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The Independent
UK
A lateral thinker in the material world.
At the New Designers exhibition in London the bag caused a major stir, winning two awards and jerking its creator into sharp focus. Within days Donna Karan had earmarked one to take back to New York, and Aloof had been asked to contribute to Sotheby's Antiques of the Future Show, along with established talents such as Thomas Heatherwick.