The Weekender Duffle
Location: Maunganui, New Zealand
The Weekender Duffle is made from 100% organic, handwoven cotton canvas, dyed with azo-free dyes. Soft to the touch yet sturdy in structure, the Weekender has a spacious main compartment and easy access pockets making it a practical and versatile travel staple. Perfect for weekend getaways this duffle bag easily fits within aircraft cabin limits. Certified soft organic cotton canvas Azo-free dye x2 magnetic side pockets x2 secure zip pockets Adjustable clip shoulder strap 54 x 25 x 25cm YKK Hardware Each Weekender Duffle purchased plants 5 mangrove trees in Indonesia to protect wildlife populations and provide subsistence to local communities.
Journey
- Growing & Harvesting
Once our GOTS certified rain-fed cotton is in bloom, it is picked in Erode near our workshop. The cotton is removed from the bolls, stored in bags then processed ready for loom weaving.
- Weaving and Dyeing
The picked organic cotton is sent to our workshop in Erode, South India, known as the 'handloom town' where it is coloured using natural and azo free dyes, thus reducing the environmental impacts of our fabrics. Our weavers then hand weave the organic cotton canvas onsite in a contemporary 12-acre loom studio. This is a state of the art facility, with green building certification and powered entirely via Swiss solar power technology. The studio comprises two sheds that each measure 6,400 square feet, that house a total of 54 traditional wooden looms, so the space is clutter free, light and well ventilated.
- Making
Once the organic cotton canvas is made, it is passed to our skilled artisans who are also on site. This is where the material is cut into the pattern shape of The Weekender, assembled and sewn together. Fun fact! Of these artisans (and our weavers) 76% are empowered women who are employed year round with fair wages. And don't worry, the men are too!
- Journey to you
Once The Weekenders have been made, they are packed together in cardboard boxes and collected by courier from our workshop. They are put on a plane in Chennimalai to arrive in Auckland. Once in New Zealand, they make their way to our distribution centre in Penrose who lovingly package them in compostable mailers (or sometimes reusable cardboard boxes) and send them out to you when you place your order.
Impacts
- B Corporation
- Fair Wages
- Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)
- Green Building
- Rain-fed cotton
- Reforesting
- Solar Power