Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Giles]

Thank you @Bailey

[jonpwn]

what is the origin/meaning of the IH Bell?

[goosehd]

@jonpwn Ironheart is a motorcycle interest based brand and Haraki is a motorcyclist. In that world, the guardian bell is used to scare away demons and gremlins or just about anything that can harm someone whilst riding a motorcycle.

[Giles]

Also, the Bell System in North America, led by The Bell Telephone Company, had as it's symbol/trademark, a bell. The Bell companies were synonymous with North American telecoms, just like Levi's were synonymous with North American work wear.

The Bell logo was a US icon, so our use of it is a nod to that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_System

It is a very Japanese thing to have a word/phrase/image that is means multiple things, this is a perfect example.

[Bridger]

@Giles said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

It is a very Japanese thing to have a word/phrase/image that is means multiple things

Whereas the English have the term, bellend

[Mizmazzle]

@Steve sorry if I missed this somewhere before, but I'm curious if there is a story behind the brand name, Saturday Type Fever?
(Is a play on the movie title a too “on the nose” guess? I know tribute has been played to movie and music icons on some of your pieces)

[ROman]

My father worked for the Telephone Company all his life, after the Navy. He would have been proud.

[jonpwn]

absolutely fascinating. Sounds like I need to hang a bell on my bike (or get a bell print bandana wrapped on the handlebars). Ironically I always give bikers the 2 fingers down when I'm driving for good energy, even if it's inside my cage.

[NickD]

@jonpwn Not a thing in the UK, as we drive on the other side. It's a nod here instead.

[Steve]

@Mizmazzle - the backstory to the name saturdaytypefever is that before working at IH, I worked in advertising and design agencies - and have always specialised more on typography - loving how it can make anything look so different depending on the typeface chosen, or how it can instantly invoke a feeling with a specific typeface. My favourite movie has always been Saturday Night Fever, love 70s style and funk/soul music so it felt like a good name to tie in things together.

I probably first used it 25/30 years ago as my gamertag when playing Quake/Unreal!

[Mizmazzle]

@Steve thanks for sharing man. Feel
Like I have a small window into the mind of the mad genius now!

[endo]

@Steve said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

as my gamertag when playing Quake

oh, it was you!

[deadendpro]

What up y’all? I was just at SESF and there was one shirt on the rack in the size of SP-Large. I’ve only found 1 reference to that size in the marketplace, but was curious as to what went into this sizing? Hope you all are top!

[Giles]

XXXXL - We had no XXXXL tags, but we did have SP-Large, so that is what we use for XXXXL.....

[deadendpro]

@Giles appreciate the answer and glad to know! I thought it seemed a bit large. So glad I asked!

[Ikeaparty]

Wasn't really sure where to ask this, but is there any plans on restocking or bringing anything back that is waterproof?? Being in Vancouver with the rain starting again has me reaching for the usual goretex rain coats that I see just about every single person wearing and can't help but think about how much I'd prefer having an IH waterproof jacket where I wouldn't see every second person wearing the same thing, something ike a shell i could throw over a type III or UHF

[AdamJ]

@Ikeaparty Nothing in the works at the moment but very apt you should say that as we had the same conversation in the office yesterday about waterproofs haha