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In this catalogue

3. Ragbag

5. Delhi collection

8. Calcutta collection

10. Tamil Nadu collection

13. How to order

Ragbag is a brand for upcycled bags and accessories, designed by talented European designers. The production is done by ‘ragpickers’ and small fabricators in the slums of Delhi and Calcutta (India), providing them work and income. Ragbag is started in 2005 by Siem Haffmans after meeting Anita Ahuja of Conserve on a conference about EcoDesign. The first collection is designed by Ellen Sillekens (Rietveld Academy) and produced by Conserve in New Delhi (India). In 2005 Ragbag won the BiD Challenge (Business in Development) and in 2006 the “Ei van Columbus Award” and the “European Business Award for the Environment”. In 2007 the Calcutta collection was launched, designed by Vera Winthagen (Design Academy Eindhoven) and produced by Fairdeal Crafts in Calcutta. In 2010 the Tea-bags and Cushions are launched, produced by Adithya Trade in Tamil Nadu. Our principles: 1. Fair – We work on a equal base with small partners,

always paying them a fair price of approximately 20% of the advised consumer price.

2. Upcycled – Our products are made mainly out of post-consumer waste, that is upcycled to a higher level.

3. Fashion – We work with talented designers from the best design schools.

‘New Delhi has approximately 17 million inhabitants and every day more than 1.000 people arrive in the city to find a better future.. Around 150.000 people are dependent of waste collection and trade for their daily living.’

Our partner in Delhi (India) is Conserve. They work with ‘ragpickers’, who collect plastic waste bags and sell it to the collection centers. Plastic rags are washed, dried and separated by colour. The plastic bags then go into a machine, which presses them into thicker and durable sheets.

The project is already creating jobs for more than 60 ragpickers, people at collection centers and fabricators in the slums of New Delhi.

Delhi Collection

Colour: Brick Lane

Art.nr: DS-001

Colour: Cricket

Art.nr: DS-002

Design: Ellen Sillekens

Material: Recycled Plastic

Size: 35 x 40 x 8 cm

Colour: Beach

Art.nr: DS-003

Colour: Indian Ocean

Art.nr: DS-004

Colour: Arabian Night

Art.nr: DS-005

Colour: Beach

Art.nr: DOB003

Colour Indian ocean

Art.nr: DOB002

Colour: Brick Lane

Art.nr: DOB005

Colour: Cricket

Art.nr: DOB001

Colour: India

Art.nr: DOB004

Design: Siem Haffmans

Material: Recycled Plastic

Size (big): 20 x 14 x 3,5 cm

Colour:India

Art.nr: DOS001

Colour: Beach

Art.nr: DOS002

Colour: Indian ocean

Art.nr: DOS003 BrickLane

Art.nr: DOS004

Colour: Cricket

Art.nr: DOS005

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Design: Siem Haffmans

Material: Recycled Plastic

Size (small): 15,5 x 12 x 2,5 cm

Design: Siem Haffmans

Material: Recycled Plastic

Size: 12 x 8 x 2 cm

Colour: Beach

Art.nr: DW005

Colour: India

Art.nr: DW003

Colour: Indian ocean

Art.nr: DW004

Colour: Arabian Night

Art.nr: DW002

Colour: Pakistan

Art.nr: DW001

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Our partner in Calcutta/Kolkata

(India) is Fairdeal Crafts Organisation. They work with

women in small villages, who collect used sari's and other 'rags'. This fair trade organisation works with small family companies to process waste cotton into colourfull new fabrics

and bags

Calcutta

Calcutta collection

Colour: Orange / Green

Art.nr: KS003

Colour: Red / Yellow /

Blue

Art.nr: KS002

Colour: Blue / Grey

Art.nr: KS001

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Material: Recycled Cotton Sari

Size: 35 x 30-50 x 10 cm

Colour: Pink

Art.nr: KM002

Colour: Orange

Art.nr: KM003

Colour: Green

Art.nr: KM003

Colour: Red

Art.nr: KM002

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Colour: Green

Art.nr: KM005

Colour: Red

Art.nr: KM004

Colour: Grey

Art.nr: KM006

Colour: Blue

Art.nr: KM007

Colour: Black

Art.nr: KM001

Tamil Nadu Our partner in Tamil Nadu (India) is Adithya Trade. They work with ragpickers, who collect the tea bigbags at the tea factories, restaurants and hotels. This strong and waterproof materials are washed, cut in patterns and sewn into new products. Every bag has its own unique print, depending on the tea factory or plantation where it comes from. The project is generating work and income for approximately 20 ragpickers and small fabricators in Tamil Nadu.

Tamil Nadu collection

Colour: Every print is unique

Art.nr: TN001

Colour: Every print is unique

Art.nr: TN002

Design: Vera Winthagen

Material: Recycled Tea bags

Size: 35 x 30 x 8 cm

Tamil Nadu Tea bags

Colour: Every print is unique

Art.nr: TN003

Small: 35 x 50 cm

Colour: Rainbow

Art.nr: DC001

Medium: 50 x 70 cm

Colour: Rainbow

Art.nr: DC002

Large: 70 x 100 cm

Colour: Rainbow

Art.nr: DC003

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