Steven Rhodes Illustrated Lunch Bags

The Steven Rhodes lunch bags are the reason most people find this page. Rhodes is the illustrator behind the deadpan retro storybook style that has built a large following online, and his designs translate unusually well onto a lunch bag because the artwork is bold and reads from a distance. We carry Eat Your Worries, Let's Make Brownies and My Emotional Baggage, all officially licensed and supplied through Something Different. They tend to be bought as gifts as often as they are bought for daily use, which is worth knowing if you are shopping for someone with a dark sense of humour. The wider Something Different range carries matching mugs and giftware in the same licensed designs.

Floral, Bee and Animal Print Lunch Bags

The rest of the collection runs to printed floral and animal designs. Bee-utiful Floral and Bee Radiant lead on the bee and wildflower prints that sell steadily all year, Blooming Lovely Floral and Floral Bug lean more traditional, and the Cute and Creepy Cat print bridges the gap between the two ends of the range. Home on the Road is a camping print aimed at day trips and van life rather than a desk lunch. All of them are soft printed lunch bags rather than rigid boxes, so they fold flat when they are empty and take up very little room in a rucksack or drawer. For flasks and bottles to go with them, the themed water bottles and tumblers page is the one to look at.

Choosing a Lunch Bag for Work or School

Picking between them is mostly about who will carry it. A Steven Rhodes lunch bag suits an adult workplace where the joke will land, and it is a safe gift for anyone already following the artist. The floral and bee prints are the easier all rounder and work for school runs, hospital shifts and office desks alike. The cat and camping prints sit somewhere between the two. Check the dimensions and lining details on each product page before you buy, since capacity and internal finish vary between designs and a bag that fits a full sized lunch box is not the same as one sized for a sandwich and a snack.

Printed lunch bags of this type are best cleaned by wiping the lining out with a damp cloth and letting them air dry fully rather than putting them through a washing machine, which can lift the print and crease the panels. Storing them flat and empty helps the print last. Stock on the licensed Steven Rhodes designs moves faster than the floral prints and is harder to restock at short notice, so it is worth ordering early if you have a birthday in mind. The novelty mugs and kitchenware range pairs well if you are building a gift set.