One of the challenges of a maximalist life is to carry around a lot of things. People often ask me if I have cement in my bag when they lift it. Here I am, carrying a cement bag indeed and declaring it as stylish. It’s recycling, baby!
Don’t look so surprised, I’ll tell you more: Elephbo is a label founded in Switzerland that creates unique accessories with sustainable materials. They recycle used cement sacks in Cambodia and help to reduce the environmental impact of construction sites. Climate-neutral, under fair working conditions and fair pay along the entire value chain, they create bags and hats that fit perfectly well into the urban lifestyle.
Until now, they recycled 127’072 bags as a newsticker on their homepage says. If you go and check, maybe you might see a higher number already. Cement bags are extremely tough, and I was surprised how cool they look with camels, eagles and elephants on them. Elephbo combines them with leather or canvas when they turn them into backpacks, bags or pouches.
Their newest strike is the creation of a unique art edition in collaboration with Swiss Giuliano Tosi. The imagination of Tosi transformed the backpack into a colourful and distinctive piece of art, using it as a canvas. With acrylic colours, he painted a scene of two workers cleaning bags of cement that inspired him. Tosi was born in Berne in 1992, lives in Zurich and learned his skills autodidactically. He works in the design industry and paints professionally since he turned 20.
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My outfit
Dress: Black Milk, Sunglasses: Le Specs, Shoes: A Gift, Choker: Bought at Absynt,
Headband: Happy Onion
