years ago and I used to love watching him make his personal appearances. He was so creative and entertaining and gracious. In those years there may not have been so much pressure from the tv shopping channels for their high-end designers to cut cost corners for the mass market. I splurged and purchased an amazing all shearling Carlos Falchi bag from QVC. It was a limited edition — pure, undyed, untreated shearling. Imagine a huge pouch with the shearling fur on the inside and the “raw” suede on the outside. Fabulous! Alas, it was an enormous bag and I ended up selling it just a few years ago. Thanks for the memories….!

By: Megs

Megs — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:46:42 +0000

Jane –

I will follow up and look into it. I don’t see why anyone would lie… I really do not think he would, but I will ask. Where did you get your info from?

By: Vlad

Vlad — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 20:11:32 +0000

jane, while I appreciate your input, I will tend to rather side with the word of a person I actually met, instead of a comment posted anonymously.

By: Thais

Thais — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 18:30:34 +0000

It’s good to see a talent from my country doing so many beatiful things. It’s a pity he doesn’t come to Brazil as much anymore.

By: gaga4bags

gaga4bags — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:01:52 +0000

I met Falchi at a personal appearance at Neiman’s in the DC area. He was a very lovely person and the bags are beautiful. For the price though, I would have expected a suede lining. The quality of the Jimmy Choo exotics is comparable and better constructed imo for the same price.

By: Vlad

Vlad — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 09:01:28 +0000

Evster, the hand-painted bag you mentioned costs $1570 (all thumbnails are clickable for more info!). Inquire here for availability:

http://www.carlosfalchionline.com/contactus

By: Evster

Evster — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:28:59 +0000

Thanks for doing this great interview! and do you happen to know how much the painted python bag on page 3 costs?? And where I can lay my hands on one? Even my boyfriend who was next to me reading a mag said.. “whoa.. WOW thats great.”