# Can Tab Clutches ‘Escama Studio' CrochetsTotes from Your Empties (UPDATE) By Kathy Salazar | Published 2009-07-04 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recycled-soda-can-tops-bag References: [escamastudio](http://www.escamastudio.com/index.html) & [escamastudio](http://www.escamastudio.com/index.html) Wearable art is everywhere you look if you look hard enough. That includes the soda pop can you just finished drinking and tossed in the garbage. A clever and oh so eco-friendly design studio with roots in Brazil and California, has taken *[recycled aluminium tab tops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pepsi-ring)* from soda pop cans and created a fresh and clean line of [handbags, belts and jewelry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recycled-metal-jewellery-reformation-x-clair-waight-keller-create-a-limited). Escama Studio is based in California and works with Brazilian artist groups to produce fashion accessories with an eco-friendly mandate. Local Brazilian women are the crochet masterminds behind the line that’s designed in both studios. Each piece is made from post-consumer and other sustainable materials. Yet one would never know when drooling over such sleek and sexy pieces as the Tonia Wristlet, [Leda](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perforated-flats) Cut Out Clutch, or Lenilda Chain Bag. Eco-friendly fashion that shines on your shoulder or wrist? I’ll take two, and hold the Diet soda please! ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 42% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Wearable Art:** Using recycled aluminum tab tops from soda pop cans to create fashion accessories. - **Eco-friendly Fashion:** Designing sleek and sexy handbags, belts, and jewelry from post-consumer and sustainable materials. - **Crochet Innovations:** Collaborating with local Brazilian women who are crochet masterminds to produce unique fashion pieces. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion:** Exploring the potential of using recycled materials and sustainable practices to create stylish and eco-friendly fashion accessories. - **Sustainability:** Developing innovative solutions for recycling aluminum tab tops and other post-consumer materials. - **Artisan Crafts:** Supporting and promoting unique craftsmanship through collaborations with local artists and designer studios. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Stylish Cooler Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tote-cooler.md) - [Crystal-Adorned Crushed Cans](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sam-keller.md) - [Woven Statement Totes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/holst-lee1.md) - [Juice Pouch Purses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pouch-purse.md) - [Airline Safety Equipment Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upcycled-life-vests.md) - [Retail Overconsumption Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coachtopia-1.md) - [Upcycled Leather Wallet Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upcycled-leather-wallet.md) - [Sophisticated Upcycled Home Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/basket-sculptures.md) - [Eco-Friendly Indian Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/latin-quarters.md)