Bags with a difference from Freitag

I have been thinking of writing about these bags since a long time. There are some innovative people in this world who have brought a newmeaning to recycling.

It was 1993 when Markus and Daniel Freitag, both brothers and graphic designers, were in need of a bag. Zurich locals ride bikes. And they get rained on a lot. So the Freitag Bros. wanted a functional, tough, and water-resistant bag to carry their designs. Inspired by the colorful traffic on the highway extension in front of their apartment, they sewed together a messenger bag from an old truck tarp, took seat belts for straps and used a spare bicycle inner tube to keep the edges from fraying.

FREITAG products are made from original recycled materials – used truck tarps, used car seat belts, used air bags and used bicycle inner tubes. Because the materials are tough, the products are too. And because it is made from an original piece of tarp, every single FREITAG product has its own, individual design.The used line bring a character to each Freitag product.

For these designer pieces you have to shell out something between 70-500 francs,more at http://www.freitag.ch

A post after a long time, hope you guys are doing good :-)