After a year of working together, the traditional lacquer finished leather brand INDEN launched a collection featuring the artwork of artist “Keith Haring” to bring more to the world of INDEN, in 2021. A first step into the world of vivid color and patterns for the brand, this new series featured 3 new patterns using Keith Haring's iconic artwork. In order to bring this collection to life, INDEN employed the inherited techniques of lacquering and the traditional technique of Sarasa to create truly unique patterns for the INDEN x Keith Haring series. *This Keith Haring collection is available in Japan only.

■ The First 〈INDEN-YA “Keith Haring collection vol.1” 〉

The first piece in the collection is inspired by one of Keith Haring's most iconic pieces of artwork, the "barking dog". The outline of the dog is designated by a lacquer finish and interwoven with a bright lemon yellow by Sarasa technique. Dying the base of the deerskin leather to the Royal Blue color provides a rich color, new to the INDEN brand.

Breaking from the conventional, INDEN est.1582 produced a color expression that aims to create an unprecedentedly vivid world, that complements the vitality emanating from Keith Haring's art.

■ The Second〈INDEN-YA “Keith Haring collection vol.2” 〉

The second piece pays homage to Keith Haring’s chalk drawings in NY. To capture his origins, the outlines of each icon are reproduced in white chintz on black deerskin leather and accents are added throughout in white, glossy lacquer to highlight Haring’s unique take.

■ The Third 〈INDEN-YA “Keith Haring collection vol.3” 〉

The third piece delivers a cool, refreshing turquoise patterning set on a rich brown backdrop for an evocative design and color way never used by INDEN before.

Tradition should not only be handed down, it’s meant to also evolve with the times. With this belief, the INDEN x Keith Haring featuring seeks to pair old with new, creating a line that pushes the boundaries of luxury.

Keith Haring (1958-90) was one of the most renowned of the young artists, filmmakers, performers and musicians whose work responded to urban street culture of the 1980s. Inspired by the graffiti artists whose marks covered the city’s subway cars, Haring began to draw in white chalk over the black paper used to cover vacant advertising panels. Not only was Haring was able to reach a large and diverse audience with his subway drawings, but, eventually, the subway became, as Haring said, a “laboratory” for working out his ideas. As early as 1980, Haring began exhibiting in galleries and museums around the world, but continued to participate in public projects, including literacy campaigns and anti-AIDS initiatives. Before his death, Keith Haring established a foundation in his name to maintain and enhance his legacy of giving to children’s and AIDS organizations.

Throughout his career, Haring produced murals, sculptures and paintings to benefit hospitals, underprivileged children's groups and various community health organizations. The Foundation is also committed to sustaining and expanding public awareness of Keith Haring. By working with museums, galleries, publishers and art education programmers, the Foundation is able to provide information and artwork to the public that might otherwise remain unexplored in archives. Keith Haring died in New York in February 1990 of AIDS, at the age of 31. Haring has been the subject of several international retrospectives. His work is in major private and public collections, including those of the Museum of Modern Art; the Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Art Institute of Chicago; the Bass Museum in Miami; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Ludwig Museum, Cologne; and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. To further broaden the audience for Haring, two web sites have been established which include comprehensive biographical information, on-line exhibitions, interviews and a calendar of current exhibitions. “Please visit www.haring.com and www.haringkids.com to learn more about Keith Haring.”