Is your project ready for prototyping?

DuraSew specialises in prototyping-led development for sewn and hybrid soft-goods products.

Our focus is on turning defined ideas into physical prototypes that can be tested, evaluated, and progressed with confidence.

We work best with clients who understand what they want to make, but need expert support to realise it physically, resolve construction challenges, and learn quickly through making.

What we do

We provide hands-on prototyping services for:

• Bags and carry systems

• Soft-goods and sewn products

• Hybrid textile / hardware assemblies

Typical activities include:

• Interpreting drawings, sketches, references, or samples

• Resolving construction and assembly logic

• Selecting appropriate materials and methods for prototyping

• Producing functional prototypes for testing and evaluation

• Supporting controlled, finite iteration where agreed

Prototyping-led, not concept-led

Our work assumes that:

• The core product intent already exists

• The objective is to learn through making

• Prototypes are tools for decision-making, not finished products

Where a project is not yet ready for prototyping, we will recommend a short, clearly scoped alignment stage before proceeding.

What’s included

All prototyping work includes:

• Professional interpretation of supplied inputs

• Construction decisions required to realise the concept

• Material substitutions where necessary for availability or buildability

• A physical prototype aligned to agreed objectives

This embedded judgement is what ensures prototypes are useful, not just sewn.

What’s not included by default

Unless explicitly agreed, our prototyping services do not include:

• Open-ended concept development

• Market or brand strategy

• Unlimited refinement or redesign

• Unstructured iteration

This clarity protects both parties and keeps work moving forward.

Is this the right fit?

DuraSew is a good fit if you:

• Want something made and tested

• Have a defined problem or product direction

• Value structure, clarity, and momentum

• Understand the role of prototypes in development

If you’re unsure, our Prototype Readiness Checklist is a good place to start.

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Product development moves fastest when assumptions are replaced with physical evidence.

Working with defined product ideas

DuraSew works with clients and their soft-goods product concepts, focusing on helping those ideas become real, usable products. While we don’t originate concepts, we apply professional design input where needed to resolve usability, construction, materials, and manufacturing considerations.

Validating concepts through making

In soft-goods and sewn products, many critical decisions only become clear once something is made, handled, and tested. The most effective way to validate a concept is therefore to move into early-stage physical models as quickly as possible.

Design and prototyping in practice

Design and prototyping are not treated as separate stages. They overlap in practice, with decisions around construction, materials, tolerances, and real-world handling resolved through making rather than drawings alone. DuraSew operates a prototyping-led development model.

What this approach delivers

DuraSew’s role is to take a defined product idea and realise it physically, using prototypes to surface questions early and turn uncertainty into practical learning. This approach focuses time and budget on building informative prototypes rather than extended speculation, reducing false starts and supporting earlier, more confident decision-making.

Better outcomes by design

By setting clear boundaries around scope, iteration, and expectations, we keep projects efficient, collaborative, and commercially realistic. Clients know what they are commissioning, and prototypes deliver genuine learning. In short, we work this way because it is the most honest, practical, and effective route to developing real soft-goods products.

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