Switchbag Ransel by Stephanie Branco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Aksesori Fesyen dan Perjalanan Competition Category.

PerungguAksesori· 2024

Switchbag Ransel

by Stephanie Branco

Client: ASA Leather Work

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Aksesori Category

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The Design

About Switchbag Ransel

The Switch Bag lahir dari dampak pandemi dan mencerminkan dua sisi sifat manusia. Desain ini terinspirasi dari arsitektur dan pelukis Mondrian. Bagian luar objek ini minimalis dan tenang, kontras dengan interior yang memiliki kotak-kotak berwarna cerah dan vibran. Kotak-kotak yang dilengkapi magnet ini dapat dipindahkan dan disesuaikan sesuai kebutuhan pengguna. Tas ini bertransformasi menjadi ransel, ruang kerja/rumah nomaden, objek dekorasi rumah, atau organizer dan beradaptasi dengan beragam lingkungan, menggemakan ketangguhan yang dibutuhkan di masa-masa sulit.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Switchbag Ransel adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Switchbag Ransel diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Switchbag Ransel memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

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.