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Fashion designer Gabriela Hearst collaborated with contemporary artist Adam Pendleton on a limited edition Nina handbag, one of Hearst’s most popular models. To accompany each handbag, Hearst commissioned the design of a card-style insert with information about the edition.
Each Nina bag incorporates a standard credit card-sized pocket where the wearer can store credit cards, business cards, and other small printed matter.
With the dimensions of a standard credit card, the design of this bag insert takes advantage of
Inspired by Gabriela Hearst’s identity as a luxury brand committed to sustainability, I chose to 3D print this bag insert out of polylactic acid (PLA), a common yet sustainable 3D printer filament made from sugar canes. Per the decision of Adam Pendleton, I used black filament.
I printed a total of 30 of these bag inserts for the edition of 25 Nina bags. Each card was signed in silver ink by the artist.