About Bound
BOUND is a slow fashion label that celebrates the time-honored art of macrame and weaving techniques in the creation of its handmade bags and accessories.
At the heart of BOUND's philosophy is a deep respect for the environment and a desire to minimize mass production and wastage.
Each bag and fashion accessory in our collection is made using 100% natural and/or recycled cotton strings, jute fibres and threads derived from upcycled textile waste wherever possible.
Each bag and fashion accessory is a one of a kind creation that celebrates your unique style, and made to order, just for you.
Each bag and fashion accessory is painstakingly woven, tied, twisted and knotted using traditional weaving and macrame techniques and therefore takes a considerable amount of time and effort to construct.
Responsibly made, conscious of our environment and respectful of our makers, owning a BOUND accessory means owning a unique and sustainable piece of fashion, made responsibly, made with love and made just for you.
Empowering women through skills training...
BOUND is also committed to empowering underprivileged, marginalized and the disabled communities by providing them with jobs and essential skills.
We are constantly on the look out to partner with organisations who may be looking to enhance skills or livelihoods of their communities so please do get in touch.
Image Credit: Singapore Women's Prison Training Collaboration.
Working with Yellow Ribbon Project & Singapore Women's Prison
Social Gifting with Bishan Home for the Intellectually Disabled
Ion Singapore, through SG Enable, commissioned us to design a Christmas Brooch for their staff using recycled materials. We collaborated with Social Gifting to teach the elderly intellectually handicapped at Bishan Home how to make it.
Designed and made with recycled materials for Ion Singapore
Tassel Keyring Course for the Intellectually Disabled at Touch Community Services.
Creative expression through crafting...
A sample of the tassel keyrings on the training curriculum.
Teaching our lovely trainees about simple colour theory, watching them design their tassel keyrings, selecting colours and materials, and following step by step instructions in designing their own signature accessory.
No better way to spend our day!
Images credit: Touch Community Services.
Training 24 intellectually disabled MINDs clients the art of macrame...
Learning how to make a tassel earring.
When they manage to complete a little wallet after a few days.
Who better to front the Sustainable Bag collection than the makers themselves?
Modelling the Meng clutch she made...
Sourcing with Purpose.
At Bound, we try to use every scrap bit of string and cord which goes into the wrapping of your products as well as the creation of small items like brooches, cuff bracelets and necklaces to minimize waste.
The bags that are used to package your product are made of jute and canvas and designed so that you can repurpose them to hold your everyday items and knick-knacks.
We would love to see how we can collaborate. Please get in touch so we can talk!