Objects and materials that we throw away, sigh with the hope of being saved, just before we say good-bye in a farewell moment. They deserve a second chance, transforming themselves, to show their new utility to the world that rejected them. They need to redeem themselves, from their sentenced life cycle, to realize their dream.
Our work is to resuscitate materials and find lost treasures in the discarded items of the modern world´s progress. ( And we have lots of fun doing it. )
You will not find two of the same hand-made bags, none of the graphics are repeated.
H I S T O RY
Our project was born in 2001 in Barcelona. The first phase was the creation of a small multidisciplinary design studio. Various products, like accessories and furniture, emerged from recycling and investigating multiple useless materials. Above everything else, what stood out were the hand-made bags from advertisement flags. Since then, we use the advertisement flags hung from street lamps in Barcelona and Madrid, among other materials.
DESIGN
We are dedicated to giving a second chance to materials that are disposed of. Our products have a second life born out of investigation and development of different types of materials recovered. We analyze their properties, characteristics and adapt them to the best form and function possible. Thanks to our passion of this work, Vaho will continue to surprise in the future with new products and new materials.
PRODUCTION
The entire production is artisan and made by hand in Barcelona. When objects that served their original purpose become useless, since their life cycle ended, that is when our work begins. These materials are collected, stored, sent to our warehouse in a dirty, wrinkled state to begin their resurrection.
There is a process before we can convert these into raw materials used in production where we classify materials according to their characteristics, select graphics and clean them. The production is done in CIRE (Center for Reinsertion Initiatives) workshops in the Modelo prison in Barcelona. We also work with small local workshops where very experienced artisans sew our product with all their care.
STORES
We value the shopping experience. For this reason, Vaho stores are our best image. We create spaces where the client knows and feels the philosophy of our brand. The bags and accessories are placed on magnetized white walls so the variety of graphics can be appreciated and displayed clearly. Our visual merchandising shows the original raw material, using displays made with hand-made bags laying on top of advertisement flags from which they were made. The sales counter and furniture are also recycled.
TANGRAM S
TANGRAM L
TANGRAM M
MESSENGERS upcycled publicity banner
FRODO L
FRODO M
MESSENGERS upcycled publicity banner
FRODO S
TOTE BAG
TOTE BAGS upcycled publicity banner
KELLY
FRIDA
VIENETTA
TRIANGLE
BACKPACKS upcycled publicity banner
PEANUT
CLUBBING
BACKPACK
SEED
WAIST BAGS RENE
upcycled publicity banner
CHECK
TRAVEL BAGS upcycled publicity banner
TRAVEL
LAPTOP
WORKSTATION
BRIEFCASES upcycled publicity banner
FOLIO
BAOBAB
SEED INNER
AGAVE
BAOBAB recycled bicycle inner tube
ALFREDIN GOMA
CARTERO INNER
ERNIE INNER
RENE INNER
ALOE
CICA
WALLETS upcycled publicity banner
VESKI
MICRO
RUFO
CANELA
LOMPAKKO
KUKKARO
SLIM
WALLETS upcycled publicity banner
MIEL
PEPPER
CARDHOLDERS upcycled publicity banner
ERNIE
CARTERO
GIFFER
STEFAN
TECHCASES upcycled publicity banner
SKIN
BELTS upcycled publicity banner
PITON
PENCIL
MATRUISKAS
POUCHES upcycled publicity banner
KEY
POT
www.vaho.ws / info@vaho.ws Barcelona - Ferran 43 - Argenteria 55 - BonsuccĂŠs 13 Bilbao - Correo 25 Reus - Major 22 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria - Triana 7
VA H O recliclando desde 2001