Category: Bags

If you are cutting down on your plastic bag use, you need a sturdy shopper to replace them. And ideally a stylish one too.

That’s what you get with the Sigvard Textile bag. It’s made from thick cotton cadiz (100 per cent cotton), featuring the classic Virrvarr pattern, designed by Sigvard Bernadotte in 1961 in a choice of light or dark grey. There’s also a signature label (so you can show off) and a capacity of 10 litres.

You can pick one up online, priced at £29.78.

Find out more at the Scandinavian Design Center website

So far I’ve only been able to find these in Japan, but hopefully we’ll see the Onitsuka Tiger Mini Boston bag worldwide soon.

It’s very much like your classic bowling bag, but with a little more space for a weekend. Made of a ‘synthetic leather’, the bag has a main pocket, a zipped rear pocket and separate storage areas inside the colour-co-ordinated interior.

Available in red and black, it retails for 6,800 Yen (around £34).

Find out more at the Ripe website

We love the designs of Shinzi Katoh – slightly retro, slightly child-like, but very eye-catching and feel good illustrations – typified by this Shinzi Katoh Train Rolling Down Calm Hill tote bag.

On the front of the large tote is said train heading down the brightly-coloured hill, with a reverse design of small bright green flowers.  If this one doesn’t take you, there’s also other tote of different shapes and designs, along with coffee cups, water bottles and numerous other bits and pieces.

The tote bag retails for £27.

Find out more at the Shinzi Katoh website