Ilvy Jacobs Paper Bags

Riffing on the shapes and textures associated with paper cardboard, Dutch designer Ilvy Jacobs creates awesome, more durable bags out of those materials or ones that resemble them.

The freshly graduated Dutch product designer Ilvy Jacobs specialized on designing bags, more specifically paper bags. Inspired by packaging, Jacobs started to investigate ways to create a longer duration through a form and/or material addition. The tactile aspects of the …

Jacobs’ latest project is her Modern Paper Bag series, which takes conventional brown paper lunch bags and turns them into beautiful artworks that also last quite longer than the traditional brown paper bag.

Ilvy Jacobs noticed that people tend to use brown paper bags once or twice, or throw out, because they are often unsightly. This stellar project aims to change that perception. And, for only $20, you can own one of these crafty bags.