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#SayNiceThings about your Dad with #TeamShinola

Posted on 06.05.2017 (06.09.2017) by Taylor Rebhan

The Gail is our latest women’s timepiece, built and named in honor of Emily T. Gail, the founder of the 1970s Detroit movement “Say nice things about Detroit.” In the 70s and 80s, Emily began combating the negative perceptions of the city by creating the ultimate word-of-mouth movement to promote a renewed sense of pride in […]

Father’s Day Hints

Posted on 06.05.2017 (02.05.2018) by Taylor Rebhan

Cheers to the men in our lives who have loved and mentored us since the beginning. The wise men who raised and nurtured us, listened to us in times of need and guided us to the right path. Whoever that father figure is in your life, we encourage you to do something special for him […]

Meet the Maker: Wallace Detroit Guitars

Posted on 06.01.2017 (06.02.2017) by Taylor Rebhan

“For me, the spirit of the city is really in making things.” Mark Wallace, owner of Wallace Detroit Guitars, is following a pattern long instilled by Motor City production: attention to detail. “You think about General Motors inventing the automatic transmission, about Berry Gordy building an assembly line for music—that drove progress.” Since launching in […]

#RollUpOurSleeves with Audrey Gelman of The Wing

Posted on 05.31.2017 (05.31.2017) by Taylor Rebhan

The Wing is a co-working space and social club in Manhattan’s Flatiron district that opened last fall. Its members, and founders, are all women. The space, hovering high above 20th street, has an energy – women hustling, working together, and collaborating all in one place. Cofounded by two native New Yorkers, Audrey Gelman and Lauren Kassan, The […]

#RollUpOurSleeves: Shinola’s Reach Committee

Posted on 04.25.2017 (08.03.2021) by Taylor Rebhan

Reach out, reach in, reach up. This motto is the mission of Shinola’s REACH committee and is what inspired its creation back in 2015. The ten-person group aims to serve the local Detroit community, strengthen the internal work environment, and in doing so, unite the two to create a Shinola family that extends beyond the […]

The Story of Detroit Legend J Dilla

Posted on 04.18.2017 (08.03.2021) by Taylor Rebhan

Honesty: It’s not typically a word associated with the music industry. But it is the ideal that defines the very soul of hip-hop. What would hip-hop be without it? Better question: What would hip-hop be without Detroit legend, J Dilla? Born February 7, 1974, James DeWitt Yancey (J Dilla) came into this world with music […]

#RollUpOurSleeves: Brit Gilmore of The Giving Keys

Posted on 04.17.2017 (08.03.2021) by Taylor Rebhan

When Brit Gilmore was 17 years old, she took a trip to India that changed her life. While walking through the streets, she witnessed the country’s poverty firsthand, and was struck with compassion. “That was when I knew I wanted to commit myself to impact driven work.” she says. Today, Brit Gilmore is President of The […]

#RollUpOurSleeves: Dr. Nadine Burke Harris of Center for Youth Wellness

Posted on 04.17.2017 (08.03.2021) by Taylor Rebhan

While treating children in an underserved neighborhood in San Francisco, pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris noticed a disturbing trend: many of the kids who came to see her had experienced childhood trauma and it was impacting their health. In response, she founded the Center for Youth Wellness, which she now heads as the CEO. Today, Dr. […]

#RollUpOurSleeves: Kevin Adler of Miracle Messages

Posted on 04.17.2017 (08.03.2021) by Taylor Rebhan

Kevin Adler set out one December morning in 2014 onto Market St. in San Francisco, equipped with a smart phone, warm buttermilk biscuits and hot tea. He asked his neighbors on the street, “Do you have any family or friends you’d like to record a message to for the holidays?” Kevin met Jeffery Gottshall who […]

Meet the Maker: New Era Caps

Posted on 04.13.2017 (08.03.2021) by Taylor Rebhan

In 1920, a German immigrant named Ehrhardt Koch, then 37, set out to revolutionize the headwear industry. After borrowing $1000 from his sister Rose and fellow coworker at the John Miller Cap Company, he set up shop in a back room of a Buffalo, NY building with the intent to make a Gatsby-style cap of […]