Joining other female-friendly tech products such as WiseWear, Ringly, Vinaya and Van der Waals, Lorna & Bel handbags are the perfect fusion of both fashion and function. Designed by founders Lorna Swinstead and Bel Wood, the Australian based tech start up has been busy targeting stylish power hungry women on the go with their beautiful leather bags.
Although the main focus has been on female-centric technology, Lorna & Bel has also paid close attention to the quality and look of their bags by ensuring that they were made from quality grain leathers and soft suedes. Bragging innovation, practicality and technology, the bags are compatible with most phone types and are each fitted with a 5000mAh rechargeable battery to charge mobile phones whilst on the move. What we love about Lorna & Bel bags is that the battery is cleverly hidden in a slide pocket which will not only allow you to easily charge whilst on the move but it also doubles as a convenient storage spot for your phone.
On their handbags, founder Woods shares, “We want to bring fashion into the tech world and technology into the fashion world. If we can make this successful in the fashion world then we’ll expand it into the mobile phone market.”
With CCS Insight predicting that the wearable technology industry will be worth more than $US34 billion by 2020, the Lorna & Bel handbags are definitely more than just a novelty, they are destined to become the norm.
Available in 4 colours and priced at $399AUD, you can shop Lorna & Bel NOW.
Founding editor-in-chief of FashNerd.com, Muchaneta is currently one of the leading influencers writing about the merger of fashion with technology and wearable technology. She has also given talks at Premiere Vision, Munich Fabric Start and Pure London, to name a few. Besides working as a fashion innovation consultant for various fashion companies like LVMH Atelier, Muchaneta has also contributed to Vogue Business, is a senior contributor at The Interline and an associate lecturer at London College of Fashion, UAL.
