About us

About Crùbag

Inspired design by the scientific exploration of the ocean. Crùbag is an ocean-focused interdisciplinary textile design studio and materials innovation lab based in Scotland. Meaningful products paired with their science story is our impact. Every scarf is an intimate love letter to our planet—our only home. Sharing the unseen beauty and knowledge of the ocean is our reason to be.

Our products

Made with love

Crùbag creates colourful and vibrant accessories that celebrate the beauty and diversity of our oceans. We use scientific images of the oceans and high-quality materials to develop ethically made accessories with a story.

Our ethos is to seek the most sustainable forms of printing and weaving, reducing waste by using offcuts and print errors in the creation of new products. We avoid using plastic wherever possible. Each piece is a one-of-a-kind collectable piece made with love and care for people and the environment.

Sustainability Manifesto

Knowledge is power

Sharing ocean literacy

Each product from Crùbag comes with an ocean literacy card or booklet explaining the story that inspired the collection.

You can support our mission to celebrate and communicate the world-class science that is helping us further understand and protect our planet.

By purchasing and wearing your Crùbag products and sharing the story, you are part of the ocean advocacy movement, educating and inspiring others around you.

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brand name

Meaning of Crùbag

Did you know that "Crùbag" is the Gaelic word for crab? This word not only sounds unique, but it also has a distinct meaning. Our crab design is a testament to the beauty of nature. It was inspired by the asymmetric fiddler crabs from Venezuelan mangroves and the mesmerising blues, exuding a playful charm and representing a healthy ocean and biodiversity.

Impact partners

We merge art and science and collaborate with marine scientists and leading science institutions, drawing inspiration from their research to create artful textile collections and new sustainable materials from the ocean that reveal the unseen beauty of our planet, share knowledge of the ocean and inspire a deeper connection with nature. We reinvest a large proportion of our revenue into our outreach and science communication activities.

Our impact partners

Industry led collaborations and business to business services

Crùbag is a direct-to-consumer brand, business-to-business service provider, and innovation hub. Over the years, it has grown into an international community where artists, scientists, thinkers, and people from all walks of life come together to celebrate, discuss and promote a healthy ocean, environmental education, and colourful living. As a result, new ideas, new materials, and a new aesthetics are starting to emerge. Our mission is to share this renewed sense of purpose and colourful ocean-inspired world with our customers and support them in their journey.

working with others

Business to business services

At Crùbag, we offer a wide range of bespoke design and consultancy services for value-aligned organisations.

We are excited to share a new article about our latest B2B collaboration, featuring the IGS Collection: Plant Science is Beautiful.

"Just look and wonder at these amazing silk scarves designed by our friend Jessica Giannotti at Crùbag, including microscopic imagery supplied by our friends at The James Hutton Institute. Some of these gifts are in the hands of world leaders and royal families, thanks to the contacts we made at COP28." David Farquhar, CEO, IGS.

Read the IGS x Crùbag case study

innovation

Ocean Futures Lab: SeaDyes®

By working at the interception of applied marine science, sustainable aquaculture and textiles, we are committed to fostering sustainable blue growth and driving positive change in the textile industry through creativity, collaboration, and innovation.

Crùbag's Ocean Futures Lab vision is to drive science-based development and to support people, organisations and the design industry with sustainable material solutions from the ocean that are beautiful and better than plastic.

SeaDyes®, our first material solutions project, is now a new scalable marine biotech startup developing a seaweed-based dye innovation for fashion and textiles.

Visit SeaDyes website