Practical, stylish and comfortable pony skin rucksack raised organically on Devon’s wild moorland
An ideal accessory for the environmentally conscious walker the bag is handcrafted by fine leather maker Tony Piper out Devon moorland pony skin, a waste product created by contemporary land management practices.
Moorland ponies are mostly kept as pets or used by the authorities for keeping vegetation under control for the benefit of walkers on moors. However over the past 15 years human use of the ponies, and hence their economic value, has declined. With little market demand farmers are forced to humanely cull older, infirm and unwanted animals each year in order to keep the whole population sustainable. The skins are sourced from a licensed hide and leather dealer.
See one on display at the Art, Ecology and Economy exhibition at the Centre for Contemporary Art and the Natural World www.ccnaw.org.uk, Haldon Forest Park, Exeter, EX6 7XR, from Saturday 23rd January 2010 to 28th March 2010.
25L capacity, approximate dimensions h 50cm x w 50cm x d 40cm
Materials: Devon moorland pony skin, kid leather interior, cattle leather straps with tough polypropelene webbing and buckles. Wind and rain resistant.
Shown in black above, other colours available - see nearest moor for choices
Cost online: £1,495 free postage and packaging
Different colourways
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