Alice Saunders started Forestbound from her living room in Boston during the winter of 2007. Driven by her passion for history and vintage textiles, she created the brand to tell the stories of the reclaimed materials that she had been uncovering at flea markets and estate sales throughout New England.
Alice and her partner, Greg, employ an ethos of living minimally and mindfully; working with mostly found and salvaged materials, making mindful decisions based on the land, and creating minimal waste. These same principles are applied daily at the Forestbound studio; both in the products created and the processes used to craft the mostly one-of-a-kind pieces.
Forestbound's wildly popular ESCAPE Canvas Utility Bag is inspired by the many perfectly worn-in old canvas tool bags that Alice has collected from flea markets and estate sales over the last two decades. The hope is that the ESCAPE Bag inspires you to pack it full of only the simple necessities and set out for a weekend-long adventure; unplugging from the daily noise and connecting with the outdoors.
