Most ski bags "slump" when carried as the skis slide to the back, leaving unstructured room in the front of the bag.
Researching different ways existing bags (and other products!) were adjusted, carried, and closed helped inform what would be efficient and familiar to the user.
I used measurements taken from a variety of skis to define what space I had to work with.
A series of small-scale paper models helped prove out some of the surfacing challenges of an origami-type pattern.
Using measurements taken from my rough CAD model, I started patterning a full-scale paper model.
We were able to try a variety of adjustment and closure methods with quick mock-ups attached to the paper model.
The angular design allowed us to keep Kulkea's large "mammoth-mouth" zip opening.
The zipper structure also helps support the shape of the bag.
