Mission Workshop
Mission Workshop is a San Francisco maker of bags and technical apparel, founded by the team behind messenger bag brand Chrome. Its weatherproof messenger bags and backpacks are designed in the city's Mission District.
| Base | Mission District, San Francisco |
|---|---|
| Origins | Founded by the team behind Chrome |
| Signature products | Vandal bag, Arkiv Field Pack |
| Production | United States |
| Website | missionworkshop.com |
What is Mission Workshop?
Mission Workshop is a bag and apparel brand based in the Mission District of San Francisco. It was started by two owners who had previously founded and sold the bicycle messenger bag brand Chrome. Design, prototyping, marketing and customer service are carried out at its Rondel Place premises, which also house a showroom.
Products and positioning
The brand is best known for messenger bags and backpacks inspired by cycling, such as the Vandal, and for the Arkiv Field Pack, a modular system of attachable pockets and accessories. Its apparel line follows the same brief: gear built to withstand a lifetime of use and bad weather.
Manufacturing
Mission Workshop designs and samples in San Francisco, and its bags have been produced in quantity in Colorado in the United States.
Distribution
Mission Workshop sells through its San Francisco shop, its own website and specialist retailers, including cycling shops, and opened a shop in London.
Why it matters
Mission Workshop is part of the technical urban carry movement that grew out of bicycle messenger culture, placing durability, modularity and domestic production at the centre of the brand.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Mission Workshop based?
Mission Workshop is based in the Mission District of San Francisco, California.
What does Mission Workshop make?
Mission Workshop makes weatherproof messenger bags, backpacks, the modular Arkiv system and technical apparel.