Design and Manufacturing

Design and Manufacturing - Made in the USA

Our project bags start in Bonnie’s sketch book and then are made ready for print in a collaboration between Bonnie and her son Ray Syron, a graphic designer and industrial designer in Phoenix AZ. The bags are printed and sewn exclusively in NH by a high quality, woman owned, company. Featured in almost all of our bags the Cotton Canvas is manufactured in the USA.

The Stick Pins and Shawl Pins are designed exclusively by Bonnie Bishoff, originally fabricated by Bonnie in sterling silver and then cast in New England. They are finished off in our studios for the perfect functionality . J.M. Syron is Bonnie’s collaborative partner from design to shipping to you. The pins feature white bronze and lead free pewter components . The hooks are made in the USA, of nickel silver, exclusively for her designs.

About the Artists

Bonnie has been collaborating with her partner and husband J.M. Syron, since 1987, designing and building one of a kind and limited edition studio furniture. They have exhibited their work at high end galleries, craft shows such as the Smithsonian Craft Show and museum exhibits across the country including the Museum of Art and Design in NY and the Fuller Craft Museum in MA. Their furniture features veneers of polymer clay and carved surfaces and sculptural elements. From this Bonnie began to combine her carving skill with metal working and polymer clay to create one of a kind jewelry. She created a line of shawl pins on the request of her mother in law, Barbara Jones, a talented fiber artist. The design and functionality of these pins has evolved as their popularity has grown . It was not long before she added project bags to her offerings, featuring illustrations from her own drawings. Her son, Ray Syron, a creative industrial designer and marketing luminary in AZ has taken her drawings to the next level for print and production. They love working together as a design team ! Bonnie has collaborated with several casting and printing businesses in the New England area to create her line of pins and bags all made in the USA. All of her products are available in yarn, quilting and needlework stores around the country and as far away as Japan. 

For a look at their other collaborative artwork : syronbishoff.com