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Melvin Medium Bag

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This minimal all-rounder keeps your most valuable belongings neatly organized with its spacious cut. Your cell phone remains quickly accessible in the front pocket with magnetic closure or - more safely - in the inner pocket made of soft felt. Due to the adjustable slide closure on the strap, the Melvin Bag can be easily transformed from a hip bag into a shoulder bag and worn comfortably over the upper body.

The Lotus Infinity Series is crafted from 'PUrTEX∞' - a custom ultra-durable tech material that Ucon Acrobatics developed over several years. It is made from recycled textile waste and finished with a rigid coating of solvent-free polyurethane (PU).

Melvin Medium Bag
Lotus Infinity Series
Dark Sand - Glacier Grey

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Product Size 9 x 6.3 x 2 in
Product Capacity 1.5 l
Product Weight 0.6 lb
Product Material Polyurethane (PU) with polyester from recycled textiles (rPET), solvent-free
  • Custom-developed tech material by Ucon Acrobatics
  • Over 100x more scratch resistance than conventional artificial leather
  • Made from recycled fashion waste
  • Can be worn as a crossbody or hip bag
  • Main compartment closes with two-way water repellent zipper
  • Additional compartment on the back with water repellent zipper
  • Inside pocket for cell phone
  • Internal holder for pens
  • Adjustable webbing straps
  • Protruding 'Ucon Acrobatics' print

Manufacturing

  • Made in China by factories that are regularly audited by amfori BSCI
  • Bluesign® system-partnership means we avoid harmful chemicals during production

Materials

'PUrTEX∞' is a custom ultra-durable tech material. Ucon Acrobatics has developed this progressive material over several years - which is second to none. Increased longevity - reduced thickness. Lower ecological footprint and steps into circularity. It is made from recycled textile waste and finished with a rigid coating of solvent-free polyurethane (PU). The PU foam layer has a cross-link structure, so the functional aspects are similar to molded rubber. The high performance has been proven in test results. The surface adhesion strength is four times better and the scratch resistance even improved over 100 times compared to conventional artificial leather. Furthermore, PU making is free of solvents such as DMF and VOC. The CO2e is reduced by over - 50%, the energy is reduced by over -40% and comes mainly from renewable sources. For the base of the material, post-consumer textile waste is transformed into recycled PET yarn in a chemical recycling process. The resource-saving spin dyeing process ("dope dye") is applied even before the interlock fabric is knitted. The savings of this are huge - water consumption is reduced by up to -90%, chemical consumption by up to -80%, energy consumption and CO2e emissions by up to -50%.

Components

  • Main Shell Material: 51% Polyurethane (PU), 49% Polyester (rPET) fiber-to-fiber recycled from post-consumer textile waste, dope-dyed
  • Secondary Shell Material: 54% Polyester (rPET) fiber-to-fiber recycled from pre-consumer/ post-consumer textile waste, dope-dyed, 46% thermoplastic Polyethylene (TPE)
  • Inner Material: 100% Polyester (rPET) fiber-to-fiber recycled from pre-consumer/ post-consumer textile waste, dope-dyed
  • Cushion Material: 100% Polyester (rPET) fiber-to-filler recycled from pre-consumer textile waste
  • Webbing Band: 100% Polyester (rPET) fiber-to-fiber recycled from pre-consumer/ post-consumer textile waste, dope-dyed
  • Metal Hardware: 100% Iron (FE), painted
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 2 in
  • Capacity: 1.5 l
  • Weight: 0.6 lb

Enjoy free climate neutral shipping on all orders. Incoming orders are processed within 24 hours on weekdays and will be dispatched immediately. Our standard shipping within USA takes a total of 2 to 6 working days. When things need to go fast, we also offer UPS 2nd Day and UPS Overnight.

We currently accept payments by Credit Card (Visa, Master Card and Amex), PayPal or Apple Pay.

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Certified B Corp Peta Approved Bluesign® System Partner Ecologi Plastic Fischer

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Minimalist design from Berlin
Our products are designed in Berlin and stand for minimalism, creativity and sustainability.

Lotus Infinity

Ucon Acrobatics
Lotus Infinity

water resistant product
All our outer fabrics are waterproof - however, we classify this product as 'water resistant'. Due to the construction, water can penetrate through the seams in case of heavy and persistent rain. Therefore, we recommend an additional rain cover during such weather.

MINIMAL
DESIGN

Our durable, timeless designs for urban nomads are the result of environmentally friendly and social decisions as well as passion and creativity.

MINIMAL
EMISSION

We want to create the best product possible without causing any unnecessary damage. For this plan to work and for us to be able to inspire and implement environmental solutions, we work with carefully selected associations and partners.

A Change in Material –
A Change for the Climate

Instead of PET bottles from the beverage industry, we now recycle textile waste. A circular economy means that each industry is responsible for its own waste. We aim to use textile waste to the maximum extent possible. In doing so, we want to design them in such a way as to create durable products with low emissions.

Here are the key innovations

1

Largest possible percentage of recycled textiles

2

Extended lifetime

3

Reduced ecological footprint

4

Designed for the circular economy

How would such a ‘innovation’ look like?

Sustainability doesn't always have to look 'eco'. In our case, you can hardly tell the difference. Often they are not visible, because we look where no one looks. Hard plastics and foams are hidden in every backpack sold today. We have found a way to avoid all of that and use textile waste instead.

See how it works - step by step:

Textile
Waste

Rough
Shredded

Fine
Shredded

Felted

Filler

Lotus Infinity Material ‘PUrTEX∞’

None of the materials available on the market completely convinced us. Over a period of several years, we developed our own material, which is second to none. Together with the experts of one of the world's largest manufacturers, we have succeeded in developing a new material with outstanding properties.

The laboratory comparison with commercially available artificial leathers is quite convincing:
FUNCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS

Tensile strength

+ 50%
+ 100%
+ 400%
+ 1.000%

Tear resistance

Adhesion resistance

Abrasion resistance

Conventional PU material
‘Lotus Infinity’ Material ‘PUrTEX∞’
b-corp
B-Corp use business as a force for good and prioritize people and the planet alongside profit. We have met rigorous standards for social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency.
bluesign
This certification system covers the entire production chain from raw materials to finished products and ensures that chemicals, water, and energy are used responsibly.
peta
Animals are not expendable and must not suffer for our products. We only produce beast-free products and have been recognized as "Best Vegan Backpack" by PETA Vegan Award Fashion 2024.

Ecologi

Together with our gold standard partner Ecologi we planted 25.000 trees in 2022 mainly through the 'Eden Reforestation Project'. With each purchased product in our online shop our customers help to plant one more tree and let our forest grow.

1 Product
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1 TREE

Plastic
Fischer

Our partner Plastic Fischer is a social enterprise that develops cost-efficient technologies to collect plastic waste from rivers before it can enter the oceans.

With each purchased product in our online shop our customers help Plastic Fischer to remove 1kg of river plastic from rivers in Indonesia.

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1 Product
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