S.STEIN

S.STEIN Transporter on the Bay

2012-02-02T08:45:00.006-07:00

Lake Buckley wears her black waxed canvas Transporter backpack
on a biking outing on a beautiful day on the San Francisco Bay!

REMODELISTA / post for the Marfa Skirt

2012-01-08T16:29:00.004-07:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR! May 2012 be a great year for you!

check out this great site, Remodelista and

a fun post of the MARFA skirt

http://remodelista.com/products/marfa-skirt

S.STEIN AT NEW YORK GIFT FAIR

2011-08-28T20:53:00.002-06:00

We took the new STANDARDS collection to the
NY Gift Fair in August in Handmade-Designer Maker-
this is our booth, styled by Char Vazquez

S.STEIN at HEATH IN LOS ANGELES

2011-07-12T11:11:00.004-06:00

S.STEIN's Large Supply is in the fabulous LA Heath store,
along with a waxed canvas Picnic Blanket that Cathy Baily
designed, and we make at our workshop in Santa Fe

S.STEIN at the FERRY BUILDING, SAN FRAN

2011-05-05T10:18:00.006-06:00

HEATH Ceramics has just placed the Suppy Bag and
Large Supply Bag in their store in the Ferry Building
in San Francisco - if you find yourself in
this wonderful Marketplace, go have a look!

WHITE FOREST POTTERY now in San Francisco!

2011-04-12T14:06:00.002-06:00

My dear friend Nancy Bauch has just opened a cool little store
White Forest at 1969 Union Street in San Francisco with her silky
porcelain bowls, cups and flower vases. Read about it in the link.
She's also showing S.STEIN Garden Toolbelts
and is shown here wearing the Marfa Skirt for work!

CHAR in the White Studio / first opening March 25

2011-03-21T10:54:00.002-06:00

My sister Char is opening a cool new studio off the Plaza at
206 McKenzie Street in the large white villa at the
corner of Griffin (off Grant Street)

Our first opening will have an S.STEIN sample sale,
plus D&A Jewelry and, of course, Char!
park in the large white-walled parking lot off McKenzie
see ya there!

2011-02-07T09:39:00.002-07:00

THEY'RE HERE!
the 2011 Collection 'STANDARDS' has
just been launched - please have a look
(click on picture and it will take you there)
xxx sherry

introducing the STANDARDS

2011-01-27T12:55:00.007-07:00

Its all ready to go!! - the refreshed S.STEIN site airing February 1, will show
eight new styles along with nine Classics (Marfa collecion can be seen as a
Lookbook on the new site (we retained the popular Mailbag in the Classics)
Please have a look at the collection on the
S.STEIN FACEBOOK page S.STEIN Workbags

NEPENTHES opens in NYC with S.STEIN bags

2010-09-24T09:53:00.003-06:00

An exciting new store has just opened in NYC,
NEPENTHES, at 307 WEst 38th street (at 9th Ave)
with a selection of the S.STEIN bags - you can read about
the designer / founder Keizo Shimizu here
http://www.esquire.com/blogs/mens-fashion/nepenthes-store-opening-090810

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Michael Tilson Thomas at Tanglewood

2010-07-09T16:10:00.005-06:00

Better known as MTT, at Tanglewood music festival this week,
carrying his custom made blue canvas with sage suede trim
S.STEIN Work Case - which carries his scores. to read more visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/arts/music/09tangle.html?ref=arts
or see his website: http://www.michaeltilsonthomas.com/

Lisa Chase goes on the road with her STEINS!

2010-06-07T19:43:00.005-06:00

packed up with her Open Road (not yet on the site, sorry!)
and Toolbag 2010,Lisa hit the road for El Morro National Monument,
Ramah and Zuni. Lisa has Chase Realty in Santa Fe and Albuquerque -
check out her site for property management and estate sales!

workbag stories from across the globe

2010-01-26T12:09:00.024-07:00

Jackie Hall, development director of the Georgia O'Keefe Museum
uses her Gearbag on a daily basis for work and, in this occasion, play!

This is seven month old Gabriel in the Picnic Tote!
HIs mom Katie Dry and dad Guillermo use this as a Baby Bag -
now we know it will hold at least 15 lbs~!

Carol Shaw-Sutton's Toolbelt (modeled by Danica) filled to the max
This S.STEIN Toolbelt and two other styles of will be on the website by April

Carol Shaw-Sutton sent in these shots of her S.STEIN Toolbelt full of
tools for her job as a Fiber / Textile arts teacher at
California State - she says "before I got this wonderful belt
for Christmas, I was always calling on Danica (her lab tech)
to find my scissors, keys, cellphone, and even my tangerines!
Now, when I wear this belt, I have everything I need!"

Jennifer Quiles of Miami sent these shots of her son with
the Baby Case and Toolbag, with this story:
" My son was born April 29, '09, and I had the worst luck with diaper
bags. Not a single one would hold all of the necessities for an outing.
I never realized how much stuff a baby required, just to go to the doctors.
My mom mentioned that Sherry was creating a diaper bag and I was thrilled.
This is the best bag ever!!! I do not know how I functioned without it-
space for everything and anything, and all snaps up and you are ready to go.
My Toolbag also functions as a mini-diaper bag when on a quick errand.
Thank you so much for making all my outings so much easier!"

