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| TieBag | ||
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| Author(s): | Michal Bril | |
| Instructor: | Shirky, Clay Papadopoulos, Despina Moeslinger, Sigi |
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| Class: | Thinking About Networks Personal Expression & Wearable Designing for the Five Senses |
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| URL: | http://www.michalbril.com/tiebag/ | |
| Documents: | tiebag(JPEG) | |
| Keywords: | wearable, Tyvek, hand bag, trading | |
| A line of handbags made of unexpected materials that promote interaction between individuals through street trade and online communication. | ||
| TieBag is a series of bags made of Tyvek (same material used for housing insulation and FedEx envelopes). Each bag comes with a unique set of identical items such as a purse, keychain, mirror, iPod case, cell phone case etc. The fact that an individual has multiple copies of the same item encourages her to trade items with other bag owners she might meet. An online website will voluntary track item and bag histories and create a community of stylish barters. This project tries to explore whether the language of trading cards we enjoyed as kids can still attract young adults in the alienated metropolis. I wish to create a community that is communicates both online and on the streets. | ||