Recycled Candy Wrapper Bags

A frequenter of the cultural festivals near her local hometown in Mexico, it was here that designer Olga Abadi discovered the ancient Mayan technique of binding everyday materials into handbags. The result is Nahui Ollin, a specialty line of handbags inspired by age-old techniques with a modern look and feel.

Not only did the process sustain the environmentally-friendly practice of recycling, it also yielded a fresh and innovative product. Abadi's take on the crafting technique involves turning hundreds of candy wrappers and soda labels into fully functional, not to mention fun and stylish handbag. All materials are collected from small, independent factories near where the Abadi family lives in Mexico from the candy wrappers to the leather handles. While the bags are indeed made from candy wrappers, they stand the test of time and weather for a tear-free durability.

Owned and operated in whole by the Abadi family, the bags are entirely hand-made by folding and weaving individual candy wrappers together to create the various shapes and sizes in the Nahui Ollin collection.