Welcoming the new Ailsa bag to the NIXEY collection! It's quietly elegant and simple design, makes the Ailsa a wardrobe classic, perfect for everyday wear.

Beautifully crafted & hard-wearing, NIXEY bags are designed for the outdoors. The Ailsa bag is no exception. It takes its name from Ailsa Craig, an oval-shaped island 16 km west of mainland Scotland. Translated into "fairy rock", Ailsa Craig boosts a fairytale history of castles, pirates and smugglers. Today, although it is uninhabited by humans, it is sanctuary for huge numbers of birds.

The remote island of Ailsa Craig (Image credit: S1 Homes)

At NIXEY, we love putting a modern twist on traditional shapes & our Ailsa is a true testament to that.

The design of this curvaceous little gem is a modern reinterpretation of a centuries-old design. The Ailsa pays homage to NIXEY's Scottish heritage, deriving its shape from the Scottish dress sporran.

Sporran with doeskin bag and semi-circular brass clasp. Image Credit: Glasgow Museum, Scotland.

This antique dress sporran (pictured) is from the Glasgow Museum's collection, dating back to the mid-18th century & found near Inverness. Crafted four centuries before our Ailsa bag, but probably only one hundred miles up the road by a traditional Scottish craftsperson, the similarities extend beyond just the shape.