A JOURNAL BY SHINOLA DEDICATED TO JOY OF CRAFT

Detroit Leather Team’s newest accomplishment: The Mini Drawstring Bag

Shinola’s Detroit leather factory isn’t the type of place where automated machines do all the work. From leather hide to finished product, there are ten artisans meticulously completing 39 steps to build just one Mini Drawstring. This new handbag is the direct result of Shinola’s dedication to learn the skills needed to increase in-house production. Read more to learn about the […]

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MAKING MOVES IN THE LEATHER FACTORY, ONE BAG AT A TIME

Here in Detroit, our leather team has been busy producing high-quality leather watch straps and small leather goods ever since the factory opened in 2014. Today, we’re proud to announce our latest hand-built creation, Shinola’s most popular women’s bag — the Accordion Crossbody. This is just the beginning of bringing more leather production in-house. Using American leather […]

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Men’s Lookbook: Heading to work in style

Detroit is full of architecturally stunning buildings — both old, and new. Look how photographer Joe Gall, better known as Camera Jesus, took our products around town to some of the city’s most overlooked beauties.   [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”2104″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Discover the Slim Briefcase and The Canfield 43mm. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”2105″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Inside the Fisher Building, one of Detroit’s treasures. View the Slim Briefcase, The Canfield 43mm […]

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20 Years in the Making: Meet Courtney Whitinger

Courtney Whitinger has been working with bikes for more than 20 years. He works as a bike assembly specialist, and builds Shinola bikes in the shop located in the back of our Detroit store. Learn more about him in the interview below.  Catch fellow bike assembly specialist Alex Schekine’s interview, here. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”2066″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Courtney Whitinger. What […]

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Fatherly Advice from Quality Technician Johnnie Conic

Today, Johnnie works as a customer service quality technician examining finished watches and making sure finished product is up to par. Catch the entire interview with him below. [[{“type”:”media”,”view_mode”:”media_original”,”fid”:”2054″,”attributes”:{“alt”:””,”class”:”media-image”,”height”:”540″,”typeof”:”foaf:Image”,”width”:”960″}}]] Johnnie Conic. Why did you choose to move to Detroit? I relocated from Saginaw, Michigan. I was working as a substitute teacher for seven years for […]

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Introducing the Willard Program with Eddie & Angelee Fortuna

We’re excited to introduce the Willard Program — for the first time in Shinola history, you can choose your watch strap and case style to build a watch that feels tailored to you. Our Texas friends Eddie and Angelee Fortuna from His+Her blog teamed up with us to test drive Willard and show you some of their favorite combinations. […]

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