Salty Bag was founded a year ago by a group of young people from Corfu, Greece. It is an innovative up cycling business specialising in recycling old sails into fantastic bags. Now they introduce us to their brand new Road To Rio collection.
Stratis Andreadis, Spyros Daikos and Chrysa Chalikiopoulou combined their efforts to create handmade bags from recycled sails. We met them a year ago. And fell in love with their fantastic work.
For those who have no idea what we are now talking about, Salty Bag was based on the idea of upcycling, combining sails which have a lifetime of thousands of nautical miles, obsolete materials and local industries, and creating aesthetically perfect, high quality bags and travel gear. Each product is meticulously and lovingly made by hand, is given a name from Greece’s unique naval background and has its own story in the country’s seas. In addition, each bag is accompanied by a booklet informing the owner of the previous life of the sail- the distances travelled, the high seas conquered and the stories regaled during moonlit evenings.
One of the basic pillars of the foundation of Salty Bag was the notion of Corporate Social Responsibility and it is within that frame that the idea ‘Road to Rio’ was born. Salty Bag’s new line ‘Road to Rio’ consists of bags from sails which have gained the greatest distinctions in Greek sailing. All the sale profits from the new line will be put towards supporting the Greek sailing teams for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Specifically, Salty Bag will cover part of the preparation costs for three Greek teams, hoping to compete in the Olympic Games in Rio in 2016.
Specifically, Salty Bag will cover part of the preparation costs for three Greek teams: Sofia Bekatorou & Kostas Trigonis (Narca 17), Yannis Mitakis (Finn) and Pavlos Kagialis & Panagiotis Madis (470).
“Salty Bag travels with the most unique stories to the most extraordinary places. We are also doing our bit for the notable effort of the three Greek teams to Rio,” says Stratis Andreadis, one of the co-founders of Salty Bag.
The brand new Road to Rio line consists of 5 models, specifically:
- – “Ascania”, an adaptable woman’s shopping bag, spacious for everyday outings
- – “Atokos”, a unisex document holder with the characteristic quilted pattern
- – “Kimolos”, a unisex backpack
- – “Marina”, a woman’s clutch for all hours with sea-blue lining
- – “Cassiopi”, a unisex bag for weekend getaways by boat, the gym etc
The Road to Rio bags are made using the colours of Greece, the Greek seas and the Greek sky and interested parties may acquire them at prices beginning at 45 Euros.
The Olympic Teams supported by Salty Bag:
The mixed catamaran:
Sofia Bekatorou d.o.b. 26/12/1977
Kostas Trigonis d.o.b. 02/07/1970
Sofia’s best moments:
2000 Gold Medal in the World Championship 470 class onLlake Batalon, Hungary
2001 Gold Medal in the World Championship 470 class in Koper, Slovenia
2002 Gold Medal in the World Championship 470 class in Cagliari, Sardinia
2002 Sailor of the Year Award by the International Sailing Federation (ISAF)
2003 Gold Medal in the ISAF World Championship in Cadiz, Spain
2004 Gold Medal Athens 2004
2004 Sailor of the Year Award by the ISAF
2007 Bronze Medal in the European Championship Yngling class in Warnemunde, Germany
2008 Bronze Medal Beijing 2008
Kostas’ best moments:
1995 Gold Medal in the World Championship 470 class in Toronto, Canada
2000 8th place Sydney 2000
2002 Silver Medal in the World Championship 470 class in Cagliari, Sardinia
2002 Silver Medal in the European Championship 470 class in Tallinn, Estonia
2007 Tornado Catamaran European Championship in Palma de Mallorca
2008 Tornado European Championship in Thessaloniki
2012 First Crossing of the Aegean from north to south in an amateur catamaran
2011 -12 -13 Tornado Catamaran World Champion
470 class
Panagiotis (Takis) Madis d.o.b. 30/09/1981
Pavlos Kagialis d.o.b. 14/07/1984
Their best moments:
2001 Gold Medal in the World Youth Championship 470 class in Istanbul, Turkey
2002 Gold Medal in the World Youth Championship 470 class in Nieuwpoort, Belgium
2003 Bronze Medal in the European Youth Championship 470 class in Versoix, Switzerland
2005 Gold Medal in the World Championship PLATU 25 class ion Heraklion, Crete
2009 Silver Medal in the World Championship PLATU 25 Class in Punta Ala, Italy
2010 Gold Medal in the European Championship 470 class in Istanbul, Turkey
2010 Gold Medal in the World Championship 470 class in Alicante, Spain
2011 Silver Medal in ISAF World Cup
2010-2012 No2 ISAF World Ranking 470 class
2013 Silver Medal in the Mediterranean Games
2013 Bronze Medal in the World Championship 470 class in LA Rochelle, France
Individual Vessel Finn Class
Ioannis (Yannis) Mitakis d.o.b. 08/11/1989
Yannis’ best moments:
2007 Silver Medal in the European Youth Championship Laser Radial class
2007 Silver Medal in the World Youth Championship Laser Radial class
2009 European Championship Youth Champion Finn class
2010 European Youth Championship Finn class
2010 Silver Medal in the World Youth Championship Finn class
2012 European Champion Finn class
2013 8th place in the World Championship Finn class
Salty Bag & Road to Rio Line Workshop Photographs: Alexandros Ioannidis – Salty Bag Portrait Photographs: Giorgos Kaplanidis
