A JOURNAL BY SHINOLA DEDICATED TO JOY OF CRAFT

IN THE HEART OF IT ALL: TALKING MOTOWN, MOVING, AND MANUFACTURING WITH SHINOLA LEATHER VP JENN G.

Have you always worked in leather goods? I’m from California. I started as a fashion illustrator, and then I became a designer. I then went about learning the manufacturing and business side of fashion. Next, I got into brand management and the marketing of fashion. Finally, I put all those to things to work when I […]

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FOR YOU, FROM US: COMPLIMENTARY UBERD-LUX RIDES AND SECRET SHINOLA GIFT BOXES

Ride UberD-LUX with Shinola When: January 12-14 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Treat yourself to a complimentary UberD-Lux Shinola ride (First 15 minutes is free) by using the Uber app within the Midtown, Corktown, or Downtown neighborhoods. Riders will have the opportunity to win surprise luxurious prizes each day in select vehicles. We encourage you to check out […]

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CAROLYN MURPHY ON THE ESSENTIALS OF EFFORTLESS STYLE

Carolyn Murphy came on board as our women’s design director in 2014, and has been instrumental in the process of developing our new women’s products. The Coveteur got an insider’s look into Murphy’s closet — a window into her effortless style.  Check out some of our favorite parts of the The Coveteur interview below or […]

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THE STORY BEHIND ONE OF MIAMI’S MOST BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOODS

Our Miami store is nestled within the Wynwood Art District amongst The Wynwood Walls. This area was not always so vibrant, up until 2009 it was taken over by windowless warehouse buildings and empty streets. Tony Goldman, a local community revitalizer, changed that by turning those warehouse walls into giant canvases for talented graffiti artists. Today, The […]

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A SNEAK PEAK OF OUR NEW LONDON LOCATION

The building dates back to 1871 when it was registered as the Aberdeen Free School until 1901. The Victorian Gothic style of the building is evident from the stone gault bricks common to old church schools of that period. It later became Weiland’s casting suite and various retail shops over the decades. Renovations to our store […]

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A TOUR OF OUR NEW LONDON NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SHINI PARK

Shini Park, founder of Park & Cube, a London-based lifestyle blog, took our Bixby bicycle for a picturesque ride throughout the streets of London and also captured some beautiful images with some of our other products along the way. Be sure to catch Park & Cube’s entire blog post, here. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”4310″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] The Bixby is available […]

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Hello Palo Alto!

Get directions to our newest store here.  [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1274″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”style”:”font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;”,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Beautifully arched large windows allow lots of natural sunlight into the store.  [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1275″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”style”:”font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;”,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1276″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”style”:”font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;”,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Our Palo Alto team members (L to R): Samantha, Corinne, and Anne. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”1277″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”style”:”font-size: 13.008px; line-height: 1.538em;”,”title”:””,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Stay tuned for our next West coast store […]

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