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Interview with Wookey Design Studio
…s falling apart, we have just been exceptionally fortunate, we just landed design job after design job. We got a big job with BD right away and they were just launching their backpacks. We helped them kind of crack that whole program and it’s just – knock on wood, it’s just been a good roll. Trisha: And when we came out and when we announced to everyone we were going to do design development pretty much everybody we talked to just laughed at us. T…
First Look: Snow Peak Portland HQ
…cessories. The aforementioned Lisa Yamai is not only the President of Snow Peak Japan, she is also the designer who first introduced apparel to the line in 2014. Her outlook for the collection was “creating functional and stylish clothing which intersects both urban use and outdoor life.” Anyone who has had the pleasure of experiencing Snow Peak’s apparel collection firsthand can attest to her success in achieving this goal. The attention to detai…
Peak Design Everyday Totepack Review
…ethos ever since. The original product, the Capture, is a camera clip but Peak Design quickly expanded into bags, packs, totes and camera equipment, all of which we are big fans! They are dedicated to “success at the expense of nobody.” They are carbon neutral and are founding members of Climate Neutral, a nonprofit created to help other companies reach carbon neutrality. The Everyday Totepack is made from 100% recycled post consumer materials. T…
Road Tests :: Peak Design Everyday Messenger
…e more excited to see what they had in store. “What stands out to me about Peak Design, is they are a company that solves problems you don’t even know you have.” As bag reviewers, camera bags are one of the topics we get asked most about and that we feel most passionate about. When you are out shooting, whether it’s exploring a new city for pleasure, or on assignment, your camera bag can be a real sore point. I feel like a camera bag should be pre…
Peak Design Everyday Backpack 20L Review :: Drive By
…o a party at a downtown bar. There, I ran into Art Viger, head designer at Peak Design. I immediately asked him if he had any of the bags with him. He produced the Everyday Sling and told me I had a little bit of time to look it over and list all the flaws of the prototype. He was expecting a call with the factory to go over the tweaks that needed to be applied. I had twenty minutes. I’ve seen many bags but here I was, trying to scrutinize a proto…
Peak Design Field Pouch V2 | First Look and Giveaway
…a week now, so let’s see what’s changed! Materials As you may know by now, Peak Design are wholeheartedly committed to making their products as environmentally- conscious as possible. In the last few years, a vast majority of their bags have been made from recycled materials and bluesign® approved, in line with their commitment to 1% for the Planet. The Field Pouch weighs in at 6oz. The weatherproof 400D nylon canvas is an excellent material choic…
5 Reasons Why the Peak Design Travel Line Should Be Your Next One Bag
…hat is significantly better than what’s found on other bags. Instead, what Peak Design has done is put together a product that is a summation of best-in-class features and design, across the board – and that is something to marvel at. Let’s look at five reasons why you should consider the Peak Design Travel Line as your next One Bag. See: The Making of the Peak Design Travel Backpack The harness There’s as much going on in the back of the Travel B…
Interview with Tae Kim :: Part 2
…ctually introducing a sort of a medium element. Tae: It’s almost like sail design. So we’ve designed everything to be the lightest material possible without it being too disposable. So, and then there’s some technology and stuff that we can’t tell you just yet. That will change kind of how people think about tents. Ando: Yeah, right. That’s exciting. Tae: Yeah, it’s the philosophy. By using really common materials and designing it in an interestin…
Best Everyday Bag Finalists – The Eighth Annual Carry Awards
…function, this pack effortlessly embraces a variety of settings and needs. Peak Design Everyday Backpack Zip Peak Design’s Everyday Backpack is a bit of a carry icon to say the least. But sometimes a simpler carry solution is called for. Enter the Everyday Backpack Zip, available in 15L and 20L sizes. A new design forming part of the brand’s Everyday Line V2, the pack nods to its big brother but offers a more pared-back aesthetic and functionality…
Design Heads | Prometheus Design Werx
