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The re-purposed automotive inner tubes used in fabricating KASTd bag designs are recovered from local landfills and derelict car garages in the regions surrounding Toronto. The inner tubes are waste from the automotive and agricultural industry. Despite the fact that most modern automobiles have “tubeless” tires, there is a vast abundance of junked car inner tubes across North America. KASTd also utilizes farm machinery tubes, such as tractors, which are still used today. Tubes can be decades old and retain their material integrity and remain incredibly durable. The bags are crafted in Toronto where they are hand stitched using traditional upholstery techniques and tools. The vulcanized rubber is extremely durable and cleans easily with water. Each bag carries marks from its previous life and develops a lustrous patina in time through heavy use as a vessel, improving with age. Each bag takes on its own personal expression depending on the tube selected. The design objective is to alter the shape of the inner tube in as few alterations as possible, celebrating the geometry to bring sophistication and surprise to a mass-produced and discarded material. Available at:
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