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BAGS OF RICE…Duck Canvas and rice sacks. In the western world (where I live) sacks of rice are not something I grew up s...
16/12/2021

BAGS OF RICE…
Duck Canvas and rice sacks. In the western world (where I live) sacks of rice are not something I grew up seeing. But for millions of people large sacks of rice are an everyday commodity – and what do everyday essentials have to do? They all have to shout and claim superiority in some way shape or form, therefore, sacks of rice have become works of art… In the early days of Cora + Spink I was looking at rice sacks for inspiration, especially how they are repurposed. That’s how rice sacks (discarded) helped inspire this whole enterprise.

DUCK CANVAS?Coincidences… from the famous Jack Wills, “Bromsgrove Backpack” incident in 2017, to ducks and canvas. Unbek...
15/12/2021

DUCK CANVAS?
Coincidences… from the famous Jack Wills, “Bromsgrove Backpack” incident in 2017, to ducks and canvas. Unbeknownst to me in the New World (America) they have taken to calling heavy cotton canvas, Duck canvas. Of course, Cora + Spink has a duck (it’s not a duck) as a mascot (logo). But why duck canvas? Duck canvas is so called as the canvas was used primarily as sail cloth and was treated with oil and wax – hence waterproofed – like a duck…

15/12/2021
HAVERSACK, RUCKSACK OR BACKPACK?Call it what you will, but did you know there’s a fundamental difference between each wo...
13/12/2021

HAVERSACK, RUCKSACK OR BACKPACK?
Call it what you will, but did you know there’s a fundamental difference between each word? A haversack is considered a bag, as it has just one strap (messenger bag style). A rucksack is from the German word der Rücken – meaning back, and pack as in group of straps… But did you know “backpack” is a very modern word, 1910 to be roughly precise and originating in America.

LOST IN SPACE.Like many children I always wanted to be a chiropodist when I grew up – when I realised that would just be...
13/12/2021

LOST IN SPACE.
Like many children I always wanted to be a chiropodist when I grew up – when I realised that would just be a dream, an astronaut was the logical next best. But what are those bags? Well, they’re quite important, they’re called PLSS’s or Primary Life Support Systems – carried on the back they are a device that provides oxygen and temperature management.

If you’re an astronaut – leaving this on the train is highly unrecommended.

09/12/2021
09/12/2021

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