Smith , Benjamin Alex

smithbenjaminalex@gmail.com 







Product Design
2020-2025
Originally designed to carry an artist’s essentials through the city, the Slug is:

Adaptive in Adventure
Durable in Design
Suitable in Situation
Elegant in Expression

The Slug’s minimal, elemental components make it complete—remove any part, and it’s no longer a Slug.

Denim from Kojima, Japan, represents skin—wearing and fading with time, growing more beautiful. Leather from Espelette, France, symbolizes muscle—strong, resilient, and discolored with use. The 100% Japanese cotton cord reflects the Slug’s essence, moving with you.

The stainless steel eyelets represent the Slug’s eyes, scratching with use, marking time. The leather strap, minimal with no stitching, mirrors nature’s seamless design. The CNC-machined, mirrored buckle is the Slug’s heart, with a subtle logo appearing through negative space.

Made for natural movement, the Slug’s luxurious materials are not for protection, but to embrace life’s journey, whether in the mud or on the move.

At 15x5x5 inches, the Slug is perfectly proportioned for the human body—ergonomic, balanced, and ready for any activity, from running to meditation.
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Ben Smith ©2025