MARGARET HENNESSEY
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MARGARET HENNESSEY

Perfect bag, perfect gift

Treat a special person (is it you?) to a bag made in America with chrome-free leather, solid brass hardware, and love in every stitch.

Introducing: The Five-Gallon Bucket

Luscious. Capacious. Capluscious?

 

Process

 

 
@logicblue took this v. serious jungle-themed pic of me yesterday while we were wandering around during Milan's Design Week, #fuorisalone. I've got a new post up on the blog about living in a capitalist, commercial world. Don't worry, all the answers related to this very narrow topic are spelled out clearly in the post 🙄. Link in profile! ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #milandesignweek #womenmade #purchasefromwomen #smallbusinessblog #artandcapitalism #fuorisalone2019 #breradesigndistrict #zonatortona
Scenes from Milan Design Week and the Fashion District, which @logicblue and I strolled over to from our apartment. It’s kind of like at home how we can stroll over to Northgate Mall!
Feeling very far away from my beloved city of Durham. For those who haven’t heard, yesterday, on Durham’s 150th birthday, an explosion resulting from a gas leak shook downtown, killing Kong Lee, a local business owner and father, and injuring several others, including a firefighter responding to the report of the leak. The explosion occurred on a block I have passed through countless times, next to a school I used to teach at (all the students and teachers there were safe, and evacuated). All to say, you just never know. Hug your loved ones and please send your love to Durham today, and in the weeks and months to come, as we rebuild and heal. Head over to @mieldesignstudio for the link to donate to #bullcityrebuilds . . . . #durhamexplosion #durhamstrong #bullcitystrong
Handbag school has opened my eyes to all the possibilities of what I could make with the right skill and equipment. But at the same time, I'm learning that in order to do something well, I'll have to limit my scope so I can devote the resources I need to really nail it. Up on the blog is more about the tension between wanting to do it all and wanting to do it well. Plus, here are some pics from the most fabulous cemetery I ever did see, Il Cimitero Monumentale, a short walk from my apartment. Link to the blog post in profile ☝🏻
New blog post! I’ve got some updates from handbag school (TLDR: LOVE IT), plus some thoughts on “productive struggle,” a concept I learned in my math teacher days that I still think about all the time, since struggling is basically the human condition. Let me know what you think! Link in profile 💋
Today @emmawhennessey and I walked to the front steps of my new school, just like the day before kindergarten. Tomorrow is my first day! Up on the blog are some thoughts on the scarcity mindset that is so prominent in our culture, and some thoughts on shifting toward an attitude of abundance. Link in profile ☝️ ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ Also! If you want more details on what handbag school, living in Milan, and this phase of my business are like, make sure you're signed up for the newsletter 📬
Hello, Italy. Handbag school starts on Monday! 💪🏼😬🥂
Heading to CT for two days to hug my family before I fly to Milan on Thursday night. My forever big sis @emmawhennessey is going to be traveling with me and helping me get settled in in my new Italian home. Isn’t that like, so nice?
When I first started making bags, I had no sense of the people I was selling to. I was making bags that I thought were cool, and hoped there were people out there who would think so too. I've been writing lately about what I've learned about small business marketing, and the TLDR version is that making a *specific* product and THEN trying to find buyers for it is a hard way to go! On the blog is the last post of the three-part series about marketing. I talk about how I have tried to keep my unique voice 🌱 while still trying to speak to a particular type of customer. It's a process. Link in profile 👆 ⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #purchasefromwomen #womenmade #inthestudio #bts #smallbusinessblog #shopsmall #wip #vacchetta