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At the IKEA Democratic Design open house in Älmhult, Sweden last week cooled over sparkly, silver versions of the company’s Frakta shopping bag. This latest incarnation of the iconic IKEA workhorse bag is the work of two Egyptian women who have redesigned a Swedish classic in the name of sustainability, Mariam Hazem and Hend Riad founders of Reform Studio, a design practice that produces furniture and woven textiles from discarded plastic materials.
