J FORSYTH DESIGN

Hey! I'm Joel,

I have spent my career designing equipment in the outdoor industry, facilitating actions and experiences through products. My goal is to help users push their own limits and design solutions that allows this to happen.

I crave a challenge and love iterating and trying to create the ideal solution. I explore all avenues of a design from concept, prototyping, testing, through to presenting a finished product. I have become well versed in finding the right balance of fit, function, and form, while improving sustainability and meeting strict cost targets.

I spend my spare time testing all different types of products and love exploring the local mountains whether it's on foot, bike, board or rope. Hope to see you out there!

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Projects

Highlighted Projects

Pace UL 40 || Aphelion UL -7 || Vectair UL3S

An ultralight collection, with the right combination of comfort and features.

MEC Tour 32 Ski Pack

A focus on use case and feature set for efficient backcountry touring.

Provincial Bike Packs

An 8 product collection, featuring fully welded construction, recycled fabric, and innovative attachment methods for MEC bikes.

Outpost Expedition Duffle

Designed to take you anywhere you can imagine. Tested through an expedition on Mount Logan in Yukon, Canada

MEC Double Hammock

Tested to 1200lbs, this bluesign and recycled hammock was patterned to reduce fabric waste, and includes tree straps to reduce the environmental impact as much as possible.