HOZU BAG HISTORY
Retired paragliders.
After years of flight, the fabric eventually reaches the end of its life in the sky.
Rather than discarding these materials, HOZU BAG reconsiders them as resources with the potential for a new purpose.
Materials once carried by the wind are brought back into everyday life.
Through this transformation, new value emerges.
This initiative began in Kameoka, Kyoto, following the city's Plastic Waste Zero Declaration in 2018.
Used paragliders are collected, carefully reworked within the local community, and transformed into bags.
Retaining the memory of the material while giving it a new form.
An ongoing exploration of how objects can continue to exist and evolve over time.
Name Origin
HOZU takes its name from the Hozu River, which flows from Kameoka to Arashiyama in Kyoto.
Like the river, the project seeks to connect place, people, and time through a continuous flow.
