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Berlin Muse :: The Quiver & Arrival
…WP come to the table, they designed and constructed a custom-made, one-off Berlin Muse leather travel bag, for all my European frolics and jaunts. – ONA ‘The Brooklyn’ Camera Satchel With a Canon 5D SLR and purse of fine lenses my partner, HK, will be documenting our yearlong ride every step of the way with a selection of primo visuals. ONA were kind enough to provide this sexy, discreet leather camera bag for the ultimate in photographic carry st…
Berlin Muse :: An introduction…
…Orwell (inspiration!) Clothes & Stuff – Texan black leather cowboy boots (Berlin Muse also moonlights as an urban cowboy) – Black velvet dinner jacket (for looking super schmick) – Black Geoffrey Beene Suit (for classy affairs & general schmoozing) – Silver studded cowboy tie (ties it all together) – Nixon Leather watch—“The Corporal” – Ray Ban specs – Blue leather policeman’s jacket (for the frosty Berlin winter) – Civilian “generals” (3 x “Chea…
Berlin Muse :: Riding around Berlin with the MONO M80
…rlin, you go out riding. In the city abundant with parks and leisure time, Berlin Muse keeps it low-key and local this month, taking us – and the revolutionary MONO M80 guitar case – on a lackadaisical sojourn through Berlin’s intrepid recreation spaces: a decommissioned military airport, a reserve in the former German Democratic Republic, the lofty remains of an old US spy station and a spooky, abandoned amusement park. It’s late morning in Kreuz…
Berlin Muse :: Reunion Blues Continental Sax Case
…’m Cam Hassard, Melbourne-based writer-musician and Carryology’s official ‘Berlin Muse’. This May I relocate to Berlin for a year-long odyssey with my partner in creativity, photographer HK. Our mission is to write, play music, take photos, smell the roses and report all the good stuff back to the Carryology tribe. Thanks to the wise counsel of you and the entire Carryology cabal, HK and I are getting decked out with an awesome carry quiver to hou…
Berlin Muse :: The Tanner Goods DOPP: A toiletry bag is so much more than a toiletry bag.
…utside the confines of the bathroom, the Tanner DOPP proves itself a bonafide all-rounder – an adventuring hold-all, built for purpose, tailored for variety and indeed, the ultimate DOPP for Berlin and creative adventures abroad. Berlin Muse throws it an A++. “Well outside the confines of the bathroom, the Tanner DOPP proves itself a bonafide all-rounder…” *Photography by Honor KennedyCheck out Cam and Honor’s photo and word project on Instagram o…
Berlin Muse :: the ARCHIVAL Ranger Tan Waxed Twill Rucksack
This month, Berlin Muse gets his Hemingway on with a road-weary account of his crisp Berlin morning routines with carry companion, the Archival Ranger Tan Waxed Twill Rucksack. Built just like Papa H himself, the Ranger Tan delivers with heritage aesthetics and understated resilience. Faint light glistens in from the east. I wipe the sleep from my eyes as I engage in a psychological battle with the alarm, resisting further hits of the snooze butt…
Berlin Muse :: Operation Dackelrennen & the ONA Brooklyn
Toting the sleek leather ONA Brooklyn camera satchel, this month Berlin Muse and HK venture to south Berlin for the 36th annual Lichtenrade wiener dog races. Does it get any better? It was to be my Kentucky Derby, my journalistic watershed. Forget the Wall, the war legacy, the creative boom, the bars, the cafes, the galleries. All that had been done. We were in Berlin to document something crucial, something fresh, something era-defining. On a Su…
24 hours in Neukölln with the Officine Federali Rollup Backpack Pelle
…out). The hand-worked materials really stand out on the OF in the late day Berlin sun, but the front canvas panel presents a couple of challenges. Berlin is a gritty city: dust, dirt and ash can too easily plague canvas if you’re not too careful, marking up easily, becoming tough to clean (especially at an abandoned airport, though this is a fairly idiosyncratic issue). Ultimately, with a little canvas protector, you’re golden: a relatively trivia…
Berlin Muse carries the Crumpler Vis-à-Vis to Prague
…another gritty Saturday night. We’re inside the multilayered, glass-walled Berlin Hauptbahnhof, set to board a train four hours south to the Czech Republic. We’ve packed light; HK and I share the stealth-black Crumpler Vis-à-Vis, my primary travel trunk for this great European sojourn. It was there with me for the long haul from Melbourne, again on the trip over to Canada and Glastonbury with the MSO. And now, it’ll be chaperoning us for a cheeky…
Berlin Muse :: Takes the BAM Cabine on Tour
The brains trust at Carryology call me ‘Berlin Muse’, but lately, I’ve been feelin’ a little fraudulent. Since arriving to my new Deutsche home, it feels like I’ve barely spent any time here at all, hardly enough to warrant a title of such repute. On top of recent bounteous forays to the south of France and Prague, I found myself shooting abroad again, across the EU and beyond on a cross-continental tour with my old chums from back home, the Melb…
