Welcomecompanions Wagons
Clever utility totes take the shape of tool bags, toy wagons and more
by Chantel Tattoli
Throughout human history, people have schlepped. With baskets, trunks, carpet bags, and fanny-packs loaded, to and fro we’ve gone. Because of this, Californian atelier Welcomecompanions considered “the timeless need to carry and convey” and built a troika of beautiful mules to help move people on their way. Though these wagons have seen some shine since their release a little while ago, we decided to re-engage and take another look.
The “all-duty companions” (as Welcomecompanions’ director Laurel Consuelo Broughton calls the LA-made wagons) come in three limited edition models and are distinguished by hardwearing canvas, veggie-tanned leather and weather-proof steel beds painted in a range of sky-sea colors—cerulean, French blue or aqua. Whatever you’re hauling, there’s a wagon to take the load off.
Wagon No. 1 is the honest mason’s utility bag on wheels, with a leash. This stay-at-home service waits around like a faithful dog, pursing up threshold and bedroom clutter with an appetite that is as adorable as it is useful. No. 2 was designed as a go-go basket for neighborhood missions. The wide-set, big-mouthed wagon can truck, but it is also a great spin on the sedentary toy box or laundry bin.
Wagon No. 3, on the other hand, is an iteration of the standard fold-up grocery-getter known best by NYC’s older crowd. It stands upright in the mode of an urban wheelbarrow and is deal for hoofing around the farmers market, or even a classier way to cart clothes to the laundromat. Plus the canvas sack unhooks from its frame and turns into a quickie backpack for lighter loads.
The crafty wagons are available online from Welcomecompanions for between $294 and $490.
Images courtesy of Welcomecompanions
