Jo Luping Design Cork Fabric Crossbody Bag Kina White on Blue & Dark Grey

Introducing these stylish and practical fold-over bags with adjustable strap featuring stylised New Zealand designs by Jo Luping.

This particular style features drawings of Kina, a sea urchin endemic to New Zealand; on one side of the bag on dark grey fabric & on the other a natural-infused coastal blue. 

Living by the sea has inspired Jo's designs  to be based on coastal flora & fauna. 

This Bag can be worn extended or folded over depending on how much you want to carry.

This makes it a highly versatile bag for all your daily needs, and the long strap gives you the freedom to wear it hands free!

Each side of the bag upper has a different print, which then shows a different design once folded over.

The adjustable shoulder strap is a durable cotton canvas, 30mm wide x 1 metre long at full length, with cork stitched on top.

The strap is removable and fastens to each side of the bag with quality heavy duty brass coloured hardware.

Removing it creates a luxurious & in our opinion on-point clutch bag.  Ooh La La, Stop it!

• Cream cotton lining. 
• Bag size: 280mm wide x 300mm high when extended, and 280mm wide x 180mm high when folded over.
• Designed in New Zealand by Jo Luping Design
• The perfect gift for the eco-conscious

There are two types of fabrics composing the cork & linen fold-over bag.

The first fabric is cork fabric, also known as cork leather.

It has a cork surface and the reverse is made of RPET-TC fabric.

Cork fabric/leather comes from the bark of the cork oak tree and can thus be harvested repeatedly, as the bark re-grows easily without damaging the tree - which makes it a truly sustainable material.

This cork component is imported from Portugal. The production consists of gluing thin sheets of natural cork to various backings, the gluing process uses a water-based glue and is free of formaldehyde and azo which can cause environmental or health damage.

RPET-TC is made of upcycled plastic bottles.

The second fabric is imitation linen fabric, which is also made from upcycled plastic bottles.

This fabric is a two-layer type, with a linen-like surface and a flannel reverse. The two-layer design provides strength and a soft feel.

 Jo Luping Design of Aotearoa studied at the Otago School of Fine Art, then design & film at Wellington's Victoria University. 

Now having designed for over 20 years, Jo's main focus has been to tell environmental messages through beautiful product lines. 

With recent development of innovative materials , there has been an assortment of recycled fabrics that we are excited to present. 

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