Name: Shailesh Kumar & Isabel Wang
Business: Arbor Trading Post
Products: Handmade leatherwork
Email: isabel@arbortradingpost.com
Website: arbortradingpost.com
Facebook: facebook.com/arbortradingpost
Instagram: instagram.com/arbortradingpost
At Arbor Trading Post, we are passionate about combining beautiful form with functionality through handmade leather goods. We are a team of two creative individuals, Isabel Wang and Shailesh Kumar, who are dedicated to crafting one-of-a-kind pieces that are made with top-quality fine leather and attention to detail.
We strive to provide those who appreciate handmade leather goods by providing them with stylish and functional pieces that will stand the test of time. Shailesh was trained as an engineer in college and worked in the car industry for some years. Over the years, he applied his engineering skills in the design and techniques of his leather crafting. Isabel has years of experience as a Biochemist, and enjoyed experimenting with new ideas and colors until finding the perfect style. We work together to create our products, while each of us has our unique style and product line. Moreover, we custom make products that suit the unique style and needs of each customer. We hope you will join us on the journey of celebrating creativity, artistry and design.
Name: JoAnna Woods
Business: The Full Minimal
Products: Full-grain leather, minimalist pieces
Email: fullminimal.contact@gmail.com
Website: https://fullminimal.square.site
Facebook: @full.minimal
Instagram: full.minimal
“I create life-lasting, full-grain leather goods. Designed and handcrafted in Ypsilanti, Michigan, each piece is one-of-a-kind and provides a timeless, functional, and minimalistic feel. As a mindful artist, my company’s mission is more than just making beautiful things. My goal is to educate others on how to become more mindful as consumers, in hopes that the purchases we make, especially in goods, will produce less waste as we pass them down from one generation to the next.”