People are cutting up Ikea tote bags to make weird and wonderful creations
Balenciaga may have made a fake Frakta, but these are the real deal.
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Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band
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It looks like Balenciaga may have started something.
After the high fashion brand debuted a $2,000 tote that looked like a copycat of Ikea's humble 99 cent Frakta shopping bag, people have started cutting up their Fraktas to turn them into entirely different creations.
The Frakta comes in yellow too, which this creation paid homage to:
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Imagine the chafing though:
Don't think Ikea hasn't noticed. The Swedish furniture giant has posted a collection of its own Frakta hacks:
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You have to admit, they're pretty darn clever.
Victoria Ho
Victoria Ho is Mashable's Asia Editor, based in Singapore. She previously reported on news and tech at The Business Times, TechCrunch and ZDNet. When she isn't writing, she's making music with her band
