Casa e Cose

Escama Studio, based in San Fransisco and Brazil,  makes beautiful recycled fashion accessories using crochet and recycled aluminum pull-tabs. Yes aluminum pull tabs. And they are very stylish and such an easy accessory to combine with just about anything.  And the thing is: its so geniously made: you don’t notice they are actually aluminum pull tabs. You just see this interesting shiny surface and you want to touch it.

Its also a fair trade project!

Each piece comes with a hang tag bearing the signature of the person who made it. You can read more about this person by visiting Escama Studio web. If you would like to send a thank you note, click the email icon and we will translate your message into Portuguese and forward it on.

The artists work in co-operatives located outside of Brasília, Brazil. The groups offer women and men in the community a means to earn a living wage through handicrafts and provide a setting where friends are made and self-esteem is regained.

Bags from Escama Studios has been published in Elle, Perspective and Time Out HK among others.

See how the pull tap bags are made in below video:

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