The Willow Noon Solar Handbag
Concerned about the impact on the environment your daily electrical use may have? Well, with the purchase of a simple solar handbag, you can recharge all your small electronics with solar power to go. Forgot your car charger? No problem! Are you skeptical of solar-powered recharging devices because of the set-up requirements?
The founders of “Noon,” designed a handbag that is fitted with solar panels and created with eco-friendly products like hemp. The handbag would be a definite purchase for me! It seems like I am always on the run and forgetting to recharge my cell phone. My iPod is also lost in the bottom of my purse and is probably completely out of juice when I go to use it again at the gym.
OK, so no matter how environmentally-conscious I am, I still want to look fashionable. Noon offers at least six chic designs of the solar handbag. The founders met in the MFA program at the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. What started as an art project in 2002, is now a successful business! Check out more photos of the solar handbag styles here.
As shown in the following video, solar handbags are fashionable and smart:
The Augusta Noon Solar Handbag
The Noon solar handbags can be recharged in about 6 hours when exposed to sunlight. Place your bag in the window at work, or while lunching. Or, carry it with the solar panels facing outwards for recharging on the go. The batteries will store generated energy for several days, to allow you recharging day or night. The handbags are lightweight (batteries only weigh 1/2 pound) and safe for going through airport security. Oh, and you don’t have to worry if your solar handbag gets wet. The panels are completely waterproof.
Noon solar handbags are 100% biodegradable, which can give us some comfort when its time to retire the bag. Starting at around $330, it will be a bit of an investment, but the durability, practicality and chic designs definitely warrant the price. Talk about a conversation-starter, too. Spread the word about solar power, simply by the handbag you carry.
Want to get your hands on a solar handbag? It would make a great holiday gift! Noon sells its bags at a number of locations across the country and in Canada, and online. From Seattle to Chicago, you can easily find a solar handbag for the special person in your life. Perhaps even yourself!
Tags: noon, solar handbag, solar power to go
August 4th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
Good job. Really like this product
September 29th, 2011 at 6:51 am
Sept 29 2011
Hello….Can you tell me if Noon Solar is still in business? There is phone number on the site and all emails are bouncing back. What acool product!!!!