Jan the Backpack

Ian and his prototype of Jan the backpack

Sears think[box] staff member Ian Charnas recreated the talking bookbag character from the popular Netflix comedy, The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. This animatronic backpack was placed in a park where it was remote controlled by a comedian as it interacted with passersby. Afterward, the backpack was raffled off to support a non-profit working to fight human trafficking.

Contact:

Ian Charnas, icc@case.edu
Jessica Sheeran

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