Design of Women's Bags as Handicraft Products from Cowhide, Ironwood and Rattan

A bag is a type of product that is considered luxurious and has a high selling price if the bag is able to display attractiveness such as functionality and product quality, historical value and aesthetics of the product. The current development of fashion products allows the use and combination of various materials, including materials for making bag products. To increase the selling value of bag products and the variety of bag products for the handicraft industry in Indonesia, bag products will be designed with a combination of materials. Bag products can be made from leather, ironwood and rattan. The aim of this research was to design bags from cowhide, ironwood and rattan as a creative use of various types of materials to increase the variety of bags as craft products in Indonesia. The contribution of this research to the handicraft industry in Indonesia was to provide variations in bag designs using several natural materials found in Indonesia. By using Vinod Goel's product design and development methods, this research produces handicraft bag products that can be used as tote bags and shoulder bags using a combination of cowhide, ironwood and rattan materials