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UC Davis Sustainable Fashion Design Show

May 9, 2008 – 6:32 pm

The Design Museum of University of California at Davis is having a Sustainable Fashion Symposium May 15th to July 13th, 2008. The event provides a wonderful opportunity to see and learn about all sorts of companies working towards sustainable fashion. We are excited to participate as one of the featured companies, and have provided one of our Urban Messenger bags for display.
The Urban Messenger

As a matter of fact, the blog for the event has a post specifically for our Urban Messenger bag, which we find really exciting.

All of this began in October of 2007 when we had a request from the museum for an Urban. We gave them one, and agreed to let them hold onto the bag for their permanent collection. We were thrilled at the honor, and proud to be able to contribute to their exhibit.

Check out the show and tell us what you think.

By patrick | Posted in event, products, history | Comments (1)

ALCHEMY GOODS WANTS YOU!

May 8, 2008 – 8:44 pm

Alchemy Goods is a Seattle based company which produces messenger bags,
hand bags, and wallets from recycled materials. We manufacture all our products locally with
a focus on sustainability and quality service.

We are seeking motivated help to assist with production of our one-of-a-kind bags. This job is a gateway to unleashing your creative potential, gaining new responsibility, and growing with our burgeoning company.

Read the job responsibilities and qualifications below, and contact us to set up an interview.

Work Description
- Process recycled materials
- Manufacture bag components
- Work with local businesses to procure materials
- Advance quickly to gain new responsibility, new opportunities, & increased pay
- Hours from 8 AM to 4:30 PM
- 40 hrs/week
- Compensation depends on experience

Your Description
- Good with your hands, mechanically minded
- Not afraid of dirty work or physical labor
- Environmentally conscious
- Attentive to detail
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated, with a strong work ethic
- In possession of a valid driver’s license and clean driving record
Send us your resume and a cover letter by May 23rd: jobs@alchemygoods.com

By patrick | Posted in workspace, currentevents | Comments (0)

ALCHEMY GOODS AND GREENFEST 2008

May 4, 2008 – 6:11 pm

Last weekend our fair city hosted Greenfest and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Alchemy Goods was right in the thick of things at the Green Festival where we spent the weekend introducing folks to our made in Seattle recycled bags and accessories. We met and talked with lots of folks at over the weekend.

AG Greenfest 2008 booth

This King 5 News story features Eli talking about the last two years of changes for our company and the growing “green” economy. They have some video of our booth and our workshop.

Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now, gave an inspiring talk that I attended. She is one of my personal heroes. It just happened to be her birthday and after her lecture, someone from the audience presented her with a brand new Alchemy Goods Messenger bag. (It wasn’t me, honest! I wish I was that thoughtful!) Initial reports indicate she’s loving her new bag. We certainly hope she enjoys using it for a long time. All in all it was a great weekend. We even tested some new products in our booth. We got great customer feedback on all of our products, too. I can’t wait for Greenfest Seattle 2009.

By ben | Posted in photos, event, products, customers, currentevents | Comments (0)

REUSE FEELS GOOD AND MAKES CENTS

April 11, 2008 – 6:42 am

Seattle’s Mayor Greg Nickels, recently proposed a tax on all disposable bags used to tote your goods home from the grocery store. The twenty cent tax, for either paper or plastic, is a somewhat hefty fine considering these items were once free, and that the average Seattleite uses around 600 per year.Simple math says this fee equates to a flat tax of $120 per person per year. Though there are certainly equity issues here that need to be addressed, we here at Alchemy Goods are happy to see this sort of issue thrust into the public eye.

As big fans of reuse, we know not only the environmental value, but the peace of mind and the darn convenience experienced when shopping with reusable bags. It makes the trip home from the store and the grocery unloading process enjoyable. It saves the space used for storing throwaway bags, and keeps you free from worrying about catastrophic bag failure.

Now that it might save money too, the trend could really take off, and we think it spells happy shoppers. Kudos to Mayor Nickels for this proposal, and if he needs a nice grocery tote, we can help.

By Administrator | Posted in workspace, products, currentevents | Comments (0)

UC Davis Sustainable Fashion Design Show

ALCHEMY GOODS WANTS YOU!

ALCHEMY GOODS AND GREENFEST 2008

REUSE FEELS GOOD AND MAKES CENTS

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