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TIN

Metal food cans transformed into decorative flaps to close mini bags with chain straps. They match leather from sample swatches or trash bags with thermo transfers vintage designs. Lined of vintage fabrics.

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KARLA

Diamond shaped totes with square bottom in large, medium and small size, with leather or nappa leather double handles.  An all-leather or fur line, made of repurposed sample swatches combined in one or multiple shade mix.

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PYRAMID

Bags composed of small triangular leather, suede, shearling and fur off-cuts matching  other repurposed end-of-line and vintage textiles. Fastenings are made with leather-covered bottle tops. Shoppings are reversible, each triangle is doubled up with suede in matching colours. Demie bags have a single handle, shoulder strap and a removable internal fabric pouch. Sack bags have draw-string […]

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REFUGEE S(C)ART

Plastic sheets produced by the workers of REFUGEE ScArt (a humanitarian project founded by the Spiral Foundation Onlus under the sponsorship of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees – UNHCR Office South Europe), are the main feature of this line. Colour combinations and design patterns vary according to materials mixed together.

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SPACE WASTE

A  tridimensional effect created by recycled can bottoms is the decoration over materials like reinforced plastic trash bags, canvas, velvet, corduroy, coated denim. Can bottoms can also be painted in gold and silver, with herring-bone or other designs or covered by leather. Vintage thermo transfer films on trash bags create checkers or croc designs.

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BIJOUX

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Plastic bottle necks become fancy hoop earrings, a couple of  can pull tabs  edgy gold or silver plated rings. Can pull tabs are also re-used to make earrings, the clasp of cuff bracelets or the  Reversible ring, an exclusive Carmina Campus design that makes it possible to reverse the adorning rhinestones. Necklaces and […]

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SWATCH

In the Swatch line leather colour sample swatches, either large or small and with number or name codes still visible, are stitched on techno fabrics or canvasses. Styles include tote bags, flat shopping bags, clutches with chain, wallets,  carry-alls. Also available in monochromatic color patterns.

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INTERIOR DESIGN

Tables, chairs, lamps, chandeliers and many other pieces of design are created from industrial waste of all kind like plumbing tubes, tyres, motherboards, metal scraps. Emptied old tv sets become fish tanks. Toy stuffed animal heads set in vintage frames are turned into wall trophies. Vintage glasses, air piping tubes become sources of light for […]

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