A few days ago I was approached by George from Cooper and Hill with a very interesting proposition. They’re looking to custom design a bag organiser that will go inside a tote bag to make it into a baby bag. This isn’t a first for them in terms of the custom bit, though they’ve not done a baby bag before. Check out the bespoke section of their website for more info.
Now, our baby bag days are *almost* behind us. But that does mean that I’ve had a lot of experience with a variety of bags over the years, and I thought this sounded like a fascinating proposition, and I thought I’d put it to you, my readers to feed back on what you look for in the organisation of a baby bag.
These organisers would go in a tote type bag, and the concepts are here.
Bag number 1.
Baby stuff is on the inside, pockets for what you need on the outside. I think I like this idea, although I’m not overly happy at the look of this one, with the quilting. That shouldn’t really matter that much, given it will be inside another bag, but still. I do like the pocket labelled ipad though 🙂 Not sure about the detachable velcro labels, my thought is that they will detach and collect fluff, anyone else?
Bag number two.
I like the look of this. Elegant almost. Again mum stuff easily accessible on the outside without fiddling about in the middle for your purse or keys. It has handles so it can be easily moved from bag to bag, so instead of transferring the heap of nappies, wipes etc, just transfer the organiser. Done. Not sure about needing two bottle pouches, but then again, I never did bottles.
And finally, bag 3.
Differs from the others by suggesting mum stuff on inside, baby stuff on outside. (Picture appears to show mum stuff on outside when I squint at it carefully though.
This one doesn’t look at tough to me somehow, but that could be just an impression from the imagery.
So, what happens next? I’m looking for your feedback to take back to George by Wednesday. Do you like the idea – an organiser you can switch between bags? If so, which one appears most, would you tweak it – how?
After the initial feedback, there’ll be a poll on bag colours, and a decision taken on production. Once the bag is produced in around 10 days (wow!) I’ll be looking to run a giveaway of the winning design, so if that appeals, get involved. Tell me what you think of the designs, what you love and what you loathe. Is a crowd sourced bag design the way forward? I certainly think it’s an interesting idea, and that’s why I’ve got involved, now it’s over to you.
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