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How to help women conveniently and safely carry their handbags when they’re cycling? British designer Ian Mahaffy thought that the Victoria Saddle Bag is probably a good method. Created for cycling brand Brooks, these new bags seem more integrated with your bicycle, and they can stay firmly on your bike seat so that you can easily bring them around. How do you like it, to create a saddle cover that doubles as a bag? In my opinion it’s truly nice, as the Victoria Saddle Bag is not only convenient to use, but also features bright colors and stylish patterns that make them fashionable.

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Made of energy-efficient LED light and translucent fibers, the Hobo Lantern is a stylish bag that also doubles as a portable luminary. It was inspired by the urban nightlife of Zona Tortona during Design Week, and via the design Todd MacAllen aims to offer people some fashionable and functional accessories. Powered by 8 AA batteries, the Hobo can be safely used even when the LED light is turned on, and you may find it fabulous to go across the streets with a glowing bag.

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Chay Su and Rika Lin’s new bags seem just like drawings but they don’t – they are real for parties, dates, and other occasions. With a vivid name of “Jump From Paper”, these bags are firstly designed with illustrations drawn on paper, and then made into three-dimensional ones that look the same as paper drawings. Fantastic. [Read the rest of this entry...]

42 pieces of floppy disks were recently brought together and found their new function, that is, to work as an innovative handbag! It is really a clever way to recycle old things. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Both bags and jewelry are indispensable items to females. Keeping that in mind, Amalia Mattaör has created these Dancing Bags, which features a clever combination of bags and jewelry. They’re aesthetic, practical and more importantly they look like just a part of your body when you take them on. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Everybody views the same thing from different angles and product designer Ilvy Jacobs has used unique materials such as crumpled paper and tyvek to create several bags that she believed the most perfect. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Everyday we wear a handbag to match our various moods, but to the designers and especially the manufacturers, handbags are also a useful way to publicize their products. And the consumers? Well, they seem to love the ideas, too. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Wanna to be one in the league of sexy girls? Then you must have the “Pick Your Cup” canvas bag designed by Murphy Lin. With two different cup sizes printed onto two sides, the sexy bag can always make you look hot or hotter. Hooray! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Fulvio Bonavia says the belts, handbags, rings, shoes, hats and headphones are edible, as long as they’re made out of food. In his fashion photography book titled “A Matter of Taste”, the award-winning Italian photographer shows us a series of creative photos that each features an edible accessory and all of them look really attractive and delicious… [Read the rest of this entry...]

We people, especially the women, are used to taking all kinds of items in one big bag for emergency needs. But the actual situation is that, we seldom find the needed object quickly simply because the interior of the bag is too dark. So to solve that problem, Nicole Osella has come up with an innovative bag light named as “Bulbo”, which utilizes LED bulbs to illuminate the bag. It features an ergonomic structure and therefore can be used in any type of bags. The metal ball outside the bag is used to create kinetic energy to charge the battery that powers the LED bulbs. [Read the rest of this entry...]

A new concept put forward by Roshan Hakkim and also A clever concept to eliminate the consumption of plastic! It makes a full use of the waste textile pieces of shoes and bags. The straps can also be used to close the shoes, after acting as ordinary handles. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Do not think the item in the lady’s hand is an ordinary handbag. In fact, it’s a portable refrigerator.  Dubbed ‘E-Bag’, the bag comes with a cooling system, which would get the refreshment cooler while you’re simply walking. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Attractive bags made from recycled suits, making the users seem more fashionable but costing them much less money… So what are you still waiting for? Make one with your old suit or purchase it here for $250. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Paper bags? Not exactly. Actually, they’re made of Tyvek®, a synthetic lightweight paper that is quite durable and waterproof. Like traditional travel bag, Papier can be used to store your clothes and other items. Also due to the special materials, this travel bag is even as light as real paper, 135g for the bigger one and 115g for the smaller one. Cool! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Shopping bags are no longer made merely for containing or holding items, and it’s time to show off your innovative bags now! This is  ‘Mask Bag’ by Karl Lagerfeld. [Read the rest of this entry...]