Barney

Crumpler's ‘Made in Melbourne’ range is crafted in our 'Bag House' workshop, located in the heart of Melbourne. Our small but mighty team of skilled bag makers has moved from our beloved Fitzroy workshop to Globe Alley in the city centre. Our expert team focuses on small-batch production, ensuring every bag will stand the test of time.

Each handcrafted piece features our original ‘Made in Melbourne’ badge, sewn inside and marked with a unique number in chronological order, along with its date of birth. Our quest for Bag Glory continues.

From the start our dream was to return to Melbourne’s city centre and manufacture bags in a space reminiscent of our Flinders Lane beginnings.

After a year-long search, we found the perfect spot on Swanston Street – a beautiful heritage building with raw surfaces, high ceilings and concrete finishes. Simon O'Brien from Six Degrees Architects embraced the building’s history, including 1920s re-work, adding practicalities to the space. The result is a vibrant workshop where we’re inspired to create bags in Melbourne again.

A heavy-weight Classic Cordura fabric. Made from high tenacity nylon 6,6 Cordura yarn, this fabric is incredibly strong. Highly tear-resistant and abrasion resistant making this an excellent fabric for making ultra-tough bags. Made even more water-resistant specifically for Crumpler.
Hydrostatic Head Rating: 1000mm.

A mid-weight recycled polyester fabric with a ripstop weave. The ripstop grid increases tear resistance and gives a textural hand feel. Made from 100% recycled PET bottles.