Today Clare worked with a quilter to develop a quilt pattern for the diaper bag. The pattern that Clare showed me is really cool. It’s almost enough for me to get excited about diaper bags. Almost. Just kidding. It’s one of the coolest bags I’ve seen in a long time, no matter what it’s primary [...]
After God knows how many requests—hip mothers, you might actually get what you’ve been asking for: a diaper bag! Yes, it’s true our second artist has actually been working on a diaper bag. This was news to me today. I have to say, the prototype is pretty cool… if you’re into babies and shit. Literally. [...]
Today Tae and Clare discussed ideas for what they could add to the Avon inspired bag. The ideas they have like an organizer that can be removed and be used as a purse is really cool.
Today Tae and Clare went to Britex and found some amazing fabrics for her next designs that she will begin to work on next week. Stay tuned…
Clare’s redesign of the classic Avon bag is coming to fruition and it is looking awesome! I’m really excited to see how it comes out.
A Mission based artist, Clare Rojas’ works interweaves women, men, nature, and animals. They are connected to one another in their struggle to find harmony and balance. She is a painter, filmmaker, performance artist, and musician who performs and records music under the name Peggy Honeywell. She has a lot of great ideas for [...]
March 13, 2008 – 11:44 pm
This morning Tae came into the office with one of four of Pepon’s bags. By the end of the day he had two more completed.
Pepon and Tae continued working on how to take Pepon’s concepts and turn them into commercial products. This is the first commercial product Pepon has ever worked on. Today he meet with the customer service team as well as members of the sales team to explain his concept to them.
March 12, 2008 – 12:12 pm
The concept behind his collection is all about protection, because we are starting to feel unsafe on the streets. There is a sense of vulnerability and a need to be guarded when venturing out in an urban environment. To Pepon, a Timbuk2 bags acts as a sort of talisman, protecting not only the contents of [...]
March 10, 2008 – 11:56 pm
The Workshop Timbuk2 day 1 with artist Pepon Osorio got off to a great start. Pepon meet with designer Tae and wandered in and out of 99 cent stores on Mission Street for inspiration to create a limited edition Timbuk2 bag. Tae is sewing prototype bags tonight for Pepon to riff off of tomorrow. Stay [...]
