Hard Graft – handmade gear bag goodness

18. May, 2009 Comments Off

Do you yearn for a sexy laptop case? Are you one of those people who need to have their phone surgically attached to them? Or are you just frustated by failed attempts to keep a pen near your moleskine at all times? Fear not vain and/or incompetant airhead trendsetter, Hard Graft are here to make everything right again.

Hard Graft are Austrian “purveyors of fine handmade felt & leather phone and ipod cases, macbook sleeves and bags”. With a devotion to natural and sustainable materials all of Hard Graft’s products are made using 100% wool felt and premium European ainline leather. (I have no idea what ainline leather is but i’m sure this link will explain it for you better than i ever could).

The newly released series include herringbone elastics which help you hold into place all your peripherals such as cables, magazines and pens. You can even attach some of the smaller cases to the larger laptop sleeves, ensuring that if you do lose that laptop now you can rest easy in the knowledge that your iphone, sat nav and latest copy of Hello! went with it.

I’m a big fan of the moleskine pen hold in particular. One of the things that always kills me is discovering the loss of a pen as you seek to scribble down that moment of fleeting genius. I swear to god cancer would be a distant memory if not for all those times I’ve been left pen-less.

Check out their store for the full range which includes some swanky looking all leather jobs in addition to the felt range.

And see heaps more photos of the range on their flickr.