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STUDIO MACNAS
Transforming: from material to design
POPULAR SHOP ITEMS
Wrap € 40,00
Small pouch. Handmade, original design. Made out of naturally tanned leather. Can be used for small things like glasses or pencils. The cord wraps around the pouch, hence the name!
The Mare € 275,00
The Mare/ female wild horse
This model is has a special design and is very handy for everyday adventures.
It is spacious enough for glasses, telephone, drawing book and pencil case with drawing materials. The shoulder strap can be removed if you want to use the bag as a handbag. The handle is nice and short so that it can easily hang on your bicycle.
The bags are made out of naturally tanned leather.
Size (outside without handle - width x depth x height): 25 x 10 x 16 centimeters
The Mare - Backpack € 325,00
The Mare, which means female wild horse. Backpack edition.
The bag is spacious for laptop, books, sports wear or other stuff that needs space. The bag can also be carries as a tote thanks to the design of the handle.
WHAT DOES MACNAS DO?
DESIGN FOR YOU
Material with a story
Do you also want an unique Macnas bag? Esspecially for you? Have you been looking for a bag that completely matches what you want and need? Can't find this bag? Looking for a bag of plant based or innovative materials. I would like to design it, with you.
Based on a previously made Macnas bag is also possible. Or based on a Macnas bag with adjustments in the dimensions.
Do you have a leather bag or jacket with sentimental value? Would you like to use it, but it's not your style or size? I can transform it into a new bag for you.
MATERIAL EXPLORER
Bio degradable
My focus at the moment is experiment beyond reuse. Making things without a footprint by using biodegradable materials. Bury in a garden after (long-term) use and you get flowers in return! Thankful slow design.
Current experiments include cactus leather, appleskin, mango leather (Fruitleather), linoleum, grapes, mycelium and kombucha leather from a scoby.
ABOUT MACNAS
Handmade - Play - Long lasting design. Macnas uses a combination of traditional craft and modern technology.
Belinda is the lady behind Macnas, she designs and makes the bags. Macnas is Gaelic for playful, flirty, sensual. The name is a reference to her Irish roots. It also refers to design, what bags can do for someone. Falling in love with a bag and wanting to wear it, cherish it, because you love it so much.
Rooted in Utrecht, she promotes the Utrecht style with her designs. Urban, local, playful, down to earth with care for earth. With a great fascination for making products without a footprint. By using biodegradable materials. This mission makes her a material explorer. Current experiments include material from cactus, appleskin, mango leather (Fruitleather) and kombucha leather from a scoby.
Connected to the community in Utrecht, her aim is to work together locally. You can recognize her bags by the black haberdashery and asymmetrical handle.
Interested? Let me know and we'll make an appointment!
Sparkling, creative, artisanal.
Those three words summarize professional Belinda.
The process of designing a bag together what a party,
and the result is fantastic.
I love my Macnas bag.
- Evelyn -
I thought it was very special to be included in the creative process and to learn everything about the sustainable materials and the origin.
Very nice to be involved in the making process at the Macnas location itself. I really enjoyed being kept informed of the progress in the meantime and then not at the end... that is always very exciting.
Very happy with the end product and the nice collaboration.
- Nicole -
Portfolio
For my full portfolio check the Macnas Instagram account.
See below for the last 6 posts.
