↓ Disassembled and washed canvascanvas. In March 2022, the company released its new bland “RAU-RAU-G HAITETSU.” The backpacks for adults are available in blue and green, inspired by the 5000-series subway cars on the Kaigan Line running along the seaside of Kobe and the 1000-series cars on the Seishin-Yamate Line running through the uptown area, respectively. The children’s version, intended for those from the walking age to senior children at elementary school, features the front face of each train. Both backpacks include various ideas with excellent functionality and design.Mariko Tomita, who is in charge of designing the children’s version, said, “We exactly recreated the front face of the train. A pocket is provided inside the backpack to store the train’s hanging ring that serves as a handgrip when not in use. Also, we use transparent vinyl chloride to recreate the front window of the train in order for the stored ring to be visible from the outside. Although it can be covered with other goods stored in the pocket, we hope users enjoy a sense of fun.”Backpacks for children (front) and adults (behind) made from parts of Kobe Subway’s retired carsThe 18cm-wide zipper pocket can store a hang-ing ring, allowing for taking it in and out smoothly. Transparent vinyl is used for rain’s front window so that the stored ring is visible from the outside. Hanging rings for subway riders turn into handgrips for bag usersPresident Ikeda carefully washes each gangway canvas for using it as the backpack’s bottom42Recreating train faceBased on the knowledge gained from the above experienc-es, Sunward is promoting the upcycling of retired car parts. “It is found that many train cars are destined to be scrapped regularly,” said President Ikeda. “We thought railroad com-panies throughout Japan were facing similar problems in handling the scrapped cars. So, we have been approaching them with a variety of solutions.” Kobe City Transportation Bureau is one of the operators which contacted Sunward, which decided to work with the bureau. The collaboration came to fruition as the second “RAU-RAU-G HAITET-SU” bland, which was sold through the crowdfunding site “Makuake” until August 30, 2022.
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