Sunday 28 August 2011

WEIGHT

The dreaded shoulder bag is turning us all into walking, breathing 'leaning towers of Pisa'. It would be great for our postures if someone were to invent a structure that held up our bags in a way that the weight is evenly distributed.


Back packs are a better option but how about if you had more baggage to carry. In the workshop I invented a backpack with a hip frame that holds your bags slightly away from the body. I found that i could not feel the weight on my hips and actually forgot the bags were there.


I saw this image in Todd's book BLESS and thought it was quite interesting to look at, in terms of the transferring of weight. A vest that holds your bags:



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