The Artifact Blog

The No. 180 Harness Leather tote has been a cornerstone in the Artifact line for several years now. It's been along for the ride while our studio evolved into a business where metrics are now used in conjunction with gut and instinct. Scale is achieved by identifying and eliminating inefficiency. Magic is achieved by selectively embracing inefficiency. Artifact lays somewhere in between.

Photographs of the Artifact studio and team at work. Taken by Omaha Photographer Dan Brouillette.

As we outfit individuals and industries in our aprons, we often receive valuable feedback as to how we can make enhancements to accommodate the myriad of applications our aprons are used for. Our new “universal fit apron” is a response to correspondence with retailers, restaurants, and everyday apron wearers.

Target just launched a lunch tote with a striking resemblance to ARTIFACT's No.215 Lunch Tote released in 2010. Reflections on the origin of the design and the places it went from there.

My love for vintage and Americana started in high school when I worked in a donation trailer for Goodwill Industries. Before I could articulate why I loved vintage, my hands swooned in tactile bliss as I collected (hoarded) old: military...