Mad Imports
DCL
Think of straw bags, and what likely comes to mind is the giant straw tote your grandmother used to take to the beach. Then think again: Laurel Brandstetter and Jamila Hubbard of Mad Imports have a very different idea. Their bags?handmade from renewable raffia and cotton and imported from Madagascar and Kenya?are made of eye-poppingly bright stripes, hand-embroidered flowers, and carved wooden handles. Try the sleek Isadora clutch with its black boabab tree on a neon background or the beachy Opal with a rainbow sunburst. These are definitely not your grandma?s bags.
More on plastic bag alternatives:
Modbury: A Year Without Plastic Bags
More on sustainable carryalls:Eco Luggage
Other uses for raffia:
Phillip Jeffries Natural Wallcoverings
(via sprig.com)
