Switchbag Ruksak by Stephanie Branco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Modnih i Putnih Dodataka Competition Category.

BronzaModni Dodatak· 2024

Switchbag Ruksak

by Stephanie Branco

Client: ASA Leather Work

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Modni Dodatak Category

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The Design

About Switchbag Ruksak

Switch Bag je nastao pod utjecajem pandemije i odražava dvostruke aspekte ljudske prirode. Inspirisan je arhitekturom i slikarom Mondrianom. Vanjština ovog objekta je minimalistička i tiha, u kontrastu sa unutrašnjošću koja ima živopisne i šarene kutije. Ove kutije, opremljene magnetima, mogu se pomjerati i prilagođavati potrebama korisnika. Transformiše se u ruksak, kancelariju/nomadski dom, predmet kućnog dekora ili organizer i prilagođava se različitim okruženjima, odražavajući otpornost potrebnu u teškim vremenima.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

Switchbag Ruksak je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Switchbag Ruksak bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, nauci, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. Switchbag Ruksak sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Inspired by a pandemic period Switch Bag talks about mental health. It represents the different sides we show to the world. Outside - more minimalist and silent ; the Inside - with many colors and imaginaries.Inspired by architecture and Mondrian, the magnetized and colored compartments of the Switch Bag disclose little worlds inside them. It is a backpack, an office, a nomadic home, a decoration object, an organizer… it switches to adapt its environment.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 280 mm x Depth 150 mm x Height 350 mm
Tags: nomadbag, switchbag, nomadhome, organizer, handstitched, handmade, backpack, handbag
Production Technology: Handstitch and handmade with upcycled leather
Design Challenge: The difficult part was producing the molds for the object so that all the compartments fit perfectly into each other. Being an object made manually, there was also a challenge in relation to the material (leather) and its behavior.
Research: The research was based on how to transform a simple backpack into an up-to-date, beautiful and functional object that is adaptable and has multiple functions. It Involved design research, trends, 3D modeling, 2D modeling and 3 prototypes made and sew by hand.
Inspiration: Inspired by architectural geometrical forms and by Mondrian paintings. As Mondrian, that painted basic elements with straight lines and pure color, in order to reveal the mystical energy between the forces that governed nature and the universe, the magnetized and colored compartments of the Switch Bag disclose little worlds inside them.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2022 in Lisbon and is supported by the European Comission and Worth Project II and was exhibited at Design Milan Week in April 2023.
Operation Flow: The SwitchBag has a detachable interior boxes with magnets that allow its location and position to be modified and adapted to the user's needs. These boxes can also be used as decoration.
Patents: Copyrights belong to ASA Leather Work, 2023
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Maria Louro and ASA Leather Work, 2023.
Image #2: Photographer Maria Louro and ASA Leather Work, 2023.
Image #3: Photographer Maria Louro and ASA Leather Work, 2023.
Image #4: Photographer Maria Louro and ASA Leather Work, 2023.
Image #5: Photographer Stéphanie Branco ASA Leather Work, 2023.
Video Credits: Amanda Naughton, 2023.