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another Manhattan leather haul -- I got the most random hide this time
another Manhattan leather haul -- I got the most random hide this time
|Emma Thieme
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flashback video: picking up my first ever production order of leather bags back in 2023
flashback video: picking up my first ever production order of leather bags back in 2023
|Emma Thieme
I recorded this on my drive down to Los Angeles to pick up my first ever professionally manufactured design -- the All Day Bag mini. I recorded this on March... Read more...
I was randomly banned from my main IG account... so I'm pivoting :)
I was randomly banned from my main IG account... so I'm pivoting :)
|Emma Thieme
Buckle up, because we're going rogue. If you prefer a video message, watch here. Technology has been doing me dirty lately. A few days ago, I was mysteriously banned from... Read more...
a walkthrough of the Ragga Market Tote and what I put in my personal bag
a walkthrough of the Ragga Market Tote and what I put in my personal bag
|Emma Thieme
Here's a little video of what I put in my personal bag, plus an inside look into my latest design: The Ragga Market Tote.    Read more...
feeling thankful for my little Brookyn nest
feeling thankful for my little Brookyn nest
|Emma Thieme
Every morning, I wake up so thankful for the spaces I've found in New York. My apartment is the coziest little nest, in a neighborhood where I feel safe. Every... Read more...
watch: mini leather haul + what is 'deadstock' leather?
watch: mini leather haul + what is 'deadstock' leather?
|Emma Thieme
I went into the city yesterday to drop off some materials for my Scout Monosling design, which is now in the sample making stage with my production team in Manhattan... Read more...
the obligatory pause in a new art studio
the obligatory pause in a new art studio
|Emma Thieme
This is the fifth time that I’ve moved into a new leather studio. And just like all the others, I couldn’t wait to claim it, to move in, to get... Read more...
I'm changing.
I'm changing.
|Emma Thieme
What I’ve come to love about audio journaling is that it’s multi-dimensional. It’s not just words on a page. It’s the ambient noise — the squeak of the bed I’m... Read more...
VIDEO: Move-in day at my leather studio
VIDEO: Move-in day at my leather studio
|Emma Thieme
unneccessarily, internally freaking out about a parking spot Read more...
Hello from Brooklyn, NY (!!!)
Hello from Brooklyn, NY (!!!)
|Emma Thieme
Hello from Brooklyn, NY (!!!!) The past 12 months have been the most creatively empowered of my entire life. Like the snake that I am, I have been shedding layer... Read more...
6am train thoughts
6am train thoughts
|Emma Thieme
‘Be mindful of where you are and where you need to go.’ - Train Conductor I am writing to you from a 6 a.m. train from San Luis Obispo to... Read more...