HOW IT IS MADE: An unused Pretoria Portland Cement paper bag is the beginning of each piece. (Have a look at www.ppc.co.za to see the original packaging.) The bags are donated to WREN by PPC as overruns or misprints (we do not use “used” cement packaging bags).
Production takes a while for these bags, but it’s worth it. We separate the layers of the packaging bag, remove the top and third layer of the bag and fuse these to our fabric that makes this material strong. Once the “material” is prepared we trace the pattern, cut it by hand, and stitch the bag together. The last process is coating the bag with environmentally-friendly Nano Liquid Glass to make it water resistant.
More information about Wren’s paper, coating, printing, and packaging can be found here.
wendren –
Looks great and well made, thank you for this!
Michelle
Australia, 2011
wendren –
What a lovely bag! Super fast shipping and thanks for the stamps!
Avalon
USA, 2013
wendren –
Goodies from Wren Design are always worth the wait! Love my new bag!
Christine
USA, 2018
wendren –
When I lived in Johannesburg about 8 years ago I bought 2 of your cement laptop bags. I’ve used your bags daily and I’ve been super impressed, they still look great! I actually think they look even better now than when they were brand new.
Rob
Belgium, 2022