53 min listen
Carrying on - With Alec Farmer of Trakke (#111)
Carrying on - With Alec Farmer of Trakke (#111)
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Length:
79 minutes
Released:
Mar 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Alec Farmer of Glasgow-based backpack company Trakke guests Garmology today to talk about how he got started as a luggage designer, living in a self-made microhouse in a Scottish winter, how the early bags were artefacts of found materials, being socially and environmentally responsible, the importance of evolving the product, while at the same time repairing and recycling what has already been made. And just what do you do when a customer wants you to make a bag out of a kevlar sail?You can find Trakke on the web at trakke.co.uk and on Instagram as @trakkebags.Garmology is researched, booked, hosted, edited, published, paid for and everything else by Nick Johannessen. There is no advertising or sponsorship, but you are welcome to support the podcast at buymeacoffee.com/garmologyNick Johannessen is also the editor of the WellDressedDad blog and WellDressedDad on Instagram. You can email Nick as Garmology (at) WellDressedDad.com.Garmology theme music by Fabian Stordalen.
Released:
Mar 3, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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