Zip Handbags

Materials: wool felt, nylon zipper
Design process: 2d CAD drafting, iterative paper models
Manufacturer: ActualSF

The handbags consist of a flat piece of felt and a single continuous zipper. The shape of the perimeter zipper determines the final 3D zipped shape.

The bags all began as 2D flat shapes. The final 3D form was developed experimentally through producing hundreds of paper models.