"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."

Instead of going to landfills, Southwest’s airplane seats are being repurposed into products that are creating opportunities for thousands.

Southwest Airlines is a leader on airport runways, but now the popular low-cost carrier is inspiring some high-flying fashion accessories.

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.

You’ve probably walked past someone wearing an aeroplane seat on their back and not even noticed...

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...

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...

Have you ever thought, “Hey, I really like this purse, but I wish that more people had farted on it?"...

Innovation at it’s finest. Portland based company takes 40 acres of leather of former Southwest Airlines seats and creates leather bags.

What do you do when you need to get rid of 80,000 airline seats that are weighing down your flying fleet?

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.

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.