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nupur goenka at asia now
in designboom's asia now exhibition at dwell on design in los angeles.
'flexie' tote and laptop sleeve by nupur goenka of 'let's'
image © designboom
'flexie' is a collection of upcycled tote bags and laptop sleeves made from old advertising
billboards found throughout india. every item is handmade by goenka and 15 local artisans.
each canvas yields approximately 20 one-of-a-kind bags and sleeves.
get your 'flexie' tote bag at the designboom shop.
laptop case front
image © designboom
laptop case back
image © designboom
billboard in india
image © rochna poddar
billboard detail
laptop sleeve constructed from the billboard fabric shown above
laptop sleeve, back
discarded billboards before upcycling
image © rochna poddar
image © rochna poddar
image © rochna poddar
image © rochna poddar
there are 450,000 billboard locations across india
image courtesy of bollywood food club
exhibition panel featuring a series of images from india's contemporary design, art, and architecture scene.
image © designboom with some photography by rochna poddar
panel detail
The vivid colors used in the majority of the billbords result in very interesting products!
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nupur goenka of 'let's' showed her 'flexie' series at the recent designboom mart melbourne 2009. 'flexie' is entirely made out of re-used materials: tote bags and laptop cases are made out of discarded billboards so...
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nupur goenka of 'let's' shared her line of 'flexie' tote bags and lap top sleeves at designboom mart ICFF new york 2009. each item is 100% made out of recycled materials such as old saris and flex sheets.
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