Forestbound Bags
It's all in the materials and how we feel when we have an object with such a strong link to the past.
Foresthound a line of bags designed by Boston based Alice Saunders are made exclusively from reclaimed military sacks, duffle bags and WW II era tents to create durable utilitarian tote bags. I think they look absolutely amazing.
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