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Eco-design from Colombia: Cyclus bags

By Rain Noe - January 18, 2011

in Materials | Object Culture

Another piece of animal-inspired design, this one based on an anteater: The Pangolin line of bags uses recycled inner tubes to recreate an armadillo-like shell, which hinges open via chrome pivots and latches shut with magnets.

It's manufactured by Colombia-based Cyclus, a company pushing the eco-design philosophy on several fronts. In addition to using inner tubes as their chief raw material, Cyclus also takes in used clothing and plastic bottles and employs low-income families to process those materials into useable fabric. You can check out their product line-up here, and learn more about their process here.

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David

13 years ago

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No, they mean anteater, there is a kind of anteater found in Africa and Asia called a "Pangolin" that has scale-like armor.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Pangolin
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Zach R

13 years ago

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I think they meant to say Armadillo, not Anteater, Armadillo makes more sense :)
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Lori Hobson

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Looks like it's 'inspired" by the backpack Eddie Lee did while at Art Center.
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