Miriam Seger is a set designer based in LA, and was on a job

in New York when she sent me these photos of her Toolbag at work.
Miriam's Toolbag with Walkie-Talkie in the open end pocket

Isabelle Mortemard is a designer in Paris, and works for the design agency
Aesthete also based in Paris with clients such as Lanvin, Yamamoto,
Cartier and Dior. She ordered a Studio Tote and Small Toolbag last spring
and sent shots of her bags in her Paris apartment, awaiting assignments!

My sister Char was leaving her house with her arms full of stuff one morning, her
Toolbag over one shoulder and across her chest - when she tripped over a
construction marker cord and did a perfect face-plant onto the flagstone walk.
The S.STEIN Toolbag was covered in dirt but broke her fall, saving her face
from untold facial and head injuries! We were able to clean it up
with several swipes of a wet sponge Char has a great boutique in
Santa Fe with a webisite: www.chardesigns.com

This is the Site-case of Alette Simons-Jeminez, a Miami based artist and art
dealer - this was a special order in black canvas with shade and lavendar.

Her gallery Artformz in Miami can be viewed here www.artformz.net

under the volcanos

2009-11-30T21:08:00.009-07:00

a quick get-away to the lovely country of Nicaragua. We headed for the small
beach town of San Juan del Sur, (a surfer's paradise) and stayed in a great little
hotel La Posada Azul, which is a real haven for relaxation, and maybe even a
little work? (yes, they have internet!) We spent a night in the magical city of
Granada, where I took a shot of a light blue church in the last rays of the day.
The rock profile with cloud shadow - a physical phenomenon or just coincidence? hmmm....

photoshoot in MARFA - cast and crew

2009-10-09T16:08:00.020-06:00

We traveled down to Marfa , Texas for four days in early September to shoot
a story for my new line of bags ( plus skirt and apron) for the new website and
catalog. Marfa is an incredible tiny town out on the plains of West Texas which
defies explanation - you actually just have to go there to understand the allure.
Part of the adventure was staying at the Thunderbird Hotel , shopping at the
Get Go, eating at the Food Shark, and visiting Chinati , home of Donald Judd
and Dan Flaven installations.

our multi-talented crew: photographer Peter Ogilvie, and assistant Bill Stengel,
stylists Lisa Neimeth and Char Vazquez - location scout Susan Bell, and
model and singer Kirstiann Bushman with boyfriend David Loughridge
(as her boyfriend in our story). Support staff was Cynthia Jones Stengel and
two month old Chloe. Our photo line-up is in front of a mural at the Riata
bar in Alpine Texas - Marfa and Alpine were the location for the 1956 movie
Giant starring James Dean, so artfully portrayed on his horse in this mural!

S.STEIN photo shoot in MARFA

2009-10-09T11:05:00.029-06:00

Our story begins with our cool, adventurous girl driving into Marfa to see
what all the buzz is about, armed with her trusty Poloroid camera and guitar.
She checks into the Thunderbird Hotel, checks out the amazing architecture,
does her 'best James Dean' in a small cafe, views the Donald Judd art at Chinati,
plays her guitar in a local club, meets an artist, eats at the Food Shark and
pays a visit to the Prada store installation by Luke Warm....all with an
S.STEIN bag by her side.

The Marfa collection will be available about October 15th on my newly
designed website - each bag guaranteed to take you on a wild adventure!

check out Peter Ogilvie's photograpy at www.peterogilvie.com

new mexico summer

2009-07-15T13:41:00.006-06:00

Summer is divine down here. My good friend Nancy Bauch
of White Forest Pottery came for a visit this month and we
headed up to Abiquiu to Ghost Ranch to collect rocks and
generally recharge our batteries. We took along a PROJECT
BAG from my collection, which was perfect for collecting.

the brower center in berkeley

2009-06-01T13:00:00.006-06:00

if you happen to be in the Bay Area, check out the Brower Center in Berkeley,
new home for environmental groups and presently a show of Salgado photos.
This is a wonderful all-green building with many fascinating architectural details.
(bravo, Peter Buckley, who made this project happen!)

above the clouds in Ecuador

2009-05-01T12:38:00.006-06:00

My sister Jude and her husband Mike live in Ecuador from January
to July each year, so this spring I traveled down to see them and
to check out the house they've built in the villiage of Canar. Jude
is a photo-journalist and writer - here's a link to the book she wrote
about Canar - "A year in the highlands of Ecuador"

projects, babies and lunch.....

2009-04-07T12:48:00.003-06:00

This spring, I wanted to design a case for each of these favorite human
past times: projects, babies and lunch. I got out some shots I had taken
at a prop-shop in Burbank of antique camera and doctor's bags to inspire
me. Really, doesn't almost everything need its own special case?

Site Case

2009-04-07T12:41:00.002-06:00

I've been playing around with all kinds of bags for laptops and other
work essentials, and I think this SITE CASE is the closest I've come
to a bag that holds all you need, and that also looks good on both men

and women. Its ready for a maiden voyage to Monument Valley - ahhhhh, yes!

Lunch Case

2009-04-07T12:32:00.002-06:00

after the success of the PICNIC TOTE, I thought a smaller LUNCH TOTE
would be fun - surprisingly roomy, it holds enough food and drink for two
people - wine or beer a must!

Baby Case

2009-04-07T12:12:00.001-06:00

after I made the first sample, I ran this BABY CASE by the Richardson family

Willy, Kim and Audrey - it was obvious they had to be the models for the photo
shoot - Audrey loved the bag! Willy is an oil painter - that's his painting behind
them - see his work at: www.willyrichardson.com