Switchbag Backpack by Stephanie Branco is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award na Bronse in Disenyo ng Aksesorya sa Moda at Paglalakbay Competition Category.

BronseAksesorya· 2024

Switchbag Backpack

by Stephanie Branco

Client: ASA Leather Work

A' Design Award na Bronse Winner in Aksesorya Category

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The Design

About Switchbag Backpack

Ang Switch Bag ay bunga ng epekto ng pandemya at sumasalamin sa dalawang mukha ng kalikasan ng tao. Ito ay nainspire ng arkitektura at ng pintor na si Mondrian. Ang panlabas ng bagay na ito ay minimal at tahimik, na kumakontrasta sa loob na may masiglang at makulay na mga kahon. Ang mga kahong ito na may magneto ay maaaring ilipat at iangkop sa pangangailangan ng gumagamit. Ito ay nagbabago bilang backpack, opisina/nomadic na tahanan, dekorasyon sa tahanan, o organizer at umaangkop sa iba't ibang kapaligiran, na sumasalamin sa katatagan na kinakailangan sa mahihirap na panahon.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Bronse

Ang Switchbag Backpack ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse, isang lubhang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga natatanging disenyong nakikilala sa pagkamalikhain, katalinuhan at talas ng isip. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bronse ay mga likhang lubhang mahusay at kapansin-pansing malikhain na nagpapatunay sa malawak na karanasan, imahinasyon at pagkamaparaan ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Switchbag Backpack ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na bagay na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bronse ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan sa sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya, at mahusay dahil sa pansin nito sa detalye. Ang Switchbag Backpack ay kahanga-hangang tumutugon sa mga pangangailangan, humahaplos sa mga hangarin, bumibighani sa damdamin at umaakit sa pag-uusisa.

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.