A joint project between Swiss bag brand QWSTION and ECAL students of the Master Product Design programme, exploring ways of carrying and using the new sustainable and lightweight material CottonShell®. Ten prototypes have been selected for display at Vienna Design Week from 29 September to 8 October. Cocktail will be held on 4 October, 6-9pm.

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In the project led by Christian Paul Kaegi, Swiss Designer and Creative Director at QWSTION, the sustainably produced CottonShell® was the starting point for an extensive research. CottonShell® has so far been used for clothing only and its unique construction makes it water-resistant without the use of any coating. Questioning the norm, using straightforward materials and integrating functionality in effortless ways are the core brand values of QWSTION which completed the brief.

The students' engagement with both the QWSTION brand as well as the new material resulted in interesting new ideas and concepts going beyond the ordinary: a scarf with hidden pockets aims to challenge airline staff, a new method of protecting contents inspired by bubblewrap makes for minimal carry and a backpack with integrated rain coat tackles unpleasant weather surprises.

From 29 September to 8 October
Monday-Friday 11-7pm
Saturday 11-6pm

QWSTION Store Vienna
 Zieglergasse 38
1070 Vienna
+43 1 522 20 64
www.qwstion.com
www.viennadesignweek.at