Year+9+Upcycled+Messenger

Design and make a new messenger bag using up-cycled pet food bags and lined with re-purposed t-shirts. The messenger bag will contain compartments, a shoulder strap, and a cover flap with a fastener. The bag will be fully lined with cotton jersey, and will be large enough to hold a school laptop.
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to reuse an object or materials to create a product of higher value or quality than the original object or materials ECO-logical : Design that gives back. [] It’s in the Bag (sassy salvaged sacs) 'Empty pet-food bags. Dusty bottle caps. Old notebooks. All useless. Not to a handful of local artists who upcycle. That's the buzzword for turning trash into higher-value items, rather than breaking it down into lesser quality products, the fate of most recycled goods.' // NORTH FORTY NEWS 31ST AUGUST 2010 //
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'Rather than throwing that bag or hosepipe into the recycle bin, how about turning it into a belt or a shower curtain, joining a growing band of upcyclers?' // REUTERS 30TH SEPTEMBER 2009 //

Large woven polypropylene bags
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[] The messenger bag as we know it today, however, originated in the 1950s or thereabouts, being produced as a bag for telephone linemen, by Globe Canvas/ [|De Martini]  in New York.

[] Telephone repair-mans bag 1950s for carrying tools & equipment up the telephone poles. Late 1970's bike messenger bags - becomes fashion trend during 1980's for New York office workers using public transport.

[] Used in the transportation of mail and goods by numerous types of messengers, including Pony Express riders, postal workers, messengers on foot (especially in ancient times), and bicycle couriers.

Designing a promotional logo for your bag: Looking at recycling logos you need to design a logo which will be added onto your bag and also on a swing tag to promote the use of recycled materials in the manufacture of your bag. Designing a logo Key Points: Using the recycling logo as a branding icon in order to promote your product and the idea of recycling and re-purposing.
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