Ragbag® is a brand for fair and upcycled bags and

accessories, produced in India and designed by

talented European designers.

The materials are collected by ‘ragpickers’ and the

production is done by small fabricators in the slums

of New Delhi, Calcutta and in a small village in Tamil

Nadu (India).

OUR PRINCIPLES:

• FAIR > We are providing pleasant working conditions and a

fair income for the workers at our producing partners.

• UPCYCLED > Our products are made from waste materials,

such as: used plastic bags, used tea sacks and waste textiles

from the fashion industry.

• FASHION > We work with talented European designers,

combined with the creative input and handicraft skills from

our Indian producers.

Tamil Nadu Collection

Delhi Collection

Calcutta Collection

Tamil Nadu

Our partner in Tamil Nadu (South India) is Green innovations. They work

with ragpickers, who collect used tea sacks (big-bags) at tea factories,

restaurants and hotels. This strong and water-resistant material is washed,

cut into patterns and sewn into new products in a small rooftop factory.

The project is creating work and income for approximately 15 women and 5

men in Tamil Nadu.

Every bag has its own unique print, depending

on the tea plantation where it comes from.

Tamil Nadu Collection

Laptop bag

Messenger bag

• Material: recycled tea sacks

• Size: 40 x 30 x 12 cm

• Side pocket, front pocket (zipper)

and laptop compartment

• Material: recycled tea sacks

• Size: 35 x 30-40 x 8 cm

• Adjustable size: 30-40 cm

• Front pocket (zipper) and two

inside compartments

Office bag

Backpack

Wallet

• Material: recycled tea sacks

• Size: 11 x 10 x 2 cm

• Credit cards (4 + 10 back)

• Coins compartment

• Banknotes / receipts

• Material: recycled tea sacks

• Size: 40 x 30 x 20 cm

• Front pocket (zipper)

• Side pocket (bottle holder)

• Laptop compartment

• Material: recycled tea sacks

• Size: 40 x 30 x 10 cm

• Front pocket (zipper)

• Laptop compartment

Shoppers

• Material: recycled tea sacks

• Small: 39 x 36 x 1 cm

• Medium: 40 x 40 x 10 cm

• Large: 45 x 40 x 20

• Logo printing possible

Delhi

Our partner in Delhi is Conserve. They work with ‘ragpickers’, who collect plastic

waste in the streets and sell it to the collection centre. Plastic rags are washed,

dried and separated by colour. The plastic then goes in a machine, which presses

them into thicker sheets. These colourful sheets are cut in patterns and sewn

into bags.

The project is creating work and income for more than 60 ragpickers, people at

the collection centres and fabricators in the workshop.

New Delhi

Delhi Collection

Shoulderbags

Shoulderbag Mini

• Design: Ellen Sillekens

• Material: recycled plastic foil

• Size: 35 x 30 x 8 cm

• Colour: 5 combinations

• Inside two pockets (zipper)

• Size: 26 x 21 x 8 cm

• Colour: 5 combinations

• Inside pocket (zipper)

• Outside pocke

Wallet

Organizer

• Material: recycled plastic foil

• Size: 15,5 x 12 x 1,5 cm

• Two sliding pockets inside

• Credit cards (5 pcs)

• Material: recycled plastic foil

• Size: 12 x 8 x 1 cm

• Credit cards (3 pockets + 10 back)

• Coins compartment

• Banknotes / receipts

Backpack

Delhi backpacks are made from recycled

canvas from brake parachute carrying

bags from the Indian Airforce.

They are available in two colours:

Airforce Blue

Airforce Green

• Material: recycled canvas

• Size: 38 x 30 x 12 cm

• Two front pockets (zipper)

• Two colours: Blue and Green

Calcutta

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..

Shoulderbags

Calcutta Collection

• Design: Vera Winthagen

• Material: recycled textile (cotton)

• Size: 35 x 30-40 x 10 cm

• Colour: Sunset (yellow, red, blue)

• Outside pocket (zipper)

• Inside two compartments

Mobile bags

Calcutta mobile bags are made from waste

textile and cut-offs from the fashion industry.

The fabrics are hand-woven and available in

seven colours.

• Size: 14 x 9 x 1 cm

• 7 colours

Cushions

Calcutta Cushions are made from waste textile and cut-offs from the fashion industry. The

fabrics are hand-woven in colourfull combinations, and available in three sizes:

• Small (35 x 50 cm)

• Medium (50 x 70 cm)

• Large (70 x 100 cm)

Ragbag is started in 2005 by Siem Haffmans, a sustainable designer, after

visiting New Delhi and meeting Anita Ahuya from Conserve on a

conference about EcoDesign. Together with Conserve and designer Ellen

Sillekens the first Delhi collection was designed an launched.

In 2008 the second Calcutta collection was launched, designed by Vera

winthagen and made from recycled textiles (waste cotton yarn).

In 2011 the Teabag collection was launched, made in Tamil Nadu (south

India).

Ragbag has won several prices, such as:

• Business in Development – BiD Challange

• “Ei van Columbus” Award

• European Business Award for the Environment

• Brand with a Conscience Award

More information:

Ragbag, Veemarkt 228, 1019 DG Amsterdam, The Netherlands

(+31) 20 3304096

www.ragbag.eu

www.ragbag.eu