…place to show an audience this type of functional product aesthetic, this design direction.” What are some key insights to your design and your vision for PDW? Patrick: PDW is a continuing evolution of a singular design vision that is staying true to itself, and as a business model, uncluttered by stodgy corporate dogma. Being able to evolve and holding true to the authenticity about what a brand is, who we are as individuals, what we are passion…
Dan Matsuda: a New World of EDC
…In either case we got along and I eventually started doing some freelance design work for print design and technical sketches. It was an exciting time for me as a Jr designer to flirt with a fantasy job while grinding through a 9-5. Eventually there was an offer to go full-time with the exception that I’d move to SF, which I accepted immediately. You have a series of embroidered patches reflecting your personal creative influences. Could you tell…
The Best Messenger Bags for Tech, Travel, and EDC (2022)
…sizes to suit smaller or larger loads too. Best photography messenger bags Peak Design Everyday Messenger (from US$229.95) One of the most innovative camera messengers to hit the scene in recent years, Peak Design’s Everyday Messenger does double duty as an EDC messenger bag and camera bag. Able to carry a 13″ tech device, the bag thoughtfully combines a variety of features into a stylish and functional whole. From expandability and one-handed acc…
Best Gym and Workout Clothes for Women
…multifunctional? Fun fact: your foot has three arches. And these shoes are designed with 3X Support™ and 3X Stability, i.e. they’re specifically designed to support each arch so you can confidently embrace a range of different movements. The lace area, midfoot and heel are constructed from 1680D CORDURA® Ballistic Nylon for abrasion resistance and support, complemented by more breathable areas. The injection molded TPU heel counter helps provide s…
Peak Design Everyday Sling 10L Review
…p, which was developed through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2011. Peak Design has since moved on to develop other camera accessories and bags but has never strayed from its founding principles. They are dedicated to creating thoughtfully designed products that solve problems, resist trends, and limit their impact on the earth. I feel like in the carry community, and consumerist culture at large, we often hear that a company is committed…
5 Key Elements :: Designing the SLICKS Travel System
…nlike IKEA products, however, Slicks has been built to last (Because Swiss design > Swedish design on durability!). We’ve used only the highest-quality materials such as 600D PU-coated Nylon fabric with padded “softshell” reinforcements. One of the first components to break on a backpack is often the buckles, so we selected ITW-Nexus buckles, which have a stellar reputation in the industry for their durability. “…we’ve made the travel backpack equ…
Why Minimalist Design? :: Ucon Acrobatics Interview
…in Fussenegger to share his insights on the brand’s approach to minimalist design… Define minimalist design? What is it to you? Simplified, timeless aesthetic. How did you discover it? When growing up in Germany minimalistic design is never far away. In the 20th century Germany had made a great contribution to minimalist design through Bauhaus and the Ulm School of Design. It was eye-opening for me as a teenager to see works of the graphic designe…
Mobile By Peak Design: Bringing Stability to a Dynamic Tool
…what this means. Magnets The secret sauce to Mobile is obviously: magnets. Peak Design uses a magnet array placed at four corners of a zirconia ceramic ring (really more of a square). This allows the phone to attach to a variety of accessories and mounts. The ceramic ring gives it a stable mating surface and assures the two pieces home in on each other, while the magnets assure the pieces stay attached. The magnets are at their strongest perpendic…
Travel Better with Peak Design’s New and Improved Collection
Peak Design, where do we begin? We’ve admired Peak Design since their Kickstarter inception, and we’ve enjoyed watching them reshape and remodel staples of the carry, photography, and travel industries, from camera slings, to everyday backpacks, all the way through to tripods. They even won our Brand of the Year award in 2020. While it may be a little while since you’ve heard from them (the pandemic has slowed everyone’s roll!) – they’ve been wor…
Gift Guide | Gifts for the Photographer
…ball head attachment for additional adaptability to get your desired shot. Peak Design Slide Camera Strap (US$64.95) Whether you wear it as a sling, around your neck, or over your shoulder, Peak Design’s Slide Camera Strap keeps your camera within easy reach so you don’t miss that epic shot. The padded strap features a smooth side and a grippy side, allowing it to glide over clothing or stop it from slipping depending on how you want to carry it….
