I recently had the huge pleasure of taking a workshop with Douglas Davidson at CANVASWORKER. A very random happenstance ended up making our 4-day Intensive a 1-on-1 session which was focused around a Rolltop backpack. I've always been a maker yet over the last 8+ years my design rolls, while being very expansive, often lacked the hands on emotional connection which got me into Design and making in the first place.
This workshop reconnected me to that, and re-contextualized what I'm asking a person on the other side of the world to make. The 4 short days helped me leap forward and re-inspired me to find a new balance between intimate craft and lager scale production. It has helped me re-center to the craft itself instead of the hyper-capitalistic / profit-over-quality mindset which large-scale Product Design can often be swayed by. Thanks again Doug.