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‘Black Panther’ Costume Designer Launches Otherworldly 3D-Printed Handbags

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Famous for helping design the jewelry (including Queen Ramonda’s headgear) from the hit film Black Panther, award-winning Australian designer Julia Koerner relies on a combination of nature and computer algorithms to bring her creations to life. Her handbags, available on her website, follow a similar design route, with an aesthetic so out-of-this-world, chances are you’ll think the bags have a life of their own. Designed using algorithms and 3D printed to perfection, Koerner’s handbags are rigid, but visually lightweight, boasting a skeletal design that feels almost alien-like. However, Koerner takes inspiration from life around her, looking at nature for ideas. This particular bag draws from the shape of dried kelp found along the pacific coastline.

Designers: Julia Koerner, Kais Al-Rawi and Emma Sanson

The KELP MINI handbag was created using actual 3D scans of Kelp that were then edited, manipulated, and turned into a handbag-esque form. The handbag is almost entirely made out of 3D printed plastic, using resin-based printing techniques (which helps create flawless glossy surfaces with minimal print lines).

The bags are hinged at the base, with a cleverly detailed clasp on the top created using parts that snap to interlock when the bag is shut. The bag’s chain gets hooked onto details inside the bag, keeping the outer design clean, while allowing the chain to pass through one of the bag’s many openings.

Don’t expect the handbag to store much, given its compact, rigid design. Small items will easily fall out, but otherwise the KELP MINI is perfect for a coin purse, wallet, lipstick, and maybe a pair of sunglasses.

The bag’s immaculate designs are completely printed in sustainable plant based material, with the printers running entirely on solar energy. While Koerner takes heavy inspiration from nature, her reverence extends to protecting her source of inspiration too, ensuring that her products have minimal environmental impact. The handbags are printed in LA for shipping in America, and Vienna for Europe orders. For bags that have minor misprints, Koerner even sells them at a discount, ensuring nothing gets wasted.

The beauty of Koerner’s designs lie in the fact that they look so bizarrely different, you won’t be able to take your eyes off them. Whether it’s the jewlery from Black Panther or any of her other work, Koerner taps into an almost wild side of nature, relying on unconventional curves and organic geometry that bridges the lines between existing and impossible, and between design and art.

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Can 3D printing make fashion sustainable? This plastic handbag is made with minimal waste, and is repairable

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Rather aptly dubbed the “Reusable Bag”, this 3D-printed handbag from Malinko Design flips fashion on its head and tries to make one of the most wasteful industries a little more eco-conscious. Unlike conventional handbags made from leather or PU vegan leather, the Reusable Bag makes an odd (but justifiable) choice of being 3D printed from nylon. The reason? Well, Nylon is much more resistant to wear and tear… and if it incurs any damage, it can easily be fixed with a little 3D printing or heat! However, what’s most noteworthy about the bag is its design. It comes with a vibrant blue main body, and an orange chainlink strap that is sure to grab the attention of anyone who even glances in its general direction!

Designer: Malinko Design

For something made out of plastic, the Reusable Bag sure has an unusual design. It incorporates a variety of styles, including edgy paneling on the base, perforated strips, and a faux feather/scale design on the top. The sides of the bag have two eyelets modeled in, which allow you to attach the orange chain strap to it using the carabiner clips on each end. Relying on 3D printing allowed Malinko Design to explore more industrial details rather than relying on something too ‘fashion template-ish’.

The rigidity of the plastic bag does present one small problem – the bag’s opening. Most fabric or leather bags come with a flap, or with a zipper that lets you open and access the bag’s belongings. Having a bag that’s also flexible helps you rummage through it… something you can’t do with the Reusable Bag. The Reusable Bag, however, does come with a hinged, rigid flap on the top that opens the way a spectacle case would. The insides of the bag don’t expand when you put stuff in, as a flexible bag would, but this also encourages you to travel light and only carry the things you really need.

