FOUNDERS DROP 001 / PREORDER LIST NOW OPEN
FIELD // LAB
DESIGNED IN SAN FRANCISCO. BUILT FOR WHAT'S NEXT.37.7749° N   122.4194° W

ENGINEERED FOR
A BRIGHTER TOMORROW.

DESIGN STUDY
001 / 2026
SAME PLANET. HIGHER CAPABILITIES.

Technical clothing and carry systems
for people who build what's next.

Explore Founders Drop Explore the system
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Currently in development. Drop 001 preorders open soon.
Concept designs. Join the preorder list. No payment taken now.

Person wearing FIELD // LAB concept gear on the San Francisco waterfront, EARTH environment
ENVIRONMENT / 01CONCEPT STUDY
FOR THE EVERYDAY FRONTIEREARTH / URBAN
WEATHER ADAPTIVEMODULAR BY DESIGNTECH COMPATIBLEBUILT TO BE REPAIREDDESIGN GOALS / DROP 001
THE FIRST BUILD

Founders Drop 001

Four products from one apparel factory.
Enough preorders and we place the first production order.

How the drop works
PREORDER / DROP 001PROVISIONAL PRICES / USD

Preorders open once the production quote sets a funding goal. Preorder list members get first access. No payment is taken now.

Atlas Overshirt, Axis Pant, Vector Fleece and Pivot Short can all be made by one apparel manufacturer, so they ship together as Drop 001. Design concepts, not finished inventory. Prices are provisional. Joining the preorder list takes no payment and creates no order.

TWO ENVIRONMENTS. ONE PLATFORM.

Same system.
Different horizons.

Same patterns. Same modular interfaces.
An environment doesn't need a whole new wardrobe.

THE FIELD // LAB DOCK STANDARD

Pack once.
Keep moving.

Your daily backpack, travel pack, tech pouches and carry on should work together. We're developing a common attachment architecture so you can move modules instead of repacking your life.

Meet the Command Pack PROPOSED ARCHITECTURE / IN DEVELOPMENT
01 / A COMMON INTERFACE
Nexus Organizer conceptNEXUS ORGANIZER
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Command Pack conceptCOMMAND PACK
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Vector Sling conceptVECTOR SLING
BACKPACK ↔ TRAVEL PACK ↔ POUCHES ↔ SLING ↔ DUFFEL ↔ CARRY ONONE STANDARD.
Commuter wearing the FIELD Shell and Command Pack, EARTH / URBAN concept illustration
CityCommute.
Meet. Create.
Traveler rolling the Horizon Carry-On with the Command Pack docked on top, EARTH / URBAN concept illustration
TravelLess to carry.
More to do.
Person in the Vector Fleece resting on an overlook beside the Command Pack, EARTH / URBAN concept illustration
OutdoorsDifferent tools.
Same horizon.
Person in the Vector Fleece working on a laptop, EARTH / URBAN concept illustration
WorkBuilt for
real life.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS IN THE ENGINEERING.

Details with a purpose.

No screens. No permanent batteries.
Proposed features, built around your technology.

Concept close-up of water beading on a technical shell fabric
01 / ADVANCED MATERIALS

Protection without the bulk.

Wind resistance where you need it. Breathability where you heat up.

Concept close-up of a backpack docked onto a hard-shell carry-on handle
02 / MODULAR INTERFACES

A system that adapts.

Move the module. Keep the setup. Leave the repacking behind.

Concept close-up of a fleece collar with a mesh-lined zip opening
03 / VENTILATION ZONES

Designed around you.

Physical separation and airflow, without electronics sewn into your gear.

Concept close-up of an overshirt placket with snaps and a hidden zip pocket
04 / REPAIRABLE BY DESIGN

Keep the good parts.

Replace the component instead of replacing the product.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

One connected ecosystem.

Explore all 15 concepts. The Drop 001 preorder list is open.
Everything else is a future drop. Tap Notify me to hear when it opens.

15 CONCEPTS
OUR STORY / A FOUNDER'S PERSPECTIVE

Built by people
who build.

From Jack Al-Kahwati, founder of StarDrive, a space company.
Clothing and carry concepts for technical people, developed for everyday life.

Read our story

Currently in development. Specialist apparel and carry expertise, prototyping and testing are needed to turn these concepts into products. The gear is not rated for spaceflight.

HOW PREORDERS WORK

Not off the shelf.
Off the drawing board.

These aren't products sitting in a warehouse. Nothing gets made until enough people preorder.

Once Drop 001 reaches its funding goal, we place the factory order, share production updates and ship. If the goal isn't met, every preorder is fully refunded.

DROP 001PLANNING

The first chapter
starts here.

PREORDER STATUSNot yet open.

Funding goal set after the production quote. Payments are not live, so no money has been collected.

Funding goal
After production quote
Estimated ship
Announced before preorders open
Refunds
Full refund if the goal isn't met
Today
Preorder list open, no payment
Preorder & refund terms
  1. 01

    Join the preorder list

    Pick any of the four Drop 001 products in EARTH or MARS. List members get first access when preorders open.

  2. 02

    Reach the funding goal

    The goal comes from the factory quote. Miss it and every preorder is fully refunded.

  3. 03

    Factory order and production

    We place the purchase order, then share samples and production updates.

  4. 04

    Delivery, then the next drop

    Drop 001 ships. The concepts with the most Notify me requests lead the next drop.

The estimated ship date and the policy for delays or cancellations will be published before payments go live. Read the draft preorder terms.

FROM RENDER TO REALITY

Field notes.

THE DEVELOPMENT LOG
01

Why technical people need different clothing

2 MIN READ02

Designing pants around sitting, not hiking

3 MIN READ03

Why we're not putting batteries in jackets

2 MIN READ04

Building the FIELD // LAB Dock standard

2 MIN READ05

EARTH vs. MARS: One system, two colorways

2 MIN READ06

From render to factory: how Drop 001 gets made

2 MIN READ
THE DEVELOPMENT LOG

Build what's
next with us.

Prototype updates, product decisions and first access when the paid Founders Drop opens.

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