Designer Hackney totes

Hackney Council has commissioned four Hackney-based fashion designers to create a shopping tote to help promote the Love Hackney, Shop Local campaign. Canadian knitwear designer Mark Fast, up-and-coming menswear designer William Richard Green, luxury shoe designer Atalanta Weller and womenswear designer Simone Rocha have all designed limited edition cotton totes, which will be available to shoppers when they purchase goods from a selected group of market stalls at four of the borough’s markets.

The Mark Fast and William Richard Green designs will be available on January 28-29 and February 3-4, with the following two bags designed by Atalanta Weller and Simone Rocha being available in September.

Cllr Feryal Demirci, Cabinet Member for Neighbourhoods, said: "Hackney is home to fantastic markets and many independent shops. Love Hackney, Shop Local encourages residents to make the most of what s on their doorstep by shopping locally and supporting our market traders and businesses. Hackney designers support this message and have produced reusable bags for shoppers to use instead of plastic bags.”

Image: Mark Fast and William Richard Green totes