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Db launched in 2012 when freeskier Jon Olsson and engineer Truls Brataas made a roller ski bag that adjusted to the length of the skis, then asked Olsson's YouTube audience to name the company. The audience said Douchebags, so Douchebags it was, until the Oslo office thought better of it and shortened things to Db. The Weigh Lighter bags are the current idea: a 25L backpack and a 32L helmet bag built to keep the weight down on the way to the mountain. Both in Aurora, designed in Oslo.

DB Weigh Lighter Helmet Bag 32L

Aurora

$351.00

DB Weigh Lighter Backpack 25L

Aurora

$473.00

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John Wilcock (Brownie) in a beige jacket and Nigel Lawson in a cream cardigan inside an abandoned building near Trafford Park.

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Hands holding green suede Adidas Ardwick trainers above a table of archive shoes, old catalogues and bright blue pairs.

Nige's Adidas Shoeseum

Some people collect stamps. Some collect records. Some collect Adidas. Over the years, there’s been a fair few pairs through the doors at Oi Polloi. Some worn into the ground, some kept in suspicio...

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