Forbes: 10 Great Gifts For Travelers, 2015 Edition
"We love recycled products, especially when they’ve got a story as clever and a look as cool as these bags from Portland, Oregon-based Looptworks."
NBC News: Southwest Gives Old Airplane Seats New Life (Video)
Instead of going to landfills, Southwest’s airplane seats are being repurposed into products that are creating opportunities for thousands.
Baltimore Sun: Old Airplane Seats Become Fashion Accessories
Southwest Airlines is a leader on airport runways, but now the popular low-cost carrier is inspiring some high-flying fashion accessories.
Branding Magazine: The Latest Bag is Made From Airplane Seat Covers
We all love bags. Women have collections and men don’t lag behind. A quality leather bag is never too pricey, and we appreciate its comfort and design.
LSN Global: Southwest Airlines Created Products from Unwanted Seats
You’ve probably walked past someone wearing an aeroplane seat on their back and not even noticed...
PSFK: 80,000 Airline Seat Covers Reach Their Final Handbag Destination
When Southwest Airlines made the decision to retire over 80,000 seat covers–for one made of a new more lightweight material to conserve fuel–it soon wondered what to do with them...
KOIN6: Airline Seats Recycled into Handbags (Video)
Southwest Airlines partnered with Portland's Looptworks to get rid of leather seats weighing down their fleet, and the company turned them into a line of unique handbags for sale...
Company Creates Bags Made from Southwest Airline Seats
Have you ever thought, “Hey, I really like this purse, but I wish that more people had farted on it?"...
Portland Based Company Used Airline Seat Leather to Create Leather Bags
Innovation at it’s finest. Portland based company takes 40 acres of leather of former Southwest Airlines seats and creates leather bags.
Washington Post: My Trendy Leather Bag is Actually a Repurposed Southwest Airlines Seat
What do you do when you need to get rid of 80,000 airline seats that are weighing down your flying fleet?
QZ: Southwest Turned Old Seat Covers Into Surprisingly Cool Handbags
Southwest Airlines earns its keep by pairing high-quality customer service with a no-frills product. But the airline is getting decidedly frillier: It just launched a line of sleek handbags designed from old airplane seat cushions.
PDX Monthly: Old Airline Seats Become Trendy New Bags
Portland design company Looptwork’s new Luv Seat Line brings new meaning to the phrase “fashion on the fly.” Repurposed from old airline seats, not only do the blue and brown leather bags look good, the process used to make them is good for the environment.