Entry 001: In The Studio with FSP
Entry 001: In The Studio with FSP...
Early in the spring of 2022, we sat down to look back over our list of pipe dream projects. As a collective, collaboration’s a foundational part of our personal and product lives. No one on earth can do it all themselves and we certainly didn’t have any idea how to make a backpack. So, we contacted our good friend Blair....
Blair’s been making bags under the guise of Fantasy Sport Pack (FSP) for a handful of years bringing his own creative perspective to a category that’s been uniquely occupied by the titans of our outdoor industry. Based in Brooklyn, we all rallied in the month July to spend an afternoon in his workshop watching the bags come together.
Each piece in the collection was developed from one of Blair’s already proven FSP staples. We worked closely with him to add and subtract from his designs to design our perfect functionality into the bag. On the Lo Alpine Daypack - a classic go anywhere, take anything hiking bag - we added water bottle sleeves, a waterproof tech pocket, side cinches, and a large mesh front pocket for all your messy, wet, muddy stuff. On the lumbar bag, velcro for flies and beefy waterproof zippers were added for a day out on the river...
It’s the agility of makers like Blair that allow us to bring you these dream products. Unlike traditional mass-production, small artisanal makers are able to obsess over every detail. We may only be able to produce a fraction of what we could overseas, but the level of compassion, creativity, and care that each piece in the collection contains is more than worth it to us.
Like we said, collaboration isn’t just important to our product, it’s the way we like to live. So have no fear, the next project is always near! Keep in touch with Blair and FSP on Instagram or via their newsletter!
It’s the agility of makers like Blair that allow us to bring you these dream products. Unlike traditional mass-production, small artisanal makers are able to obsess over every detail. We may only be able to produce a fraction of what we could overseas, but the level of compassion, creativity, and care that each piece in the collection contains is more than worth it to us.
Like we said, collaboration isn’t just important to our product, it’s the way we like to live. So have no fear, the next project is always near! Keep in touch with Blair and FSP on Instagram or via their newsletter!