Toaster Bag
A collection of bags and accessories exclusively made from unexpected reclaimed and found objects, ranging from CD cases to toaster components, assembled by hand at Clara Chu’s White City studio. Limited quantity of one available.
£375
Product story
Clara Chu’s collection of zero-waste bags and accessories uses donated and found household items that would have otherwise been destined for the bin (or, we hope, recycling). Instead, Clara’s sustainable design approach means finding innovative ways of utilising these objects.
Manufacturing story
CDs in cases become the face of a nostalgic bag; shoelaces and bungee cords are reimagined as handles; bathmats, velvet curtains and squares of carpet provide softness and texture; a toaster component unexpectedly creates structure and form. Clara has designed eight one-of-a-kind bags in four designs, using objects collected in and around London.
Manufacturing story
CDs in cases become the face of a nostalgic bag; shoelaces and bungee cords are reimagined as handles; bathmats, velvet curtains and squares of carpet provide softness and texture; a toaster component unexpectedly creates structure and form. Clara has designed eight one-of-a-kind bags in four designs, using objects collected in and around London.
Clara Chu
Clara Chu is a London-based multidisciplinary artist and designer. She creates work that re-imagines everyday, mundane objects in our domestic world, mixing mass production with the hand crafted. Visionary and colourful pop accessories challenge what we wear on our bodies, not only textiles but everyday household objects we take for granted, from vegetable peelers to spoons.