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We take great artists out of their element and into our SF factory. We teach them to sew and they turn bags into art. From their workshop to ours and on to you. Everyone benefits. We leverage local manufacturing. They get to design. Best of all, you get a damn good bag.
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Pepón Osorio
MARCH
Pepón was a social worker in the Bronx. His art develops meaning from interactions with people in the neighborhoods where he is working. Residency updates
MARCH
Pepón was a social worker in the Bronx. His art develops meaning from interactions with people in the neighborhoods where he is working. Residency updates
Ann Hamilton
JULY
Textiles and fabric – and the history of these materials – are an important part of Ann's work, which include installations, photographs, videos, performances, and objects.
JULY
Textiles and fabric – and the history of these materials – are an important part of Ann's work, which include installations, photographs, videos, performances, and objects.
Clare Rojas
APRIL
Influenced by folk art, Clare's works interweaves women, men, nature, and animals. Clare performs and records music under the name Peggy Honeywell. Residency updates
APRIL
Influenced by folk art, Clare's works interweaves women, men, nature, and animals. Clare performs and records music under the name Peggy Honeywell. Residency updates
Jo Jackson
OCTOBER
Jo's paintings are often brightly colored and delicate, but her subject matter can be a powerful and hard hitting protest against the status quo.
OCTOBER
Jo's paintings are often brightly colored and delicate, but her subject matter can be a powerful and hard hitting protest against the status quo.
Ellen Lupton
MAY
A frequent lecturer around the world, Ellen will speak about design to anyone who will listen. She is a champion of the DIY movement, based on the idea that people can make things themselves.
MAY
A frequent lecturer around the world, Ellen will speak about design to anyone who will listen. She is a champion of the DIY movement, based on the idea that people can make things themselves.
Chris Johanson
OCTOBER
Chris believes that life is a series of actions and projects, and he likes involving the local community in his work. Chris uses many media, including painting, sculpture, installation, film, video, music, and writing.
OCTOBER
Chris believes that life is a series of actions and projects, and he likes involving the local community in his work. Chris uses many media, including painting, sculpture, installation, film, video, music, and writing.
Girl Talk
JUNE
Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) is a musician who layers and pieces together all kinds of music – from hip hop hits to soft rock radio standards to party classics – into his sound.
JUNE
Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) is a musician who layers and pieces together all kinds of music – from hip hop hits to soft rock radio standards to party classics – into his sound.
Kerry James Marshall
NOVEMBER
Kerry's subject matter is often drawn from African-American popular culture. His work has a lot of influences, from black folk art to comics to Renaissance paintings.
NOVEMBER
Kerry's subject matter is often drawn from African-American popular culture. His work has a lot of influences, from black folk art to comics to Renaissance paintings.
We give back a portion of proceeds from the Workshop Timbuk2 bags to Headlands Center for the Arts, an international artist residency program that shares The Workshop Timbuk2's value of building a local community around creative ideas. Learn more about Headlands.
