Getting from a to b is the little-regarded glue that holds our lives together. It’s the time and displacement we try to reduce, hurrying up this ‘nothing time’ and travelling as quickly as possible. What if we thought about it differently?

Designing the French Fold&Roll against the backdrop of a very French summer.

What is more romantic than setting off in the mountains and waking up in Paris - with the man you love? I took my husband on the night train for a city adventure. We packed a lot in to a weekend away. Nothing could be more different to our life in a tiny village!

Over a hundred kilometres to find a cup? The story of a bright autumn day spent on a bike, cycling through wine country, tilting at windmills and hoping for the best. Sometimes it’s best to throw caution to the wind, pack light and pedal.

Actual packing is a many layered activity. Deciding what to take - and what to leave - means you have to think very hard about what you are doing, where you are going, the weather, the journey and the stops on the way.

It’s a plan - laid out in socks and t shirts or waterproofs and rainwear - for the days, weeks or months ahead. It means you lay out your best case scenarios and your contingencies in clothes, shoes and kit. Suddenly things become real as outfits are matched to days of the week, paired up and pared down. Rolled into Fold+Rºlls and compressed into packing cubes.

A compact bag means you can travel light, however you roll.