Back in 1993, graphic designer brothers Markus and Daniel FREITAG were on the lookout for a messenger bag. Zurich citizens worthy of the name travel by bicycle – ' velo,' they call it. When it rains, they get wet. The FREITAG brothers wanted a heavy-duty, functional and water-repellent bag to carry their designs. Inspired by the cheerfully coloured lorries rumbling along the cross-Zurich highway just in front of their flat, they cut a messenger bag out of an old truck tarpaulin. As the carry belt, they used second-hand car seat-belt webbing, while an old bicycle inner tube provided the edging.

As luck would have it, their personal need turned into a business which now employs more than 80 people. Since their original messenger bag, the FREITAG brothers have developed and marketed more than 40 bags for women and men. FREITAG products now sell round the globe and in Flight 001 shops since 2001. They continue to be made in Switzerland, beside the cross-city highway which inspired them in 1993.

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