Today we reveal where our roller-coaster race to catch Games waste ended. Just as we thought we’d failed to find a material we could work with, we stumbled across high quality PVC street flags.
We rushed a small number of them back to the Conserve India sampling unit to start working on bag designs…
Conserve's design intern, Christina and the Conserve India sampling unit - Moksud, Inam and Sajit - discussing the Games design challenges
Conserve’s staff were incredibly busy meeting orders at the time so, to speed up the sampling process, we agreed to try modifying established designs with the PVC material. And here’s what the team created…
Sajit and the Commonwealth Games bag samples (on left)
I decided to get a few shots of the bags around the workshop…
Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games messenger bag (sample) made from athlete flags and wall wrap banner insert
Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games messenger bag (sample) made from athlete flags
Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games 'Breeda' bag (sample) - Games banners and tyre tubing
Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games 'Breeda' bag (sample) with denim lining
Look! It's a bird!...No, wait....it's Commonwealth Games waste...upcycled!
But would Delhi’s citizens appreciate these products?
Wait till you see who volunteered to model our bags in the middle of the city’s most exclusive shopping district…
Tomorrow, dear readers, tomorrow…
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