Urban backpacks are a solution for busy people living in the concrete jungle who don’t want to compromise on style and durability and looking for an “all-in-one” backpack with features that accommodate local commuting, weekends away, and social events.
Ethnotek stands with the people of Ukraine and the rest of the international community, and we stand with the non-profit organizations bringing aid to the region at this critical time. Ethnotek is committed to elevating cultures around the world, and the world needs peace and safety in order to nurture its people and art.
We’re total bag nerds here at Ethnotek and of course a little biased, but we feel that you should never need multiple backpacks for separate areas of life, like work commutes, weekend travels, and vacations. Not when there’s one bag that can do it all.
Here are the important things you need to know about how a 30 liter backpack can tick all those demanding bag carrier boxes and be the perfect bag to support and enhance your life on the move.
It's so hard to believe that it has been ten years of being in business already and it brings tears of gratitude to our eyes for all of the stories, memories, and friendships we've made along the way. We're taking a pause to honor and remember everyone who has made this dream come to life. Here's a trip down memory lane to highlight our biggest successes, failures, adventures, and more... Enjoy!
Before we can even get started, it's important to understand two terms: ‘Cultural Misappropriation’ versus ‘Cultural Inclusion’. The next step is to see how we can spot when cultural misappropriation (often referred to as cultural appropriation) occurs and what to do about it, while amplifying companies and organizations that work towards cultural inclusion.
This is an article to describe Ethnotek’s internal ethical guidelines for working with artisans and is to provide suggestions to designers & business owners who are looking to practice Cultural Inclusion in their supply chain. We in no way claim to be experts in this department and are still learning, but we do have over 10 years of first-hand experience and not only does our system well, everyone is happy and having fun in the process! Hopefully you find this helpful, enjoy!
Tanzania-based fashion and graphic designer Valerie Amani provides an insider's look into ColabNowNow, a collaborative artmaking and storytelling residency for digital artists from East Africa, West Africa, Southern Africa and the UK.
Are you curious about just how high-tech and eco-friendly our travel bags and backpacks are? If so, this blog is here to provide a lot of tasty tidbits of info and will hopefully answer any questions you might have about that. We also hope that after reading it, you’ll get a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing that we’re taking such care to only have the highest quality standards and minimize the environmental impact during that process… Enjoy!
Step into the design process of our bags, get the first look at new product roll-outs, see collaborations, brand alliances and more.
This colorful section of the blog is to highlight the culture & handmade process of our artisans and to share other relevant articles on anthropology and hand-craft.
Track Ethnoteks adventures and see what our community is up to. This is a place we'll feature our Tribe of customers and all the awesomeness that you're up to. To be featured tag @ethnotekbags and #etktribe on social media.
