“We are proud to produce locally in Barcelona, proud of our sewing team that creates such beautiful handmade products with their hands and proud of our original designs!”
Julia & Lorena – Don fisher
How do you create and name your collections? The bonitos you make are extremely curated in style and details, how much study you put in the design process?
As we told you, each collection is inspired by one sea, ocean or river and their local fauna, captain Don Fisher comes back from sailing these incredible places and brings incredible Bonitos wih him that can be purses, bags, backpacks and so on.
Since Julia is a designer she is very meticulous with the documentation for her designs, the shapes of the products, the hues of the colors she chooses… everything has to be coherent in the collection.
She also has a good sense of humor, that’s why she likes to add unexpected details to the products, like the fish bone interiors or the pearl on the Oyster purse, for example.
Julia, you recently become a mum! Congratulations. How is it running a business as a mother? We know your own mother played a big role at the beginning when you were dealing with first prototypes. Can you tell us about it?
Thank you! Being a mum and running your own business is very tough, especially in Spain where you don’t have any particular help from the government and maternity leave is only 16 weeks.
My mum did play a big role since she was the one who suggested to make “bonitos” as fish-shaped cases because I loved everything beautiful or “bonito”, so I owe her a lot! She always supported my ideas and that’s exactly what I want to do for my son.
Among the bonitos on TA-DAAN shop, can you pick a favourite? Why? Tell us a fun fact about your products.
It’s always so difficult to pick only one of our Bonitos! We have a special love for the Oyster purse, it’s our absolute best-seller!
Who is your typical client? More kids or adults? Female or Male? Where you expecting something different at first?
Our typical clients are women in their 30s that love design, handmade products and look for beautiful accessories for her or for her kids. That’s exactly the kind of person we thought at the beginning because it’s also our profile!
Thank you very much Julia and Lorena for this interview. It was a pleasure to dive into the magical world of Don Fisher with you! 🎣
If you would like to learn more, you can find the collection and some interesting facts about the making process here.