The name of the brand comes from the founder and designer Michael Andrew Saiger. His retro collections are handmade, inspired by military coins, cartridges, fisher utensils.
The MIANSAI philosophy is the more worn, the better. “Every piece has its own rich history,” says Michael. “All my designs, especially the more controversial ones, are meant to get people talking. It’s almost like the pieces themselves have a secret or a story to tell. Keeping that in mind, I try to find each relic in its natural habitat. That way it maintains a raw integrity, a quality I hold high when I create my designs.”
One of the fans of the brand is Cisco Adler, American musician and former frontman for the band Whitestarr. http://www.life.com
More about Miansai at http://www.miansai.com
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