Land+Living: BriefCrate

BriefCrate

Personal — June 9, 2004 Posted by James

Tote bags made from recycled plastic milk crates

Two size are available (basic and laptop) in a range of milk crate colors. We dig it.

Link: Thingsmatter
Via: Archinect

7 comments

Comments (7)

Zach Ruiter — November 28, 2005
Nice

I like this.

carrie kraus — October 26, 2007
want it

how do i get one? the links do not work.

Marrz — September 10, 2008
where?

where can you buy one?

oscar — September 10, 2008
link

Correct link. Still not clear if it's a product or a prototype: http://www.thingsmatter.com/project.php?proj=0199&mediaID=167

thingsmatter — September 12, 2008
can't have it.

Unfortunately, the BriefCrate's days as a buyable product are over. We couldn't reasonably "acquire" enough milk crates to meet demand, but demand was insufficient to commission our own milk crates. (which would have made them a lot less cool, anyway). There's also some severe ecological problems with this product. We suggest this: if you really want one, make it yourself.

Xroader — September 14, 2008
re:can't have it

Sorry you weren't able to keep it buyable - If it is a way to recycle old milk crates, it would offset your ecological concerns. Would you consider posting some instructions at instructables.com for those of us who would like to make it ourselves? Thanks

thingsmatter — September 14, 2008
ecology/instructables

The trouble is, old milk crates still work really well as milk crates. By stealing them, cutting them, and throwing half the plastic away to make massively overbuilt hipster bags, we were encouraging the production of new plastic milk crates. An instructable is a good idea - for people who have milk crates already, but don't happen to operate a dairy distributor, and have discovered the limitations of milk crate furniture. We'll work on it. If anyone can think of something to do with the rest of the milk crate (the top), please let us know.