What’s remarkable about Malinko Design’s rather novel bag is that it pushes the envelope with fashion, experimenting with a new style and a new manufacturing procedure. The bag’s plastic construction is much more durable (and waterproof) than the average leather or fabric bag, and is, for the most part, recyclable. The plastic can be pulverized and converted into a filament and reused to 3D print other products, encouraging a circular economy around the Reusable Bag. Moreover, if the bag ever gets damaged or cracked, it can easily be fixed with a little heat, filament, and sandpaper. The strap can be fixed or replaced too, allowing you to use the bag for years to come.

Each Reusable Bag is made using 3D printing technologies, which generate significantly lesser waste than regular leather and fabric manufacturing. The bags are made to order too, reducing inventory, and take about 2 weeks to produce.

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This modular handbag lets you mix and match parts to your needs and tastes

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When we go on the hunt for bags, most of the time, we only find designs that have already been decided right from the start. Most often, they also come in a single piece, though some larger travel bags can split into different parts of different sizes. This practice of having fixed designs is more for practical purposes and efficiency since it’s easier to mass-produce objects with simpler designs. Very few bags allow you to personalize them aside from sticking pins or hanging accessories, but nothing that lets you change colors or even parts easily. This rather odd-looking handbag, however, tries to take the path less traveled to offer people some freedom to change the way the bag looks or even functions while still looking stylish and elegant regardless of the combination.

Designer: Scottie Xue

The Flatfish Bag, a.k.a. Ping-Pong Bag, is just as unusual as its name. While bags are mostly rectangular in shape in order to fit more items, this design concept is almost a complete circle. Its odd shape resembles a ping-pong or table tennis racket or, alternatively, a flatfish, hence the name. Although the extruded edge at the top doesn’t exactly do much to make it more space-efficient, it’s a necessary deviation to make the bag easier to use.

More than its unique form, however, the Flatfish Bag’s real defining feature is its modularity. While it has the semblance of a single piece of accessory like most bags, it’s actually made up of four distinct parts. Each face of the bag is actually a separate part, joined only by a single zipper. There’s also a detachable handle as well as a shoulder strap, which can be attached or removed depending on your need or even your mood.

The idea is that you can freely mix and match different designs of the two sides, presuming there are quite a few available. The only requirement is that you have compatible sides; that is, one side will have the zipper head while the other doesn’t. In most cases, you’ll probably have a complete pair for each design anyway, so it’s really just a matter of combing the correct halves.

Modular bags aren’t exactly new, but rare are the ones designed for casual or formal use. It’s a bit difficult to pull off such a flexible design that looks stylish and classy. It’s a delicate balancing act that bag designers have to make, which is why many simply decide to err on the side of simplicity. Of course, the Flatfish Bag only really makes sense if there are different variations of the design available. Otherwise, a modular bag such as this will fall flat anyway, pun completely intended.

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Balenciaga and Bang & Olufsen design a Speaker Bag that mixes Hi-Fi with high fashion

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A few decades ago, bringing your music along with you meant hauling a large cassette tape player over your shoulders or shoving a large Walkman inside an equally large pocket. These days, “portable music” often translates to smartphones and, occasionally, Bluetooth speakers, too. Of course, that’s not the only way to carry music everywhere you go, especially if you’re into something more stylish and fashionable. You might have to settle for something eccentric as well if you’re looking for something carrying a heavyweight marque’s name. The Speaker Bag is an example of such an oddity, but in case you think it’s a sort of hoax, it’s really a serious item that comes from the house of Balenciaga as well as Bang & Olufsen.

Designer: Balenciaga x Bang & Olufsen

Balenciaga has made a few big waves in the fashion and product design space recently, particularly with the Crocs tote bag that wasn’t a bunch of crock. The accessory definitely had some shock factor, though camps are naturally split on whether it looks ridiculous or glorious. This Speaker Bag is less playful and less disruptive, but it’s still an eye-catching fashion piece that actually has functionality you can use beyond just looking sophisticated.

