Essentialsthatshouldn'texist

New York CitySummer2026

Hands gripping the collar of the orange LIFELINE tote worn as a hood
The orange tote carried over the shoulder against a white tiled wall
Crossing a New York street with the orange tote
Wearing the tote as a hood in a dark hallway

L\FEL\NE takes shape as a symptom of the world we've built.

Standing on a subway platform wearing the orange tote as a hood
In front of a subway car, hood up

Designed not for convenience, but for survival.

Thermal scan of the inflated tote
The orange tote hung on a chain-link fence

A self-inflating tote bag for a flooding city.