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Upcycled Designer Bags

Collection: Upcycled Designer Bags

Art Shaped Into Handbags

What is it about women and bags! I must admit, I myself can never get enough of them.

Our women-inspired and women-empowered ARtelier seemed like the perfect incubation chamber for exploring this extraordinary opportunity of creating bags out of leftover apparel and textiles of all types.

Today, after more than a decade of co-creating magic with our customers, I can safely say:

You have rags, let's make bags!

  • PSYCHEDELIC PATCHWORK Tote PSYCHEDELIC PATCHWORK Tote
    Quickshop A vibrant mix of prints brought together in a one-of-a-kind collage designed...
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    PSYCHEDELIC PATCHWORK Tote
    Regular price €80,00
  • INTUITIVE MOSAIC Tote INTUITIVE MOSAIC Tote
    Quickshop A intuitive painting style mosaic tote adorned with striking front design and...
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    INTUITIVE MOSAIC Tote
    Regular price €80,00
  • SARI ELEGANCE Upcycled Bracelet Bag SARI ELEGANCE Upcycled Bracelet Bag
    Quickshop This silk bag features bold, painterly floral designs that feel like a...
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    SARI ELEGANCE Upcycled Bracelet Bag
    Regular price €70,00
  • CRIMSON EMBER Bracelet Clutch CRIMSON EMBER Bracelet Clutch
    Quickshop Elegant upcycled bracelet bag featuring striking red accents with subtle orange tones,...
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    CRIMSON EMBER Bracelet Clutch
    Regular price €60,00
  • EMERALD HIBISCUS Bracelet Clutch EMERALD HIBISCUS Bracelet Clutch
    Quickshop Elegant upcycled clutch featuring vibrant hibiscus florals on rich emerald fabric. Finished...
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    EMERALD HIBISCUS Bracelet Clutch
    Regular price €60,00
  • VERDE ROYALE Bracelet Clutch VERDE ROYALE Bracelet Clutch
    Quickshop Elegant upcycled clutch featuring a bold red and green design with refined...
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    VERDE ROYALE Bracelet Clutch
    Regular price €60,00
  • MIDNIGHT COLLAGE TOTE MIDNIGHT COLLAGE TOTE
    Quickshop This night inspired collage bag bends hints of black with a mix...
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    MIDNIGHT COLLAGE TOTE
    Regular price €70,00
  • MIDNIGHT BLOSSOM MINI BAG MIDNIGHT BLOSSOM MINI BAG
    Quickshop This black mini bag features a soft pink flower centerpiece, beautifully complemented...
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    MIDNIGHT BLOSSOM MINI BAG
    Regular price €70,00
  • EMERALD MURAL Geometry Tote EMERALD MURAL Geometry Tote
    Quickshop This green tote features a mural like centerpiece surrounded by distinctive triangle...
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    EMERALD MURAL Geometry Tote
    Regular price €80,00
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Frequently Asked Question

Amaatra bags are made from leftover apparel and textiles generated during the production of the brand's scarves, wraps, and vests — including offcuts of painted silk — turning excess material into functional, one-of-a-kind bags rather than sending it to waste.

The Bags collection includes totes (e.g. Psychedelic Patchwork Tote, Intuitive Mosaic Tote, Midnight Collage Tote, Emerald Mural Geometry Tote) and bracelet-style clutches/mini bags (e.g. Sari Elegance, Crimson Ember, Emerald Hibiscus, Verde Royale, Midnight Blossom)-9 products in total.

Amaatra bags range from €60,00 for bracelet clutches to €80,00 for patchwork totes, positioning them competitively against comparable UK upcycled-textile bag brands such as Amabilia Creations and Pri Pri, which sit in a similar £50–£90 range.

Yes,since each bag is patchworked from leftover fabric and painted textile scraps, no two bags are pieced together in exactly the same way, even within the same named design, making every bag genuinely unique.

Most UK upcycled bag brands (like Amabilia Creations, Pri Pri, or Shakti.ism) source third-party vintage sari offcuts. Amaatra's bags instead use its own in-house leftover apparel and painted silk textiles, meaning each bag can be traced back to a specific Amaatra scarf, wrap, or vest design already in the collection.

A bracelet bag/clutch is a small, hand-carried bag with a bracelet-style handle worn around the wrist, made from patchworked silk offcuts — designs like Crimson Ember, Emerald Hibiscus, and Verde Royale fall into this style, priced around €60,00–€70,00.

Yes, totes such as the Psychedelic Patchwork Tote and Emerald Mural Geometry Tote are designed as functional, everyday carry bags, combining decorative patchwork silk with practical tote construction for shopping, travel, or daily use.

Since bags combine multiple silk and textile offcuts, spot-clean gently with a damp cloth and mild soap rather than fully submerging or machine washing, to avoid uneven shrinkage or colour bleeding between the different patchworked fabric sections.

The Bags collection was created around the philosophy "You have rags, let's make bags" - transforming leftover apparel and textile scraps from over a decade of scarf, wrap, and vest production into new, sellable products, directly supporting Amaatra's zero-waste and UN SDG 12 commitments.

Yes, because each bag carries fragments of previous painted designs, they make a meaningful, story-connected gift, especially for anyone who already owns (or admires) an Amaatra scarf, wrap, or vest, since the bag may feature offcuts from familiar designs.

Yes, the collection spans a range of colourways including psychedelic multicolour, emerald green, crimson red, midnight black/purple, and floral prints, reflecting the variety of source fabrics repurposed from across the wider Amaatra collection.