If I forget thee oh Jerusalem

When we started making camera bags we sent out a handful to our favourite bloggers. Top of our list was Ming Thein. If you are a photographer, whether amateur or pro, his blog is well worth following https://blog.mingthein.com/ He is a Hasselblad Ambassador and an very talented photographer. He left a career in finance to pursue his dream. What we love about his blog is multi-faceted; there is depth, wisdom, insight, knowledge and skill and above all integrity. So when he contacted us a short

We have received a few emails from photographers and travellers asking us to make items for them. ​We would love to hear what you want. If there is enough demand we will make it - we want to hear what features you want, the materials and the application. We believe this is the best way to get it right. So let's start a dialogue. My knowledge of materials and development will open all sorts of possibilities but we want you to tell us exactly what you want - rather like having your own personal

Myanmar – A country of bright colour, warm people and smiles. A country which has known oppression, strife and occupation. This is also the country where the man our Frankie Falcon brand was named after (Frank Berkovitch) crossed into with the British special forces, the Chindits. Frank was a humble tailor with an eye for detail. He was also a bren gunner who went deep behind Japanese lines to fight in the jungles of Burma, eventually he was captured trying to cross the mighty Irrawaddy. He

We have had a very busy couple of months. ​In March Ming came over to see us and to start designing further bags. We had a lot of really positive feedback from the 'Ultimate Day Bag'. It had been described as being like the Tardis in terms of what can be held inside and we had numerous comments about the quality and aesthetics.  A lot of people were asking if we could do a smaller one for mirrorless systems. Ming had hit the drawing board and came up with a fabulous concept. He wanted a bag

​Looking back of four decades working with textiles makes me understand why I am still driven and still love this trade. It was very different when I started in the mid seventies. Manufacturing was integral to the UK economy and the North West was a hotspot for makers of all kinds. ​I grew up in a house filled with cloth. My father was a tailor and would work late into the night at his mechanical Singer sewing machine, at home or in his workshop. He was a quiet man. He had served in the

I still call Ho Chi Minh City 'Saigon' because I have seen too many Vietnam War films. Flying to Saigon from Hanoi is fairly quick and easy.  Saigon was markedly different to the North - far more developed in the centre. Large office blocks, chain hotels (including luxury chains) and shopping centres. It is also clear to see a major rift developing between rich and poor. A Prada store and luxury shops stand next to run down markets stalls. There are a number of more Western style cafes (good to