Pizza Pete “Single Wide” tote bag
Features
-External front pocket
-Three internal stretchy pockets
-External attachment loops
- Draw string top closure
2023
A nostalgic nod to 1991 - a younger me carrying Shasta soda cans in a zebra print fanny pack. Designed to carry 32. oz Hydroflask. Original patterns conceived 2014 - fabricated Summer 2016.
Backside. Three fabric layers. Middle layer vapor permeable waterproof fabric. Reversible. 2.44mm high strength Nite-Ize reflective cinch cord.
Completed: Summer 2016
Version 2 canvas backpack. Patterns and plans for V.2 conceived 2011, executed 2013. Canvas hand dipped in indigo vat. Water resistant center zip. Handmade leather straps can be removed and used as belts. Roll top. Lined in Tyvek. Triple stitched.
V.2.
Front pocket. Tyvek lining shown.
Tyvek backpack. Material chosen mainly due to its low cost, but also for being water repellent yet breathable. Compartment for sleeping bag storage located on rear in order to keep separate from main compartment. Part of homeless system project. Prototype V.1 (2011).
Personal project aimed at local homeless population. Constructed of Tyvek due to it's breathable water resistant properties.
Limited distribution due to lack of personal funds. V1 prototype (2011).
Large dimensions allow bag to be used as blanket/tarp, but do not allow for pictures to be easily taken. White color chosen to reflect light/heat in the summer.
Detail of sleeping bag baffle. Allows individual to source material from environment, then discard when leaving to keep size/weight low.
Hand dyed in home indigo vat. Hand hammered, leather backed copper rivets. Paracord cinches. 3 pocket front. Hidden single pocket at back of apron. 2015.
Detail - canvas dyed in indigo (vat 2).
Leather backed copper rivet (hand hammered).
Indigo - single dip.