"New York-based Nik Bentel Studio has a knack for reworking everyday objects into sharply executed design pieces, and its latest release, the Trolley Bag, follows that logic with dry humor. Developed in collaboration with German supermarket chain Lidl, the bag distills the familiar wireframe shopping cart into a compact handbag. The Lidl Trolley Bag builds on Nik Bentel's growing body of work that plays with consumer culture - most notably the Croissant Bag, which translated a bakery staple into a leather accessory."
"Fabricated from stainless steel, the piece retains the cart's recognizable grid structure and tubular handle, scaled down and refined into something wearable. A chain strap allows it to hang at the shoulder, while a trolley-coin detail nods to the mechanics of European supermarket carts. The materiality remains intentionally industrial to give the bag a sculptural presence that feels closer to product design than conventional fashion."
Nik Bentel Studio scaled a supermarket trolley down into a stainless steel handbag that preserves the cart's metal lattice and tubular handle at shoulder-bag size. The piece includes a chain strap and a trolley-coin detail referencing European supermarket mechanics. The intentionally industrial material gives the bag a sculptural presence positioned closer to product design than conventional fashion. The project continues Bentel's practice of transforming everyday consumer objects into accessories, following the Croissant Bag. The Trolley Bag launched in limited quantities around London Fashion Week, framing scarcity as part of its concept and situating the object between a fashion drop and a design collectible.
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