Best New Gear | April 2021
…ough to carry anywhere while also being multifunctional? The ForeverPen is designed to tick all these boxes, with a highly compact design that fits on a keychain, zipper pull, or stored in a pouch or bag pocket until needed. The pen features a silver composite tip that lets you write on multiple surfaces including paper, plastic, wood, and more. And since it’s solid ink, it never needs refilling. The tip is combined with a choice of body materials…
Struktur Event :: 2016 Recap
…c’teryx relies on designers who experience the world within which they are designing. If the designer does not know what it is to be cold and a little scared on a mountainside they will not understand how important their gear is or what it means to truly rely on your gear. Arc’teryx take design really seriously. They make product for places and activities of consequence, so they need to. “Arc’teryx relies on designers who experience the world with…
A Conversation with Mystery Ranch Founder Dana Gleason
…e company grew many fold. It grew to become several times bigger than Dana Design ever peaked at. And we were building for the mission-based customers. Just a little bit of odd history: it was in 2010 and we were only selling either to firefighters or the military or a little bit direct on the web to people who still remembered. And we had some Japanese come walking through after their trip to Yellowstone and they saw what we were doing and they b…
Design Heads :: Interview with Carlos Calderon (Samsonite)
…booth in the OR show last year. What amazes me is that they look like they designed it without design paradigms in mind. As if you could design the first backpack in history without ever having seen one, that is the result that would come out. Kata is another player that makes amazing bags. I own a Sensitivity V bag and can happily report that it resists everything, even catching fire (literally!). I am so sad that they discontinued it. When talki…
Peak Design Everyday Backpack Zip vs Everyday Backpack V2
…2010, no other bag company has been as successful through crowdfunding as Peak Design. In fact, they are the most funded brand EVER on Kickstarter. Their first nine campaigns have raised over $32.4 million including their original camera bag campaign that included the Everyday Backpack, Tote, and Sling, which raised over $6.5 million alone. Despite all of the success via crowdfunding, Peak Design decided to make their new collection, called the E…
Outdoor Retailer Summer 2016 :: Recap Part III
…l piece on just the manufacturing challenges behind the Re-Kånken one day. Peak Design It’s no surprise we are big fans of Peak Design here at Carryology. Personally, I have been using their products (particularly the Capture Clip) since 2011 and I was extremely impressed with the Everyday Messenger that I reviewed almost a year ago. Now the SF crew is back on Kickstarter with four new bags. We actually came across the Peak team at a bar earlier i…
Design Heads :: Interview with Evan Hong of Incase
…nnovate is strong. I picked his brain to see what the future holds for the designer and the design-driven brand Incase. Are there any key insights that guide your stuff? Our key insights really boil down to two parts, the product and the user. Our company’s mantra is, “A better experience through good design.” This essentially means that by instilling our principles of good design such as simplicity, quality, purpose, and an edited approach to fea…
Tom Bihn Paragon Design Lab and Guide’s Edition Review
…y founded a decade later in 1982). The Paragon is actually a revisited old design that Tom designed back in the ’70s, named the Simplex. So the team essentially wanted to bring back to life a classic, timeless piece and modernize it in the process. After using the bags for over three weeks, here’s what I have to say about them. SPECIFICATIONS Name: The Paragon Brand: Tom Bihn Format: Half zip backpack Dimensions: 13.4″ (w) x 17.9″ (h) x 6.8″ (d)…
Top 5 | Best Everyday Accessory
…t exudes quality Customizable organization Wide opening for ease of access Peak Design Mobile We first heard about Mobile, Peak Design’s ambitious foray into the smartphone case and accessory world in the summer of 2020. It is comprised of a series of mobile phone cases with an accompanying ecosystem of mounts. What makes it unique is the ability to work with both hard locking (mechanical) and soft locking (magnetic) mounts. There were some snags…
5 Key Elements | Designing The Peak Design Everyday Messenger
…on and a kick in the pants that we needed to actually take on the project. Peak’s Unique Approach to Design In a funny way, the design is a product of our ignorance about how most companies design bags, and our incredibly stubborn and lofty list of design goals. Our requirements for the bag looked like a list of ransom demands. For example, the access requirements were to be instant, secure, expandable, have one-handed entry, no flapping webbing t…
The Most Popular Gear of 2020
…out organization, and multiple carry options to keep you roaming smoothly. Peak Design Travel Tripod In true Peak Design style, the brand approached an existing product, the humble tripod, and asked how they could make it better for travel use. Then they went ahead and designed from the ground up, shaking up the tripod industry with an innovative space-saving design that’s small enough for travel carry but sets up into a full-size tripod, packed w…
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