The Speaker Bag is milled from a single block of aluminum which is then pearl-blasted, anodized, and hand-polished to a stunning perfection at B&O’s Denmark Factory 5. This isn’t an instant process, as some mass-produced speakers might be, and it takes a few days before the structure takes on a satin finish. The bag’s shape is inspired by Balenciaga’s iconic handbags, resulting in a trapezoidal silhouette with smooth curves on all sides and a large gap on top for the handle.

The speaker grille in front makes it obvious that it’s not your run-of-the-mill handbag, though. It is, of course, a speaker that passes Bang and Olufsen’s standards for audio quality. The audio brand’s mark underneath the handle, together with Balenciaga’s name, is a clear testament to the promise of quality that this unconventional speaker carries. Beneath the branding are the controls for music playback and Bluetooth connection. The speaker can run up to 18 hours before its battery requires topping up, according to B&O.

The Speaker Bag isn’t just a speaker in the form of a bag. It’s also an actual handbag that is as unconventional as the speaker. Instead of opening it from the top like all handbags, you have to open it from the rear to reveal a compartment wrapped in Italian lambskin leather. Given the electronics that have to be housed inside, it’s expected that space would be rather cramped inside.

This Haute Couture Hi-Fi fashion and tech accessory in one isn’t going to be widely available. Only twenty of its kind will be sold, and only from select Balenciaga stores and its Couture in Paris. If you ever get your hands on one, it will immediately make you part of an elite few that are witnesses to this matrimony of fashion and technology. For the brands, the Speaker Bag is proof that you don’t need to sacrifice sound quality to have something aesthetically pleasing and customized to your personal tastes.

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Louis Vuitton’s flexible-screen handbags are the definition of extra

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With flexible screens being all the rage nowadays, more and more companies are building products touting the technology. But there's an unexpected one joining the craze: Louis Vuitton. The luxury brand has introduced a set of handbags that feature bu...

Louis Vuitton’s flexible-screen handbags are the definition of extra

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With flexible screens being all the rage nowadays, more and more companies are building products touting the technology. But there's an unexpected one joining the craze: Louis Vuitton. The luxury brand has introduced a set of handbags that feature bu...

eBay will now verify luxury handbags sold on the site

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eBay is now offering a new service for sellers of high-end handbags. Today the company launched eBay Authenticate, a program that photographs, lists, sells, ships and verifies the authenticity of luxury handbags from 12 major brands. eBay says the go...

Handbag Dyetonator Will Make Purse Snatchers Very Sorry

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Are you worried that a thief will steal your handbag and run off with it? Well stop your worrying. Malaysian sportswear company Ash Be Nimble has a new solution. It is called the Handbag Dyetonator. It is a small accessory that blows smoke and covers the bad guy in ink, marking them for the police to collect later.

Think of it as one of those bank dye packs, but for civilian use. The Dyetonator is triggered by an SMS message, so there is no real range limit either. Plus even if the thief gets away, the Dyetonator has a GPS tracker. So it will catch the perp either way,  though it’s likely that the contents of your bag might be ruined by the dye.

Purse snatchers might think twice if something like this were widely used. At this point, the Dyetonator is the prototype phase, but it looks like they’re accepting signups for a trial edition on the project website already.

[via Engadget]

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Wine-Dispensing Purse: Bag of Burgundy, Purse of Pinot Noir

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Having wine with you and ready to drink makes everything better. That’s why you need this Wine Dispensing Travel Tote. It can dispense up to five liters of wine from a tap on the side, plus it is fashionable.

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At least I think it is. I know nothing about women’s fashion or handbags. I do know that having more wine is a good thing. I assume they left some room for your lipsticks and other womanly accessories, but really, who cares? More wine! That’s the big selling point here.
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Now we need a man-purse with a built in keg. Then men and women will always be drunk and fashionable no matter where we are.

[via Incredible Things via Geekologie]

Kim Kardashian steps out wearing Bag Painted by Daughter North West

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Kim Kardashian was seen with her husband Kanye West walking to an office building on Monday November 9 in Los Angeles, carrying a Hermes bag which was painted by the couple’s daughter North West.Last...