Slim Pack behind the scenes: Components
Following up on the previous post about patterns and dies, the steel versions have arrived from the die makers. Making dies is a long tradition... Read More
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Slim Pack behind the scenes- Patterns and Dies
Coming from an Industrial Design background where most products are injection molded, it’s been interesting for me to learn about how soft goods are produced.... Read More
What goes in to a new color Soft Shell?
When I first introduced Soft Shell, the natural choice was to make black. It’s the most popular Tyvek model and, putting aside debates as to... Read More
Behind the scenes: making a product demo video
There’s no doubt that video is a compelling medium to demonstrate things, but there’s such a wide spectrum of ways to produce one that it... Read More
So Why a Minimal Commuter Backpack?
I didn't start off wanting to make a backpack. I just wanted to buy one which met my needs and I enjoyed owning. The story... Read More
Overnight success
It may look simple from the outside. Post a project on Kickstarter, people pledge, and the money comes rolling in. This myth is the attraction... Read More
I’m working on something big. Hint: It’s not a wallet.
When I sent out a survey about what I should work on next and this product, I was somewhat surprised by what product came back... Read More
Fifty shades of green: A qualitative and quantitative balance to design
As a business that now operates almost completely online, but makes physical products, I need to constantly make good decisions about which products to produce.... Read More
Father’s Day shopping? Done.
The yearly question: what to get Dad for Father’s Day? A tie…again? How about something he’ll use every day and thank you for? A SlimFold... Read More