Pia Bag
Soft Goods Design
Skills Utilized
Adobe Illustrator, Prototyping, Hand Sewing, & Using an industrial Sewing Machine (JUKI)
Mission Objective
Design an essential going out bag with an organic shape and a neutral color palette with a target audience of 16-32 year olds.
PIA BAG
ESSENTIAL GOING OUT BAG
THE INSPIRATION
My inspiration was Pia Mier Y Teran. Her aesthetic of curvilinear form, natural hues, and what she needed to carry in a bag completely influenced the design choices.
PIA MIER Y TERAN
CLIENT & NAMESAKE
Twenty-one year old College student
Gallery Assistant & Teaching Assistant
Lives between Mérida, Yucatán & Rochester, NY
Lives in a Sorority House
Likes shopping, working out, & traveling
Goes out to boutiques, beaches, restaurants, & bars
Style is minimalist and artsy
WHAT’S IN HER BAG?
iPhone
Keys
Lip gloss
Credit Cards
Perfume
Mascara
CLIENT WANTS A SIMPLE, STYLISH BAG FOR GOING OUT!
PROCESS
SKETCHES
I created divergent bag forms and had the client chose which forms she liked the most. Then, further explored one of the shapes and visualized the bag with a final sketch.
PAPER PROTOTYPES
The first paper model was flat and boxy. However, the second paper model had a more organic form that I wanted to emulate in the muslin prototypes.
MUSLIN PROTOTYPES
Transferring the design from paper to muslin was successful!
But, adding lining on the second muslin prototype caused changes to the way the bag was constructed.
COTTON PROTOTYPES
The cotton prototype was deflated so I need to add interfacing to the final model to give it more structure.
FINAL
The Pia Bag's unique form is sure to complete your look and hold all your essential items as you go out on the town.
FEATURES
D-RINGS
25” HANDLE
ZIPPER
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THE TECH PACK
PIA BAG V2
RETURN TO NATURE
Made with a dark brown faux suede leather and an upcycled upholstery fabric, the Pia Bag V2 uses earth tones so the user can feel in tuned with their surroundings as they reconnect with nature.
