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| Formerly | Scumbags |
|---|---|
| Founded | San Francisco, California (1989) |
| Founder | Rob Honeycutt |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Patti Cazzato, CEO [1] |
| Products | Messenger bags, Backpacks, Travel bags, Accessories |
| Website | www |
Timbuk2 is a San Francisco, California, United States, based bag manufacturer and marketer. The company produces a variety of pre-made and made-to-order bags.
Timbuk2 was founded in 1989 by bike messenger Rob Honeycutt in a garage in San Francisco's Mission District. [2] [3] Honeycutt was fascinated by "just in time" manufacturing and studied the Toyota manufacturing model which led him to develop a bag pattern that was able to accommodate custom orders from independent bike dealers in San Francisco.
The company was originally named Scumbags; Honeycutt changed the name to Timbuk2 Designs in 1990. [4] The name Timbuk2 was inspired in part by the American rock band Timbuk3 and the company's swirl logo was designed by Honeycutt and is meant to mimic the rotation of a bike wheel. [5]
Non-custom products are manufactured in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. [6]
The company launched its flagship retail store in Hayes Valley, San Francisco in 2006. [7] In 2011, Timbuk2 launched a bicycle share program in its retail stores. [8] In 2013, the Timbuk2 opened a retail location in Seattle, Washington. [9] That same year, the company incorporated recycled Bike to Work banners into messenger bags and donated a portion of the profits to the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition. [10] Patti Cazzato was appointed to the role of CEO in July 2014. [11] That same year, the company encouraged bag owners to reuse and recycle their bags through its Timbuk2 Life Cycle program. [12]
Timbuk2 also added retail locations in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and Toronto in 2014. [7] [13] That same year, Timbuk2 collaborated with Blue Bottle Coffee Company to release a coffee travel kit. [14] As well, the company was ranked as the second largest manufacturer in San Francisco by the San Francisco Business Times. [15]
In July 2016, the company collaborated with the footwear company New Balance to release specially branded products. [16] [17] The company opened a flagship store in NoHo, Manhattan in October 2016. [18] In June 2017, the company opened an additional location in Brooklyn. [19] As of 2023, the Manhattan and Brooklyn locations are no longer open. [20]
The company was sold to a venture capital firm in 2005. In 2006 it sold to private equity group TB2 Investors, which owned it until 2019. In August 2019 it was sold to Exemplis, a Los Angeles-based furniture company. [21] [22]
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