Dafka & Shain - Custom bags and more on Iben Gvirol
Frankie the nanny made an amazing discovery the other day. In her search for a bag, she has been browsing large and small stores all over the city. She stumbled upon a neat little store on Iben Gvirol that makes original custom bags. Dafka & Shain is one of four stores selling the creation of Dafna 'Dafka' (colloquial: 'in spite of' or specifically, precisely) and other Tel Aviv designers. Dafna 'Dafka' designs these 'amazing bags' according to nanny Frankie. So I joined sam-d for a visit to the tiny store on 125 Iben Gvirol. If you are munching on a falafel or sucking down a cold coffee you would miss this little store. But DON'T! Dafna designs and manufactures in the store itself these simple colorful designs. She uses extremely durable and environmentally friendly materials. The main material is an industrial leather with cotton fibers that is as durable as good leather and is even water and scuff resistant. She makes a variety of designs from large wallets (at 120 NIS) to large bags (about 300 NIS). The larger bags can also serve as book or laptop bags for the more discerning and fashionable Tel Aviv students.
Don't pass up the tiny front of Dafka & Shain at 125 Iben Gvirol
The mainstream design is made up of the main compartment and a flap with a sewn image. Dafna will custom design the colors of the bag and the flap and will custom choose an image from a wide selection of classic and funky designs. If you have a favorite picture or an art piece she will print an image to size and sew it on your bag. The images are printed with water and wear resistant ink and sewn onto the leather. This makes for a colorful and durable bag.
Colorful sample bags you can take with you, or use for inspiration
Dafna gave us a short history of her creation as a career. She started out as a painter and illustrator and stumbled upon the idea of decorating bags with original paintings. Then came the design phase and she quickly realized that there is more to this than just her painting. She settled on using bright colors and illustrations ~ and as they say in the biz... the rest is history. Today she has a flow of customers from the environmentally and animal sensitive to the style seekers. She wanted to create a simple and beautiful, yet durable and environmentally friendly bag. So searched and found this leather substitute that is mostly used for upholstery. The material is imported from Italy and at the small quantities she buys can cost as much as good leather. This is what keeps the bags unique. Other designer offer similarly priced bags from real leather, but this is where Dafna says 'DAFKA' NOT! ~ and this is where you can be unique too. -- Dafka and Shain, 125 Iben Gvirol - 03/546-5152 or Dafna 'Dafka' - 050/7373-145
Don't pass up the tiny front of Dafka & Shain at 125 Iben Gvirol The mainstream design is made up of the main compartment and a flap with a sewn image. Dafna will custom design the colors of the bag and the flap and will custom choose an image from a wide selection of classic and funky designs. If you have a favorite picture or an art piece she will print an image to size and sew it on your bag. The images are printed with water and wear resistant ink and sewn onto the leather. This makes for a colorful and durable bag.
Colorful sample bags you can take with you, or use for inspiration Dafna gave us a short history of her creation as a career. She started out as a painter and illustrator and stumbled upon the idea of decorating bags with original paintings. Then came the design phase and she quickly realized that there is more to this than just her painting. She settled on using bright colors and illustrations ~ and as they say in the biz... the rest is history. Today she has a flow of customers from the environmentally and animal sensitive to the style seekers. She wanted to create a simple and beautiful, yet durable and environmentally friendly bag. So searched and found this leather substitute that is mostly used for upholstery. The material is imported from Italy and at the small quantities she buys can cost as much as good leather. This is what keeps the bags unique. Other designer offer similarly priced bags from real leather, but this is where Dafna says 'DAFKA' NOT! ~ and this is where you can be unique too. -- Dafka and Shain, 125 Iben Gvirol - 03/546-5152 or Dafna 'Dafka' - 050/7373-145
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