Most bags make a choice between everyday carry and travel. We haven't carried one that handles both without cost. That's the problem we're designing towards.

The Inspyrations Outsyder is a black shell jacket with no visible seam lines. The heat-sealed construction changes what the surface looks like and how the jacket reads. We've been looking...

Canard Blue is Pantone 7457. The reason that number means anything to every supplier and partner we work with goes back to a chemist from New Jersey who bought a...

Most travel tumblers keep your drink the right temperature. Ours is built to keep it tasting right too. A note on 304 stainless steel, ceramic lining, and why 500ml is...

Reading a Jasper Morrison interview last weekend, there was a line about anonymously designed objects working better than ego-driven ones. It put a name to something we've been trying to...

A strap passed every load test and came back wrong anyway. A founder note on the gap between what a spec sheet measures and what it actually takes to make...

We pulled the sample, ordered another, and waited eight weeks. The zipper was fine the first time. A founder reflection on the real cost of perfectionism in product development.

I had coffee with a potential partner last week in a shop near our London office. I spent fifteen minutes laying out the architecture of Canard. I talked about the...

I am staring at a fat, open-spine binding with a white cross on the cover. A gift from Pia Wallén at her gleaming, oh-so-Swedish studio in Stockholm. My wife and...

I spent twenty years pretending I knew how to build websites. I called it dabbling, but really I was just learning enough CSS to change a hex code or move...

I spent forty-five minutes today explaining why shipping is complicated to an app developer. On his screen, software travels at the speed of light. In my world, a twenty-foot container...

I'm staring at a cell in a spreadsheet labeled: Estimated Landed Cost. The number shifts every time I toggle between shipping 500 units to a warehouse in Northampton versus keeping...

Speed and precision meet in our latest project: a dual-sided MagSafe power bank. To get the ergonomics exactly right, we’ve turned to 3D printing for our rapid prototyping phase. This...

Selecting the right details for our upcoming A5 MagSafe enabled notebook is a process of trial and error. We’ve been experimenting with various ribbon bookmark combinations to find the perfect...

We believe that the tools we choose to keep in our studio dictate the quality of everything we create. On of our most cherished instrument is the Mitutoyo MIT500-196-30 AOS...

Yes, we beat this travel mug sample with a hammer. Both sides of the hammer. And we hit very, very hard. This destructive testing is vital because "stainless steel" is...

I spent five minutes this morning staring at an Instagram ad for a brand that makes overpriced water bottles. It was a perfect, frictionless video with a pulsing lo-fi beat...

The patented ring date on the NOMOS Metro Neomatik 41 Update is a beautiful example in successfully rethinking a standard interface without adding bulk. Instead of the traditional, cramped date...

There is a profound intelligence in objects that choose to be felt rather than explicitly read. The Kehai Clock, designed by Makoto Koizumi, operates on the Japanese concept of kehai—the...

At the studio, we are constantly looking toward designs like the Galena Cabinet as a benchmark for how we approach our own product development. We are particularly inspired by its...

We are currently deep in the evaluation phase for our upcoming Dual-Sided MagSafe Qi2 Power Bank, focusing specifically on the 5000mAh Lithium-Polymer cell that will serve as its core. This...

Our design process is rarely a straight line; it is a series of deliberate choices, and right now, we are standing at a major crossroads. We’ve recently received two exceptional...

We've been working with our paper supplier to evaluate various opacities of our cyan offset printing. When making offset prints versus digital prints you can lay down a pure color,...

There is a rare delight in finding a technical tool that refuses to take itself too seriously while maintaining absolute precision. The Teenage Engineering OB-4 is a masterclass in this...

Hexetate—an acrylic resin far lighter than traditional acetate—is what allows the Moon frames by Article One to pull off a classic 1950s aesthetic without the typical weight. While they look...

There is a specific satisfaction in hardware that mimics the tactile logic of a recording studio, where every adjustment is made through weighted, physical interaction. The xBloom Studio leans heavily...

Tracing the lineage of Sunspel takes you back to the heart of the British Industrial Revolution, specifically to Nottingham in 1860 where Thomas Hill first began experimenting with luxurious, lightweight...

We find constant inspiration in objects that successfully bridge the gap between high art and everyday utility, much like the Yoshitomo Nara "Walk On" Flip Clock. This piece is far...

Monochromatic dark grey brings a moody, architectural weight to the String System, turning Nisse Strinning’s 1949 wire-frame classic into something that feels entirely contemporary. Its genius lies in its modularity—a...

We are currently deep in the material selection phase for our upcoming product line, specifically evaluating these raw kraft paper samples for our new packaging. Our goal is to strike...

There is a specific kind of "mechanical honesty" found in tools that celebrate their own construction rather than hiding it behind plastic shrouds. When we examine the precision-milled aluminum and...

Loving the new Junghans FORM Quarz Bauhaus limited-edition watch because it perfectly matches our respect for clean design and functional minimalism while still celebrating one of modern design’s great movements....

Exploring two approaches for the Power Bank’s battery indicator. Numeric LEDs give precise percentage readouts but require more space, circuitry, and visual brightness to remain legible outdoors. Five-segment LED bars...

Evaluating YKK AQUASEAL zippers for our upcoming bags. Full waterproof sealing, zero swelling, and a glide that feels engineered rather than elastic. We’re testing how they behave under load, repeated...

Paper factory manager inspecting the first prototype of Notebook. The grid lines are faint in the video so it's difficult to discern but the grid is made from our logo....

We’ve been using this pen for months, and it has quietly become a studio favourite. The colour is the first thing that wins you over—a warm marigold tone that feels...

Product development is messy. These red dots you see clustered in the corner? Every component, fabric sample, and hardware piece that makes it past our initial testing gets a red dot....

This rare-earth magnet array component allows for perfectly aligned connection between devices and ensures Qi2 standards. Testing various weight to strength ratios with this particular component at N52 magnetic strength,...

Evaluating various elastic textiles and weave patterns.

We were hoping to add magnetic charging for Apple Watch and Airpods but the magnetic connection is too weak. Watch and Airpods do attach by magnets but the small magnet...

Today we are creating multiple prototypes of the magnetic charging array. Qi2 standards are being implemented along with magnetic strength testing. The copper coils are what transmit the power between...

A first look at a test silkscreen on our upcoming Notebook. The cover is wrapped in natural linen, understated and tactile, and this early print helps us dial in the...

Reviewing multiple textile samples and solutions for holding pens to a notebook. This notebook bank for A5 notebooks is particularly well crafted. From Papersmiths of London

Long days cutting, trimming, and testing every detail of our notebook prototypes. From hand-cut sheets to precision-placed markers, the studio looks a lot like this—tools out, scraps everywhere, and our...

Some manufacturers still rely on loose, scavenged 18650 lithium-ion cells like these—cells with inconsistent chemistry, degraded cycle life, and unknown thermal history. Packs built from mixed or rewrapped cells suffer...

Prototyping is where every idea earns its place. It’s the stage where dimensions, materials, tolerances, and small habits of real use reveal themselves long before a product reaches production. This...