This sums up WHY we do WHAT we do…..

In case you haven’t noticed, I’m seriously addicted to your products… I love it all so far – the 165 medium carryall, 95 shoulder satchel(s), key ring, 92 card case, and the 150 journal… all amazing and exquisite…

I’m a 40 year old guy who grew up in the sticks of western NY. I’m now a creative director in NYC. My wife and I have two small daughters, and one of the things that has been important to me is trying to find things that function well in my own life (and reflect my values and aesthetics) that will endure long enough for them to some day inherit as vintage pieces, like I did with some of my own dad’s stuff. Objects that have the story of me in them, but whose narrative continues with them.

I think with your stuff I have found that…. Not sure why this is so important to me, but I think it has to do with a sadness about the sense of disposability that everything around us seem to have these days, which is so at odds with the permanence of love of family and passion for what some of us still hold true – quality, vision and dedication to craftsmanship. Not to over-dramatize, but the kind of work you do seems to be fading from our cultural heritage when at one time it seemed so abundant that it was taken for granted. I hope you guys keep going for a long time, making great things that remind us of what’s really important.

Cheers,
Aaron