Weekend Max Mara’s Pasticcino Bag Lands in Spain

What a bag holds usually is never visible. In the case of Max Mara’s Pasticcino Bag, it’s not just what fits inside, but the story of what holds the content together. For its latest stop in Spain, the bag shifts its tone: newly reviewed by the new materials in its construction, and the people behind it.

This isn’t a redesign, but a shift in emphasis. As the Pasticcino continues its world tour, a yearly celebration of local craft, the Spanish edition feels especially tactile. Supple goat leather in warm, natural tones meet a clasp made from Toledo steel, historically used for sword hilts, now recast by artisans known for their intricate metalwork. The signature sphere has been scaled back, reminiscent of an heirloom object. 

The supple leather comes from Cuero Ghadamés, a Spanish tannery based in Catalonia that prioritises sustainability. Each hide is tanned slowly, using low impact methods that keep the leather’s texture visible and preserved. 

The clasp itself, reworked in brushed Toledo steel, comes from the hands of artisans at Manufacturas Anframa, a family-run workshop with roots in Damascene metalwork. Known for inlaying precious metals into steel using centuries-old techniques, they usually produce ceremonial pieces and jewellery, not fashion hardware. But here, their slow, deliberate craftsmanship reshapes a functional object into something symbolic: a bag that doesn’t just close, but connects. To its history, the human hands that made it,  to its place of origin. 

A reminder that fashion, at its best, knows how to travel.

The Pasticcino Bag, Spanish Heritage edition, is available from June onwards.