Lori Simcox <p>product: Noon Solar Handbags<br /> designers: Jane Palmer and Marianne Fairbanks</p> <p>about</p> <p>The two founders of Noon Solar, Jane Palmer and Marianne Fairbanks, have backgrounds in fibers and textiles. They met in the graduate <span class="caps">MFA</span> program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Their company began as an art project in early spring of 2002 as a response to the impending war in Iraq. They were feeling powerless in the country&#8217;s decision making process and felt the US was largely going to war for oil. They came up with a solution to give people not only personal power, but to integrate renewable solar power into daily life.</p> <p>reclaimable/recyclable</p> <p>The solar panels, battery and cables can be safely recycled. The antique brass hardware and zippers can be reclaimed and reused or recycled.</p> <p>solar panel</p> <p>On the outside of your bag, there is a paper thin, flexible solar panel. This solar panel charges a battery pack located inside the bag to supply power for your cell phone or iPod, day or night. Simply place the solar panel in the bag towards the sun to collect usable energy.</p> <p>Put it in your window at work, home, car, or on public transit; face it towards the sun at a cafe; or walk/bike around town with the panel exposed. Even on cloudy or rainy days, energy is collected through the UV light of the sun.</p> <p>On a bright, sunny day the battery should be fully charged in 6-8 hours. On a cloudy day the battery will require a bit more time. The battery pack will hold the sun&#8217;s energy for several days.</p> <p>Included with each Noon Solar bag is a user manual explaining the specifics of solar energy and how to access and use it.</p> 2009-10-28T10:46:56-07:00 designers 3567252 2009-10-28T10:46:56-07:00 374482 2009-12-02T15:07:15-08:00 product: Noon Solar Handbags designers: Jane Palmer and Marianne Fairbanks about The two founders of Noon Solar, Jane Palmer and Marianne Fairbanks, have backgrounds in fibers and textiles. They met in the graduate MFA program at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Their company began as an art project in early spring of 2002 as a response to the impending war in Iraq. They were feeling powerless in the country's decision making process and felt the US was largely going to war for oil. They came up with a solution to give people not only personal power, but to integrate renewable solar power into daily life. reclaimable/recyclable The solar panels, battery and cables can be safely recycled. The antique brass hardware and zippers can be reclaimed and reused or recycled. solar panel On the outside of your bag, there is a paper thin, flexible solar panel. This solar panel charges a battery pack located inside the bag to supply power for your cell phone or iPod, day or night. Simply place the solar panel in the bag towards the sun to collect usable energy. Put it in your window at work, home, car, or on public transit; face it towards the sun at a cafe; or walk/bike around town with the panel exposed. Even on cloudy or rainy days, energy is collected through the UV light of the sun. On a bright, sunny day the battery should be fully charged in 6-8 hours. On a cloudy day the battery will require a bit more time. The battery pack will hold the sun's energy for several days. Included with each Noon Solar bag is a user manual explaining the specifics of solar energy and how to access and use it.