Nahui Ollin Handbags

Nahui Ollin Handbags: An Eco-friendly Fashionista’s Dream Come True

4 Top Reasons to buy the Bag celebrities everywhere picked up at Caravan at 2 Great Jones Street:

1.) They are one of the most eco-friendly bags on the market right now. Not only did the process of making the bags sustain the environmentally-friendly practice of recycling, it also yielded a fresh and innovative product. The designers, the Olga Abadi’s take on the crafting technique involves turning hundreds of candy wrappers and soda labels into fully functional, not to mention fun and stylish handbag. All materials are collected from small, independent factories near where the Abadi family lives in Mexico from the candy wrappers to the leather handles.

2.) Have a bit of South-American artisan tradition right in your closet for the summer. A frequenter of the cultural festivals near her local hometown in Mexico, it was here that designer Olga Abadi discovered the ancient Mayan technique of binding everyday materials into handbags. The result is Nahui Ollin, a specialty line of handbags inspired by age-old techniques with a modern look and feel.

3.) You can own an affordable one of a kind bag. Each bag is hand-made from around 1500 individual wrappers and follows a process of folding, weaving and sewing each one into place – sometimes taking up to three days to make. Being that the wrappers are put into place one at a time, each bag is produced in its own color scheme and pattern, insuring that it is one-of-a-kind. The Nahui Ollin collection retails for $24 for the Itsy Bitsy coin purse to $190 for the Python-trimmed Keops.

4.) Nahui Ollin will add some flair to your spring/summer wardrobe.  The Nahui Ollin collection can be found in more than 60 existing color combinations including the kaleidoscopic Tutti-frutti, solid or two-toned metallic’s, Barcode and any and every color of the rainbow. The handles are in colorful leather, suede or raw woven thread with accents of silver, wood, natural seeds and stone beads.