‘crunch bags’ by ilvy jacobs

for her graduation project, product designer ilvy jacobs has created a collection of handbags from unconventional, fibrous materials such as crumpled up paper and tyvek. interested in exploring the notion of transforming the disposable paper bag, jacobs aims to give more value to both the material and the user through her body of work.

ilvy jacobs: graduation collection bags - 2 profiles

‘crunchbags’ is a series consisting of four durable sports bags, specifically for tennis, bowling, golf and regular workout. lightly resembling the look of tanned and weathered leather, the material was made from combining paper bags with cotton in a laminating process.

ilvy jacobs: graduation collection bags - 3 (left) gold paper crunchbag (right) process shots

ilvy jacobs: graduation collection bags - 4 ‘foldbags’ photographer: igor kruter

by pinching and folding a normal brown paper bag into a new silhouette, ‘foldbags’ was designed with the intention of giving a new view on the commonly disposed item.

ilvy jacobs: graduation collection bags - 5 front

ilvy jacobs: graduation collection bags - 6 process and ideas

ilvy jacobs: graduation collection bags - 7‘cordbag’ in pink and blue

‘cordbags’ is a collection of bags made from tyvek, a fibrous and synthetic material that is hard to tear. the design emphasizes on the packaging of products and the resulting visual implication it has on the item.

ilvy jacobs: graduation collection bags - 8 (left) cordbag in grey (right) process shots