Tazul Tote Bag, Makeright in Partnership with Abel & Cole

Tazul Tote Bag, Makeright in Partnership with Abel & Cole

£25.00
(£25.00 each)

We're very excited to announce that our old vinyl van coats have been transformed into fantastic anti-theft bags. Brilliantly, this makes each bag's pattern unique. They’ve been designed by inmates from HMP Thameside, through a design education initiative led by the Design Against Crime Research Centre at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London. This tote bag – ideal for that trip to the farmer’s market – was designed by an inmate named Tazul, whose knack for experimentation, and aim to help the public keep their belongings safe, led to a clever design: over-the-shoulder straps keep the top flap folded over, so everything in will be nice and snug inside. We love a good tote bag, we do.

All proceeds go to the Sue Ryder cancer charity.

Height: 445mm closed, 585 open
Width: 405mm
Depth: 5mm

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Producer

The Design Against Crime Centre at Central Saint Martins University are the clever and compassionate people behind Makeright. Their mission is to impart creative skills, resilience and empathy to those incarcerated in some of the UK’s prisons.

When they told us about their rehabilitation work, we were in awe of their ingenuity and were keen to help out in any way we could. Luckily, at the same time we were redesigning our bright yellow vans, and had a mountain of canvas panels going spare. So the idea was hatched to use them in their next creative project, and from there the Makeright bags were conceived.

The designs for their range of stylish, anti-theft bags are the work of inmates from HMP Thameside in London, and when they are finalised, they are sent to Kilmarnock Prison in Scotland to be manufactured at a separate project there.

We are absolutely delighted that our van panels have found such a worthwhile second life, and pleased to say that all proceeds go to the Sue Ryder cancer charity.

Ingredients & allergens

Outer layer: Dye sublimated upcycled tarpaulin
Inner layer: Cotton lining
Edge: Cotton piping
Straps: Nylon webbing

While we do everything we can to ensure the information on this page is correct, ingredients, nutritional and dietary information are subject to change. So along with the information on our website, we always recommend that you read each label carefully before enjoying your items

Tazul Tote Bag, Makeright in Partnership with Abel & Cole

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