Berlin Muse :: Whipping Post in the South of France
…Lyon, we planned to head back to Nice for one final beach gasp before our Berlin return – or so we thought. The French love a good snap strike, and the train unions decided that our day of transit was a good one to halt work. It may have had something to do with the 37-degree heat, which we were forced to wander in for eight hours after our train got cancelled. Not ideal. Our ‘replacement’ train turned out to be the normal train, in which all fol…
Journey through West Berlin, starring the Cravar Alpha 15/Rust
…nga line of boutique fashion stores and tourist restaurants. Here, you see Berlin’s modern renewal, as well as its aching spaces in between: in the same scene as Bikini Berlin, a concept mall, pancaked with modern shops and stores, you’ll find the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, its half bombed spire a frozen testament to a more volatile era. Around the corner down Kantstrasse, we stopped by Paris Bar, a Parisian style bistro: for decades, a popul…
Berlin Muse :: Manbag Vs. Bellroy
…nnedy Check out Cam and Honor’s photo and word project on Instagram or #CHKBerlin A heads up: Bellroy and Carryology share the same founders. You can read about our origin story here. And hey, we’re reader-supported too, so if you find something that sparks your interest and click through and purchase via our affiliate links, sometimes we’ll get a little kickback from the brands or retailers. It helps us to make more content and build this channel…
The Brilliance of bagjack
…be forgiven for not immediately assuming that Peter was the boss of one of Berlin’s most dynamic bag manufacturers. bagjack, the company that Pe, as his messenger pals know him, co-founded in the post-Wall years is today Berlin’s leading producer of messenger bags, backpacks, laptop bags, totes and carry collaborations, a player not just in Germany but on the global stage. A very different stage to the one he thought he’d end up on. While overwhel…
Hinterher Shop Visit
…a slew of road tests and intrepid regional assignments, we’re back with a Berlin Muse foray into the essential, though oft-overlooked realm of ‘wheeled carry’. The name ‘Hinterher’ first flicked past our radar outside a local café, necking crisp brews in the sun as a lady zoomed past on her bike, a sleek trailer lugging her kit stylishly behind her. In and of itself, this was nothing unusual: Berlin is, after all, a bike city, and by virtue of th…
Hinterher Hmini Trailer Review :: Road Tests
…let the summer get away from us this year, on one final day of legitimate Berlin sunshine, HK and I did what all smart Berliners do on a lazy weekend: grill up some cheap bratwursts on a budget supermarket-bought grill, and relax in the lush confines of a park by one of the few remaining Berlin Wall sentry towers. The Hmini effortlessly acquiesced to all our grill-party needs, including vintage wicker picnic basket, blanket, grill, and sundry amu…
HoldFast Gear Roamographer Review :: Drive By
…n artisan enterprise with a focus on stylish camera carry.” As part of the Berlin Muse series, HK and I have enjoyed countless Carryology adventures across the planet. Having the right gear in order to properly capture the visuals along this intrepid road has been a crucial practicality. Fresh adventures again fell on the horizon for us at the turn of last year’s winter, with more snaps and stories to grab. Toting the Hold Fast Roamographer, we ba…
This Biodegradable Luggage Might Be the Future of Hardcases
…s and your brand? Is he part of PROJECTKIN or a collaborator? We met Boris Berlin more than two years ago and immediately connected on the idea of bringing design and sustainability into the travel luggage industry. Together we visited numerous innovative material producers to find the perfect natural material for our suitcase. Once the material was developed, Boris Berlin perfected the design by taking the best components, like the wheels we use…
QWSTION Store Zurich :: Shop Visit
…locked its two-year anniversary – it manifested from a two-month pop up in Berlin, while a parallel store established itself in Vienna in between – the brand itself has been around almost a decade. Co-founder Sebastian Kruit brought QWSTION’s crack team of five together in 2008, a dynamic crew of aesthetes including, next to Christian, industrial designer Fabrice Aeberhard, graphic designer Matthias Graf and back-end maven, Hannes Schoenegger. “We…
Road Tests :: Bagjack Next Level Messenger
…ticket. Conclusions Pros Great materials, construction & hardware Made in Berlin Great layout & pocketing Fantastic details Hybrid office-messenger is an attractive concept Cons Potentially awkward shoulder strap & buckle Backpack option superfluous for some users Made in Berlin out of quality materials comes at a price Aesthetic won’t work in formal offices or at your local fake dive-bar Recommendations This bag is best suited to someone who com…
