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F707 Stratos

Freitag Lab.

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GRAND JURY VOTES
Shortlisted - Accessories of the Year
7.69
8.10
7.50
8.84
8.03
Deepak Jawahar
Deepak Jawahar Cofounder at The Architecture Story
6
6.3
6
5
5.83
Dennis Vlietinck
Dennis Vlietinck Head of Design at Wink
5.5
6
5.5
5
5.5
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann
Anne-Rachel Schiffmann Director of Interior Architecture at Snøhetta
6
7
6
6
6.25
Nicolas Delefosse
Nicolas Delefosse Founder and Creative Director at NDDO
7
6.5
6.5
6
6.5
Giovanni Zaccariello
Giovanni Zaccariello SVP Global Visual Experience  at Coach
6
6
5.5
6
5.88
Farid Ziani
Farid Ziani Partner Architect Designer at KTX archiLAB
4.5
5
4.5
5
4.75
Gilbert Khalil
Gilbert Khalil Director of Design and Technical Services at Sunset Hospitality Group
6
6
5
5
5.5
Dirk Osinga
Dirk Osinga Founder at STUDIOSINGA
The rather generic space has pleasa...
4
4
4
4
4
Lucy Bagshaw
Lucy Bagshaw Project Director at Tp Bennett
6
6
6
4.5
5.63
Jocelyne Sacre
Jocelyne Sacre Design Strategist at Consultant
I believe the presence of too many...
5.5
6
5.5
5
5.5
Asif Din
Asif Din Sustainability Director at Perkins&Will
6
5
6
4
5.25
Sontaya Bluangtook
Sontaya Bluangtook Associate Design Director at UNStudio
5
6
5
5
5.25
Cathy Figueiredo
Cathy Figueiredo Cofounder at Wanna
5
6
5
5
5.25
Liqun Lin
Liqun Lin Executive Director at Xiamen Wenqu Decoration Design
5
6
7
7
6.25
Lisa Adams
Lisa Adams Director of CitizenHKS & Sustainable Design Leader at HKS
5
5.5
5
5.25
5.19
Baoyu Tian
Baoyu Tian General Manager at Foshan Shengtianjia Lighting Equipment
5.5
5
5
5
5.13
Klein Dai
Klein Dai CEO at Algebraist Brand Management
6
6
6
6
6
Aaron Ye
Aaron Ye Founder and CEO at Atom Group
4
5
5
4
4.5
Bangsheng Yang
Bangsheng Yang Founder at Yang & Associates Group
5.5
6
5.75
5.25
5.63
Woody Yao
Woody Yao Director at Zaha Hadid Design
6
6
6
5
5.75
Dimension
430 × 110 × 300 mm
Completion
2021
Material
Used truck tarp, B-stock airbag in its original colors white, pale blue or light pink
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For once, the Zurich-based bag manufacturers at FREITAG aren’t just giving discarded truck tarps a new life as one-off bags—they’re giving B-stock airbag material a second chance, too. The fabric used for the new FREITAG pop-out backpack was originally intended to be an airbag that would explode in an emergency and save lives. Unfortunately, it narrowly failed one of its many quality tests and was rejected. 

While F707 STRATOS itself may not save lives, there might be times when it saves your day. Because, despite all the buzz around mindfulness and downsizing, there are occasions when your hands are full, and you need more room, and a bigger bag. And you need it fast. That’s when F707 STRATOS steps up to the plate. A lightweight rucksack that doubles as a shoulder bag and, when you need it, unfolds from the tarp pocket as fast as an exploding airbag.

 So, while the A-stock stuff, the authentic airbag material, has long been packed into a steering wheel, literally waiting for an accident to happen, our B-stock fabric has been living the good life. One full of the purpose you give it and free of fear from the sudden crash. Not as an airbag. But as a lifesaver of a different sort. 

F707 STRATOS - FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES The FREITAG pop-out backpack, made from discarded truck tarps and unused airbags, and designed for lightweight and even slightly heavier-duty transport needs.

 -Backpack with a zippered main compartment
-Thanks to an additional strap can also be worn as a shoulder bag -Zippered compartment behind the back for valuables and other secrets
-Closing outer compartment under the tarp flap
-Materials: Used truck tarp, B-stock airbag in its original colors white, pale blue or light pink