DAYFARER / OUR STORY
Every detail.
For a reason.
A better bag starts with asking
better questions.
Can it carry my workday and my workout? Can it be practical without looking complicated? And what could still be better?
I’m David, the founder and designer of DAYFARER. These are the questions that started it. They’re still what keeps me working on the next detail.
COME BEHIND THE DESIGN
01 / IT STARTED WITH A NEED
One day.
A lot to carry.
A laptop. A change of clothes. Training kit. I wanted one bag that felt right for all of it.
I couldn’t find the combination I was looking for, so I started designing it myself. That search became DAYFARER.
I still design the bags I want to carry. I keep the collection small so I can spend more time on each one: how it opens, how it packs and how it feels throughout the day.
David Hundertmark Founder & Designer
02 / DESIGN IS THE WORK
The first idea is
only the beginning.
A sketch makes an idea visible. A prototype shows what needs to change. The work is going back to the details, again and again.
01 / SKETCH
Start with the day.
Then draw the bag.
What needs to fit? What do you reach for first? The early sketches explore the shape, the access and the ways a bag will be used.
Different views help connect the outside shape with what the bag needs to do.
Real drawings and development images from the DAYFARER archive.
03 / A REASON BEHIND THE DETAIL
Sometimes, better design
means leaving something out.
More features don’t always make a better bag. The right decision depends on what that particular bag should do.
A CURRENT EXAMPLE / THE ROLLTOP
Why no separate
shoe compartment?
For the rolltop I’m developing, I wanted the bag to stay slim when it’s empty. A separate shoe compartment would work against that, so I left it out.
The aim is room for a laptop, lunch and training clothes, with easy access to keys and a wallet. The decisions serve this bag and the day it’s designed for.
04 / THE MATERIAL IS PART OF THE DESIGN
You feel the difference
before you read the label.
The texture in your hand. The structure of the bag. The way a buckle closes. Materials and components shape how the whole product feels.
The right material.
For the right reason.
Ballistic nylon, X-Pac® and recycled Velocity Nylon bring different qualities to a bag. Weight, structure, durability and feel all matter when choosing between them.
The same attention goes into the smaller parts: from a FIDLOCK closure to a YKK zipper. They’re details you use every day.
EXPLORE OUR MATERIALS
FROM DRAWING TO FINISHED BAG
Good ideas need
good hands.
I work with a specialist manufacturing partner to bring the drawings to life. Their development and manufacturing expertise is an important part of turning an idea into a bag you can carry.
The shape, the materials and the construction have to work together. That’s why the process goes beyond the first drawing.
STILL BEING REFINED. WITH YOU.
You carry it.
You help shape it.
Your feedback helps me understand what works and what could be better. I share new ideas and development updates along the way, and I’d like you to be part of that conversation.