Traveling Across Australia with Horizn Studios Model M Cabin Bag
…leg to Adelaide. Bookending all that: eight international flight legs from Berlin to Australia and back, 72 hours of transit with layovers at Heathrow, Changi and Mascot. How would this stealthy, sweet-looking Model M hold up in the rough and raw of the Australian antipodes (to say nothing of the security gauntlet of five international airports)? It not only survived the mission – it owned it in style. The Road On a chilly Autumn morning in Adelai…
15 Essential Gifts for the Traveler
…l information on everything from architecture and dining delights, to art, museum and market attractions, it’s a great gift for the traveler with a Berlin trip on the horizon – or one who loves inspiring suggestions of where to go next. 36 Hours: USA & Canada, East (US$25) Having limited time in a destination doesn’t mean you can’t get a real sense of it. And this guide is designed specifically for making the most of your time during short trips a…
Specialist Carry :: Tattoo Artist
…ripping if you’re in the States, but I travel mainly between Melbourne and Berlin, so it’s just not practical for me to be bringing all that stuff along with me on each trip. I need that precious room for my clothes (it’s always opposite winter to summer) and of course shoes to match those outfits! Do you have to take a workstation with you? How much is work station vs work tools? Nope. I might take a few small pieces of equipment, my own armrests…
My Techwear Packing List
…r me by AOKU. BAGJACK SNIPER BAG + HNTR POUCH & PACK A Next Level bag from Berlin. I must say I loved bagjack gear before I got the amazing opportunity to collaborate with them. The Sniper Bag that was released last year comes with so many features I might forget some…amongst them the integrated/removable soft shell muff is definitely amazing. The MOLLE webbing is also a nice feature, moreover considering that you can decide which side of the bag…
Buyer’s Guide :: Best All-Rounder Backpacks
…ng closure under the flap keeps the contents secure. See it in action with Berlin Muse here. Archival Roll Top Rocking waxed twill and Horween leather but with a bigger volume than Archival’s Rucksack, the Archival Roll Top gives you the flexibility to deal with a variety of different loads thanks to the rolltop closure. There’s two side pockets on the outside of the pack, along with one internal pocket and a good dose of eye-catching aesthetics….
A Carry Adventure through Portugal and its Heritage Artisan Leather Industry Part 1.
In the worst of the dirge and the frost of a long, bleak Berlin winter, Portugal was the vapour-lined mirage on the horizon of my vitamin-D deficient, landlocked mind. I kept hearing amazing things about this country: sun and surf, delectable seafood, great wine, friendly people. Watching Anthony Bourdain’s jaunt through Lisbon on repeat only exacerbated my full body salivation. In the pantheon of European destinations, Portugal is easy to overlo…
Everything You Need to Travel the World in One Backpack
…h in Ko Samet. – Keeping a low-key, muted, kinda grungy profile to get into Berlin’s best clubs (including Berghain ). – Looking semi-fancy for a tasting menu meal in Paris. Weather-wise, this combination of clothing works well down to about 25° fahrenheit. Anything colder, and I probably won’t travel there. I’ve had enough Minnesota winters to last a lifetime. Tee Shirts & Tank – Outlier Ultrafine Merino T-Shirt (left): My favorite of the bunch. Th…
Fly By: Horizn Studios Airport Survival Kit
…s stressy. Riffing on their line of sleek carry-on and check-in strollers, Berlin-based Horizn is one of the latest crews to bust out a range of new airport-enhancing (and security line smoothening) accessories. Wrap your eyes around the Horizn airport survival kit. The survival kit comprises two units: a transparent Liquids Bag, and a Top Case that sits on the top of the Cabin M like it was born to. After giving their best-selling Cabin M strolle…
Best New Gear: August 2019
…smart styling, it’s easy to dress up or down as required too. Property Of… Berlin Series Are you a fan of travel and EDC backpacks that fuse classic looks, sustainable production and functionality? Then the Property Of… Berlin Series is definitely one you’ll want to check out. The series features three backpacks, all crafted with polyester made from recycled PET. The Charlie 12h Backpack fits a 13″ laptop and is a stylish piece for everyday carry….
A Carry Adventure through Portugal Part II :: Ina Koelln and the New Breed
…ions,” she said. She heard about an ecological design competition based in Berlin – this would catalyse her introduction to cork leather, and a whole new career in carry. Cork leather is nothing new in Portugal: tourist stores all over the country stock perfunctory tote bags made out of the stuff – Koelln came across some of these on her first time travelling through Lisbon, and though the designs left a little to be desired, she loved the fabric….