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Hammarhead Industries’ heavy duty backpack meant for motorcycle commuting

Known best for their beautifully bad ass repurposed motorcycles, Philadelphia’s Hammarhead Industries recently unveiled their newest custom creation—the HHI Day Pack. The easy to open roll top bag finds its inspiration in everyday use, designed as a “minimal bag suitable for riding and capable of holding the tools of modern life.” Brooklyn’s d’emploi constructs each bag entirely with American made materials, making this paired down pack your perfect no-frills bag able to take a beating and only get better with wear.

When a client asked for an all purpose bag that’d match the rugged aesthetic of his custom Jack Pine motorcycle, Hammarhead’s designers realized they couldn’t recommend one, so they made it instead. After dissecting over 30 old military bags to see how different materials held up over time with little to no upkeep, they decided on a 15 oz Martexin waxed cotton canvas shell partially wrapped in salvaged leather from a NYC bootmaker for support and protection. For hardware they chose an unbreakable buckle originally made to hold a parachute and nylon webbing from a racing harness manufacturer in the Midwest.

When worn the waterproof bag sits perfectly into the small of your back for a comfortable riding position no matter how heavy the load, and the nylon straps are impressively easy to adjust with a quick pull. Inside the bag you’ll find a large main compartment the exact size of a full bag of groceries—or a 24 pack—and three padded pouches ideal of a laptop, iPad or notebook.

While this beast was specifically built to withstand the abuse of motorcycle commuting while avoiding the over designed look of most messenger bags, it actually works quite well as a bicycle bag as well. The lower leather side pouches are the perfect size for a medium sized u-lock and are conveniently placed in the right position for accessing miscellaneous things like lights, keys or even a water bottle. The HHI Day Pack is available now directly from Hammarhead Industries for $290.

Images by Graham Hiemstra

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Jellyfish Tanks by Alex Andon

A meetup for hardware startups brought 200 people to a warehouse in San Francisco’s Dogpatch. All around were jellyfish tanks, a business started by Alex Andon, and featured in Make Magazine last year. The meetup was organized by Nick Pinkston, the founder of CloudFab, who thought that people designing hardware products wanted to find each other more easily. I found new startups doing e-textiles, robots, medical diagnostic adaptors for the iPhone, a new kind of coffee maker and others, including a foldable kayak.

Orukayak by Anton Willis

Over on Kickstarter, hardware products such as Pebble, Twine and PrintrBot are raising the bar on raising money via crowdfunding. While hardware projects are raising millions, traditional sources of investment such as venture capitalists don’t seem to be interested in hardware. One exception is Brad Feld of the Foundry Group who has invested in MakerBot, the 3D printer startup headed by Bre Pettis and located in Brooklyn.

A large chip company is now hiring makers in its research and development organization. Another software company is looking for “maker advocates” who can help them understand how to connect with the maker community and develop products that meet their needs. Others are starting to look at makers as extension of their own R&D efforts.

There’s something new happening in hardware, and we’re seeing a new wave of innovation from new sources, inspired by the maker movement. The combination of open hardware, collaborative design practices and personal fabrication tools are making it possible for a whole new group of creatives to develop physical things, reconnecting to the world around us. It’s a prototyping revolution that allows almost anyone to take an idea from sketch to functional prototype.

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Part of the fun of designing a creative ritual for yourself is determining what you like to do. Sarah has a passion for photography, color, art, good design, embroidery, painting, and writing. She shares her method for creating a visual inspiration board below.

“A great way of defining your interests is with a visual inspiration board. Gather the following items:

• your favourite magazines
• glue sticks
• scissors
• 8-1/2 x 11 board (illustration board, poster board, it does not have to be fancy)
• anything else that inspires you

Schedule a time to start looking through the magazines. When you find items of interest, cut them out and set them aside. If you find words that speak to you, cut those out as well.

Once you have gathered all your inspiration, organize the pieces on the board in a way that speaks to you and glue them on. You now have a starting point for your own creative journey. Place it somewhere that you will see it every day.”

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