Industrial design students give new life to discarded materials

A pencil pouch made from bike tires, a tote bag made from sailcloth, a chair made of towing straps and more — all student-designed and manufactured — are available for purchase at downtown Bellingham’s Ideal.  The junior class of Western Washington University’s industrial design program showcased their work at the annual ReMade: Tools for Living event on Friday, March 10.  The ReMade project requires students to design and manufacture a product, derived from locally dispo