Arc Carrier bag & Postcards

Arc, Manchester, 2002

The Arc Gallery Store is situated in the Northern Quarter area of Manchester City Centre. This area is becoming more and more exciting, with many interesting shops, galleries and bars moving in, giving at a really lively atmosphere.

The Arc Gallery Store combines a shop selling clothes by independent labels and designers, books and unusual gifts with a gallery showing dynamic work by both established and emerging artists. I recently approached Arc with an idea for their bags. I wanted to bring the two elements of the space together, by creating a new piece of artwork to be printed onto the carrier bags given to customers when they make a purchase. I liked the idea of giving instructions for how to carry the bag, suggesting that there may be a right or wrong way (or cool and uncool way) of carrying a bag. I developed this idea in to four key ways to carry a bag with style. To coincide with the introduction of these new bags, we have produced a set of postcards which can be picked up in the store.

This project has been featured in the News/Radar section of Flux Magazine, Issue 32: 'Stalwart independent fashion store, ARC, long linked to innovative art projects has now given us even more reason to want to spend our hard earned on their design originals. Teaming up with rising art star Adele Prince, they've produced a limited edition range of carrier bags featuring work by Prince in her usual instructional style. So, to improve your image before you even get your clothes home go to 59 Oldham Street, Manchester.' You can find out more about Flux Magazine and where you can buy it at www.fluxmagazine.com.