Lunch Bag
I remember watching my grandfather, with dirt underneath his nails, tend to his garden in the backyard and seeing my grandmother mend our garments whenever my cousins and I played a little too rough around the house. It brought me back to elementary school, field trips to the Cosmodome, and exchanging snacks with my friends at lunchtime.
During my childhood studies, the brown paper bag was a staple in the household; assortments of Italian lunches were neatly packed within its four kraft-paper walls. I would roll up the top and carry it to school like a briefcase. I wanted to bring these memories back to life, but more sustainably and durably, and this was the driving force for creating this bag.
Designing and creating this lunch bag came with questions I needed to answer, such as which fabric, color, and finish I wanted to use.
I wanted this bag to feel sturdy and durable. I imagined it as a bag a mechanic might carry after finishing up an oil change or a gardener who just picked 223 carrots from the soil and now needs a tomato and ham sandwich. Using duck canvas met these demands, and it became the material used for the final product.
I applied a coat of wax—not so much for its waterproof properties, although that’s a bonus—but for its rich texture and structure.
Designer : Giuseppe Arcuri