Banner glamour This project was A M A Z I N G! Making for a theatre group @stvstuk that would perform interactive improv at one of my favourite spots @tivolivredenburg @parnassoscultuurcentrum reached out to help them make theatre props. For a performance at the United music festival. There would be a number of characters: - world improver - nerd - party animal - yoga zen master - student that's got his/her life plannend out Can you recognise the types? #props #newlifeforbanners #upcycling #theatre #cap #tie #crown #gilet #bottle #yoga #nerd #book #characters #reusing #revalue #worldimprover #sherp #planner #organized #bottle #partyanimal #improv #interactive #uunitedmuziekfestival
Do you know… ...someone someone that would like a very personal bag made? ...someone that would like to make a bag during a workshop or course? …someone or a company that develops materials? And would like them tested by a bag designer? ...someone that would like a lecture about sustainable creative entrepreneurship for students or colleagues? Let's get in touch! #rethinkingfashionpattersn #bagdesign #sustainablemaker #testing #alternativematerials #course #workshop #sustainable #entrepreneurship #lecture #maker #madeinutrecht #handmade #local #sharingiscaring
Round round baby round round Two cozy fun chairs where found thrift shopping and are here to stay in their second home. The chairs still look amazing only the cushions are torn. I was asked if I could fix them. In this post you see all the steps of the proces: - The old torn cushion - The cushion carefully taken apart, so the zipper can be reused - The pattern made using the old parts - The new pieces of leather, used from a couch that was to be thrown away. - The new cushion! Only a new piece of fabric was used, the rest are reused materials. These two chairs are ready for another round! #upcycle #revalue #anotherround #thrifting #repair #fixerupper #steps #proces #handmade #sustainablefriendly #localmaker #madeinutrecht #furniture
Tailor made roll top backpack. You can pick the colors yourself at the studio. The bag is made from old surf sails that are out of date. This way they get a second life in a new shape. Do you have a surf sail lying around? Let me make a bag out of it! For yourself or someone else! #tailormade #present #gift #madeinutrecht #madefromsail #upcycledfashion #resuse #revalue #nextstep #highschoolgift #signaturebag #personalized #personal #bespokemodel #highschool #schoolbag #backtoschool
Suzy Tailor made roll top backpack. For all the daily belongings Suzy wants to bring to school! She hand picked the colors herself in the studio. The bag is made from old surf sails that are out of date. This way they get a second life in a new shape. The front pocket is seethrough with a flower detail for a personal touch. Main pocket can be reached from the side zipper or the top zipper. #tailormade #present #gift #madeinutrecht #madefromsail #upcycledfashion #resuse #revalue #nextstep #highschoolgift #signaturebag #personalized #personal #bespokemodel #highschool #schoolbag #backtoschool 3 d
This tie is serious business right! This tie is made out of Salmon leather. Should I say Searious business? #stropdas #tie #pimpyouroutfit #addsomeexpression #beyourself #workoutfit #expressyourself #drip #swag #personal #tietheknot #stoptas #phonebag #unique #handmade #oneofakind #Seariousfish #salmon https://seariousfish.com/
WORKING WITH
Ethical fashion brazil
Ethical Fashion Brazil offers solutions for a more sustainable fashion system, connecting people and enterprises around the world.
Founded by the PhD researcher and fashion entrepreneur Luciana Duarte, the agency is based on deep expertise in the fields of Production Engineering and Product Design oriented to Fashion.
NOERRELUND UNIQUE
Noerrelund Unique is a Sustainable Fashion Marketplace
puha
Puha shop offers products for men and women made by mostly dutch and even local desigers.
kanaal 30
Kanaal30 is a create breeding ground in Utrecht where entrepreneurs, the business community and city residents meet. You can find Macnas bags in the shop, visit the studio and join workshops.
www.kanaal30.com
Testing
Testing new versions of the Leap sheets. By making a product with different kind of artisan techniques. Sharing insights with notes, pictures and film.
https://www.explore-leap.com/
Lectures
Lectures for students makers. Sharing is caring: Sustainability; what, how and why? lessons I learned and had to unlearn as a maker in fashion. What materials are available and to what extent are they sustainable or is there green washing involved? How do you deal with that? How to work with alternative materials and how do customers respond to them?
workshops
Creative workshops. While making sharing about creative entrepreneurship: what are you running into? How do you start? What do you do in a day? How do you determine a price? Are there other ways to get money besides customers? What can you do with social media? How do you deal with sustainability? Selling to friends and family? How does collaboration work?