Malai glasses pouch

In her Utrecht studio, Belinda Werschkull makes bags by hand. Under the name Studio Macnas, she works with new, experimental materials such as cactus and apple leather. Because many of these materials are still uncharted territory, she tests them herself to see how they behave once a bag reaches the end of its life. She’s also experimenting with compostable fastenings. That makes every bag a small piece of research you carry with you each day. Explore her bags below, or come and see them in person at Burg 4.

This unique glasses pouch is made from experimental Malai. A bacterial cellulose fermented on waste water from coconuts, hemp fibre, banana stem fibre, sisal fibre, plant-based waxes, gums and oils. 

It's closure was developed especially for it's material. Studio Macnas a designer from Utrecht specialises in creating bags from innovative materials. 

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