Gift, stationery and greeting card designer Caroline Gardner has partnered with Waitrose and Jutexpo, (among the world’s leading suppliers of eco-friendly reusable bags), to produce a range of shopping bags in support of UK charity Meningitis Now.
The range includes pouch bags, made entirely from recycled plastic bottles, as well as large shopping bags made from a blend of jute and cotton, (juco), with both bags available in two designs.
The pouch bags are available in a multi-coloured heart design and orange and pink graphic stripe, while the large shopping bags feature the iconic heart design, reimagined as a hand drawn outline in charcoal and cream, as well as an exclusive colourway of the classic heart print, while.
In fact, Meningitis Now is a cause very close to Caroline Gardner’s heart. The company’s co-founders Caroline and Angus Gardner chose the charity over 16 years ago, having had a personal experience with the illness when their then 15-month-old son Sebastian contracted meningococcal septicemia. Fortunately he recovered and the family looked to help raise awareness through fund raising on behalf of Meningitis Now.
Over the years, Caroline Gardner has also raised over £170,000 for the charity through the sale of Caroline Gardner Christmas cards.
“We’re thrilled to put our newest print on this iconic juco shopper, along with an exclusive colourway of our signature heart print,” commented Caroline. “Not only are the foldaway bags an essential handbag item but it’s fantastic that each bag is made from 3.5 recycled plastic bottles.”
The environmentally-friendly bags are priced at £4 for the pouch bags and £6 for the large juco bags, with 40p from the sale of each pouch bag and 50p from the sale of each large juco bag, being donated to Meningitis Now.
Top: One of the Caroline Gardner large shopper bags, available from Waitrose, that is helping to raise money for Meningitis Now.
