Awesome Briefcases

Sick of digging through drawers looking for batteries? Keep them all in one spot in this briefcase-style organizer. It’s got foam cutouts for AA, AAA, C, D, 9V, and button batteries, along with zippered pockets for other sizes. It also comes with a battery tester, and its makers claim it’s fireproof, waterproof, and even explosion-proof.

The Filson Dryden Briefcase is built using rugged 1000D Cordura nylon that resists water, abrasions, punctures, and tears. It fits laptops up to 16″, has two large exterior pockets, interior organizers, a trolley strap for luggage, and a removable shoulder strap. Reinforced with a double-layered bottom and bridle leather trim, it’s ready for travel or the daily grind.

There’s official LEGO luggage on the market, but the plastic suitcase and tiny backpack are really for the kids. Korean bag maker Hans Atelier shows us how he made a custom briefcase shaped like a LEGO brick. He started with a laser-cut wood structure, then wrapped it in Bellaro leather. His Hershey’s bar wallet is pretty tasty looking too. (Turn captions on.)

You wouldn’t wear hiking shoes to important meetings, so why take your EDC backpack? Maverick & Co. cleans up your act with elegant and functional office-oriented bags for the modern pro. Designed for the serious entrepreneur or wannabe corner office exec, their Manhattan briefcase is made with water- and scratch-resistant Saffiano leather.

This versatile bag from Lost & Found converts from backpack to briefcase to shoulder bag. It’s made in Japan from durable Cordura nylon with a water-resistant front and waterproof back panel. In addition to its roomy main compartment, it has numerous zippered pockets, including a side-zip compartment for a laptop. Available in gray, olive, and black.

Outfitter Bradley Mountain’s courier briefcase looks fantastic in this limited-edition field camo colorway. The handmade bag is made from 18 oz waxed duck canvas with straps and handles made from US-sourced harness leather. It’s big enough to carry a 16″ laptop and has three exterior pockets. The briefcase also comes in charcoal, tan, or brown.

The StowCo Cooler is about the size of a laptop case, but its interior insulated compartment has enough space for 10 cans, six beer bottles, or three wine bottles. It keeps its contents cold for up to five hours without the need for ice and offers an inconspicuous way to carry beverages.

We love the bag collection for sophisticated city dwellers by Troubadour and London shirtmaker Thomas Pink, two British brands that exemplify quality materials and craftsmanship. Pink’s fastidious details — like matching shirt pouches — dress up four signature pieces: the Apex Backpack, Caboodle Tech Case, Embark Duffle, and Pathfinder Slim Briefcase.

The first portable computers weren’t exactly compact or lightweight. DIY Perks’ briefcase PC follows in these footsteps, but the payoff for the heft is a high-end gaming PC with a wrap-around 144Hz triple display, a 16-core AMD Ryzen 5950X CPU, an NVIDIA RTX 3080 GPU, 64GB of RAM, and a premium audio system with a subwoofer.

Equipped with industrial-strength magnets and suction cups, this portable folding shelf provides a laptop desk on the go. It sticks to smooth surfaces like windows, or metal ones like the side of a truck. It has four small magnets at top for holding tools or a smartphone, and folds up like a briefcase for travel. Holds up to 40 lb.

We can only imagine what the shipping company will think if they X-ray this puzzle that looks like a bomb in a briefcase. Puzzle expert Andy Gilker spent hundreds of hours creating this challenging escape room puzzle which takes about 90 minutes to complete as you and your friends work to defuse its fake explosive payload.

Artist Love Hultén is a genius at designing and building retro-modernist technology. His EC1 is a custom analog synthesizer and beat making machine that folds up briefcase style when not in use. Someday, we hope to commission Love to build us something for The Awesomer HQ.

You could carry your laptop by itself, but then where would you put its accessories, and how would you protect it? The right way to travel with your computer gear is in a bag, and Everyday Carry has picked 10 of their favorite backpacks and briefcases for laptops, each offering ample storage space, padding, and ease of access.

Meticulously made by Blue Star Crafts, this walnut and brass briefcase is perfect for artists, writers, architects, and designers. Its top half holds pens, pencils, and other small objects, while its bottom is great for notebooks and other everyday items. A hidden stick props its lid up, transforming it into a writing surface.

Give your laptop and everyday work essentials a handsome and substantial home in this beautiful wood briefcase from TZL Concept. The solid wood case is handmade from pieces of real walnut, and its leather interior has compartments and straps for organizing accessories. It can be carried by its handle or a shoulder strap.

So you’ve been tasked with bringing beer to the party. You could carry the bottles in the cardboard pack they came in, but what are you, a caveman? The only way to tote beer is in this top-secret briefcase, which securely holds six 12oz. bottles in its custom foam cutouts. Handcuffs sold separately.