Canvasco – carry easy mucho with these recycled canvas bags
by Petz Scholtus, Barcelona on 02.21.06
These fine recycled bags from Germany were spotted at rec di8, one of our favourite design shops here in Barcelona. A nice play with graphics, mix of materials (mainly recycled canvas, felt, cow skin,…) and functionality (built-in mobile and laptop pockets, velcro, zips,…) as well as quality provoke love at first sight with Canvasco bags. Examples are the poquito vaca, a limited edition folding bag with velcro closing system and a little real cow skin, lightweight (500-700gr) and watertight or maquera, the laptop bag out of canvas and felt for which you can define the measurements yourself. Then there are noches, handbags with a cute toggle fastening, llevar the washable travelbag and dinero, the wallet.
Apart from the beautiful designs, the smart presentation and the re-use of materials, we like the fact that the bags are made by female inmates of the prison in Vechta, Germany. Canvasco entrepreneur Jan-Marc Stührmann says:’ I believe that the work they do for me (for which they are paid a little more than the usual rate), takes a bit of their deadly boredom. The prison administration believes that working in prison is a privilege.’
To find out more about Canvasco, see a wide range of unique canvas bags (each one is different), the list of shops it is available from, prices and more of their sense of humour, go to ::Canvasco ::via rec di8
More used canvas on TreeHugger:
::Yellow port ::Tanker ::Sea Bags ::Red Flag design
