Work in Progress

An inside look at the materials, the process, and the travel destinations that shape and inspire our work.
The Double Brief
The Double Brief
The engineering decisions behind a compact umbrella built for both rain and UV exposure: fibreglass ribs, carbon joints, and what a DWR rPET canopy with UPF50+ protection actually does. Read more...
Korean celadon porcelain vase x-ray on illuminated lightbox, amber-orange outer form with cobalt blue interior clay structure
Seoul - The Calibrated Hour
Seoul rewards specificity over breadth. A guide to where to stay, eat, drink, and find in one of Asia's most precisely calibrated cities, from the palace district to Cheongdam and... Read more...
Side-release buckle hardware mechanism x-ray on illuminated lightbox, amber-orange outer form with cobalt blue internal spring mechanism
Standard Issue
Most carry goods buckles come from two manufacturers. The question of which one, and why, is where the design brief either started or stopped. Read more...
Zürich - The Long Measure
Zürich - The Long Measure
A guide to Zürich: where to stay, eat, and drink in a city that sets its standard quietly, without persuasion. Read more...
The Half Layer
The Half Layer
What the number in a jacket's layer count actually means, and why 2.5-layer construction is the right choice for a jacket built around travel. Read more...
X-ray lightbox image of a Dutch tulip bulb showing amber-orange outer scales and cobalt blue internal concentric structure
Amsterdam - The Canal House
Amsterdam was planned before it was built. A city guide to where to stay, eat, and drink in one of Europe's most deliberately designed cities. Read more...
X-ray lightbox image of a technical outerwear jacket collar showing bonded seam construction, amber-orange outer shell with cobalt blue thermoplastic adhesive bond layer visible
The Clean Line
How a product is joined shapes what it communicates. We look at bonded and heat-welded seam construction in technical outerwear, and why the absence of thread is a design decision... Read more...
X-ray lightbox image of a flat white coffee cup and saucer, showing amber-orange ceramic outer form and cobalt blue coffee interior
Melbourne - The Ground Floor
Melbourne's best work happens in laneways and on high floors. But the city's character is defined at ground level: the cup, the plate, the bar that takes no reservations. Read more...
X-ray lightbox image of a roll-top backpack collar buckled closed, showing amber-orange outer shell and cobalt blue internal structure
Three Rolls
A roll-top closure is not a waterproofing feature. It is a position on how a bag will be used — and the decisions inside that choice run from fold geometry... Read more...
Japanese matcha tea bowl (chawan) in x-ray style on an illuminated lightbox, amber-orange ceramic form with cobalt blue internal clay structure and foot ring visible
Kyoto - The Slow Register
A guide to Kyoto for the traveller who wants to read a city rather than tick it off. Hotels, restaurants, craft, and bars that have been refining their purpose for... Read more...
Carry hardware components — buckle, zip pull, and D-ring — in x-ray style on an illuminated lightbox, amber-orange forms with cobalt blue internal mechanisms
Below the Spec
Most carry goods spec sheets give you a single number, total empty weight. What they rarely show is how much of it is hardware, and why that distinction matters. Read more...
X-ray lightbox image of a Singapore durian fruit showing spiky outer shell and internal fruit segment structure
Singapore - The Proof
Singapore has 42 Michelin-starred restaurants across a landmass smaller than greater London. For a traveller who packs with purpose, it is the city that makes the case for deliberate quality... Read more...