When it became clear that we were all going to be at home for a while, either working from home, self isolating, or helping the vulnerable keep safe, we made a decision that thourghout the isolation period, we would give an amount of money per sale of bag, do a charity that supports those trying to escape from domestic violence, or in abusive situations in the home that they cannot escape or have respite from in these very difficult times
The newest addition to our ex- bouncy castle range… Ta DAHHHHH!!
Its the Zip- Zip HOORAY tote! Two bags- in one, so you don’t need to choose….
So, imagine this…
You set up a business, maybe… selling bags [?!]
And you think to yourself, I’ll make a red and blue bag… and i think people will REALLY like the red and blue, so I’ll make FIFTY of them, lets say….
In order to do this, I’ll source the fabric, for 50 bags… [in the most sustainable way possible]
Wyatt and Jack have partnered with travel specialists Holiday Hypermarket, to ensure that lots less lilo’s head to landfill…
Every day Wyatt and Jack come into contact with new and existing, AMAZING brands, with sustainability at their core
We wanted to bring some of these brands to your attention, in case you were missing out on some of the genius and earth friendly products and processes that they are putting into practice on a daily basis
Life After The Beach | The Journey From Beach to Bag
The FIRST [animated] film we ever made, showing the journey our up cycled deckchair canvases make from the beaches of the South Coast, to becoming your bag…
When we first showed it to our [3 year old] daughter, she cried her eyes out! We had to reassure her [and anyone reading this!] that Declan chair is STILL very much alive and well and living in the workshop- he is in retirement and will never be made into a bag!
We can’t promise, however, that no other chairs were harmed during the making of this film :/
Interestingly, the stripes change according to the beach they may have been sourced from, we are always adding new stripes, to both this site and our etsy store The shop link below, will take you to the current range of blue and white striped totes, sourced from Sandown Beach, here on the Island and ten minutes away from our Bembridge workshop
wyatt and jack on instagram
Most of the manufacturing remains exactly the same as this, with the addition of an industrial sewing machine, new workshop / retail space and a LOT more fabric storage…
We are in the process of making some new little films, but, as promised in last weeks blog, we wanted to bring those of you who may have just joined us [thanks!] up to speed on our ethos and practices
#wearemadebythesea
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