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Yonderland April/May 2015 cover
I just wanted to tell you that we have unveiled the cover art for the latest issue of Yonderland, the Minku insider magazine. The magazine would be released on April 27, and you will also be able to...
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Bracelet package excitement
I made some new bracelets to fulfill an order. They were mostly in the style of the Ourazazate women’s bracelets. It was nice to see the variations I could come up with using different bead...
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Join Minku at Saint Market in Barcelona this Weekend
How’s your springtime looking so far? It’s sunny here in Barcelona, and perfect for taking long walks to the leather store when I’d normally take the train. A perk of walking is seeing all the tourists...
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Comfort is important in shoes and bags
If you have bought a bag from Minku in the past where the leather was not padded enough, or another design consideration you can point out to me, please send me an email (opens a new tab). I mean it....
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About a pencil
When I was in secondary school, back to school meant getting to see my friends again. It also meant seeing the cool new stationery they had acquired during their vacations in the UK or, for a few, in...
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How it is made: Nupe powder glass beads
The powder glass beads used in the new Minku men’s bracelets are made by the Nupe people of Nigeria, from glass that is broken, powdered, mixed with pigments, and then recycled to form beads. They look...
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Fadaka bags
In Yoruba class in secondary school, there were certain topics on the annual syllabus. There was phonology, where we were taught which parts of our mouths and vocal cords moved and touched to make the...
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Some recent customizations
Earlier this week, I went to a leather store and got some special leathers. I can’t wait to start using them to bring some of my ideas to life. In the meantime, I wanted to share with you, some recent...
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Happy new year!
Happy new year 2015 to you. A lot has been happening here, days just pass and before I know it, a month has gone by… then two, then three… I won’t recount all the things I’ve been up to at Minku...
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The Third Minku Pop-Up Store and Fashion Show
The pictures from the third Minku pop-up store, held in Lekki Phase I on November 2, 2014 had to come in monochrome because there was such a flurry of movement, print, and smiles. Yes, smiles are more...
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Addressing the Commonwealth’s Virtual Currencies Working Group
Last week, I visited London to address the Virtual Currencies Working Group of the Commonwealth on bitcoin and other digital currencies. Digital currencies are interesting to me because they are new...
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Who is the next Net-A-Porter?
With Natalie Massenet’s exit from Net-A-Porter, the company will likely lose the sexy edge that that made it the number 1 browsing and ordering choice of the jet set at wine o’clock. Already, with the...
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Panic Room 282
What do you do when you’re not sure what to do? I was talking with a friend yesterday, and she said she makes lists. I was telling her how I make new things when I am not sure what to do, because that...
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Happy new year!
Happy new year 2015 to you. A lot has been happening here, days just pass and before I know it, a month has gone by… then two, then three… I won’t recount all the things I’ve been up to at Minku...
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The Third Minku Pop-Up Store and Fashion Show
The pictures from the third Minku pop-up store, held in Lekki Phase I on November 2, 2014 had to come in monochrome because there was such a flurry of movement, print, and smiles. Yes, smiles are more...
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Sunday at the circus
It has been quite chilly, and on Sunday, we braved the cold and went to the circus. At half-time, we went to the stands to order a nutella-filled crepe and a hotdog. We sat in the mid-century-style...
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Spring is coming early to Zurich
This week, I mailed the brown Fadaka bag to a client in Zurich. This bag is like Linje Akvavit, the Norwegian style of whisky (or aquavit as it is called in Scandinavia), where it is shipped in...
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Toting Happiness – Article by Katie Pegler
Minku was in Chic Metropolitan, a California-based print magazine, recently. You can read the two-page feature, written by Katie Pegler, below. Thanks to Katie and Chic Metropolitan for this feature....
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Saffiano leather – yay or nay?
Ahhh I love leather. The smell, the lustre, the suppleness of it, the irregular way it absorbs dye. Most of all, the way it feels to the touch. As someone dedicated to the crafting of leather bags, the...
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Bracelet package excitement
I wanted to share pictures of the packaging for some bracelets that are headed to Maryland. I hope you like these Minku-made aso-oke pouches as much as I do! The bracelets too, of course. Filed under:...
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