Who designs the skins and where are they manufactured?
I designed every sleeve here in Melbourne. This is the part of the job I enjoy most and I have the next two limited edition ranges (12 designs) sampled and ready for production when the time is right, hopefully later in 2010. The sleeves themselves are manufactured in China. This process itself was an excellent learning experience. When I was initially sampling the product from different companies my emphasis was always on quality but their default was low cost and therefore low quality. I want my sleeves to outlast my customers’ computers and therefore I worked really closely with the manufacturers to use the best printers, neoprene, zippers and stitching. And I’m really pleased with the final product – the quality of the sleeves is often the first thing people say when it’s in their hands. Why do you think people feel it’s important to decorate their computers? My belief is that our computers are the vaults of our personal expression. They store our music, photography, writing and de
