Ich war ein Plakat

As a foundation which organises lots of events, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung has a few banners and posters to put up at these events. When the conference is finished, the posters normally would be discarded. I was given the chance of making some nice and limited bags from the tarpaulin and nylon material. Since the materials were very different, I created different types of bags, 2 types of shopping bags and a sturdy office bag with a unique cover. Every bag is different and the series itself is limited due to the size of the banners. The first bags were sold at the opening event of the house. A few are still available at the Böll Stiftung. 

Please contact me if you are interested. 

Sis got it made for 667

667 the baby of the beast is a Berlin based company which produces cool shirts for kids. Since the beginnings the two designers had their trendy shirts made in Germany. Not only as fashion designers, but also as mothers they looked for good quality and toxin free fabrics for their own kids. With prints such as "Master of Disaster" and "Mummy's little Monster" the shirts are also expressing the unconventional approach to design and have an ironic view onto the life as a parent. This way the designers Diana Otten and Katja Birkle found a niche of profound and cheeky kids clothing. I had the chance of creating some childrens bags for 667, which were of course as well made in Germany. Also, the name "Sis" has its origin here. I am the sister of one of the designers and have been doing a few other projects for 667 besides creating bags. 

You can check out the new 667 collection now made from organic cotton. 

I am proud to support their idea: 'DON'T PANIC, IT'S ORGANIC!' 

www.sixsixseven.net

Ich war ein Zaun

'I was a fence' was the first project that started the idea of making bags from used materials. Every bag is unique and the series of patterns is limited! 

This way of upcycling gives us the possibility to reuse the material. 

The fence was standing at the Regional Garden Exhibition in Wolfsburg in 2004. Part of the fence was taken down and sewn into bags by Britta Horn and Sabine Otten. 

The bags were sold at the last days of the event. This way the visitors could take their own special memory of the garden exhibit home. 

This design 'session' also inspired Britta Horn to design the bag logo I used for this blog.