Vision behind Absent Findings

The Gallery Bag became a personal response to that repetition — a push toward something unmistakably original. With its fully patented silhouette, the Gallery Bag reimagines what a handbag can be: not just an accessory, but an object of design. Made from rich Tuscan leather and deadstock microfiber suede, it sits at the intersection of contrast and intention. Structured yet soft, familiar yet strange, every element is carefully considered — from its sculptural architecture to its signature top handle.

The quilted stitch lines are layered with meaning. They reference two themes central to Singh’s practice: the fluid drape of a sari and the brutalist geometry of Le Corbusier’s Palace of Assembly in Chandigarh — a modernist landmark in India. This interplay of softness and structure, tradition and modernity, defines the ethos of Absent Findings.

Singh’s design language was shaped at Polimoda in Florence, where he studied fashion with a focus on deep conceptual thinking. Later, working in the handbags department at Gucci, he honed a sensibility of precision, restraint, and risk-taking. “Gucci taught me to take risks with purpose — to be exacting, but not predictable.”

The Gallery Bag is Absent Findings’ most sculptural piece to date, but it represents just one part of a wider creative world. The brand’s ready-to-wear collection reflects the same principles of intelligent construction and emotional storytelling. Whether a sharply cut trouser, a draped silk blouse, or a uniform-inspired shirt, each garment is made with longevity in mind. Repurposed sari piping appears throughout the collection, creating moments of subtle contrast.

Deadstock and forgotten fabrics are central to the brand’s process — not just for their sustainability, but because of the histories they hold. “We don’t treat them as leftovers,” Singh notes. “We treat them as fragments of memory.”

Absent Findings isn’t concerned with seasonal spectacle. Instead, it’s about building a quiet archive, a wardrobe for those who appreciate tension and duality, drawn to clothing that feels both grounded and ethereal. The Gallery Bag may be the introduction, but the full offering invites a slower, more considered way of dressing.

This is fashion as memory. Fashion as architecture. Fashion with soul.

— In association with Absent Findings