No. 02 · One of one
Tri-Zip Sling
Crossbody sling · Retired kitesurf sail · Made in Goa
A single-strap sling with three zipped compartments, cut from one retired kite. The printed size markings and the sail-maker's graphics are left exactly where they fell, so the object still reads as what it was.
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- Dimensions
- [W × H × D cm]
- Weight
- [g]
- Strap
- Adjustable, worn across the body
- Closure
- Three metal zips
- Care
- [Care instructions]
Materials
- Body and pockets Retired kitesurf sail
- Strap and binding Sail-cloth offcuts, red
- Zips [Zip specification]
- Lining [Lining]
Previous life
A kite, over the sea.
This cloth spent its working life as a kite canopy: ripstop fabric built to hold its shape under load, in salt spray and full sun. Kites are retired when the canopy stretches or a seam gives out. The cloth itself is still strong, light and quick to dry, which is exactly what a bag wants.
Transformation
Cut, washed, re-cut, sewn.
The kite is cut down and washed, then opened along its seams into flat panels. Panels are chosen for the graphics printed on them, re-cut to the pattern and sewn with the original zigzag stitching left visible. Each sling comes from a different section of a different kite, so no two carry the same markings.
Material library · 01 of 04
Kitesurf sails
Ripstop canopy cloth and reinforced edges, flown hard and then retired. Five objects in this exhibition began as kites.
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