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Blog Moving to Tumblr

dci — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 01:54:52 +0000

To everyone following the Ora Bags feed: we are switching the Ora blog over to Tumblr effective immediately! Our new blog address is http://blog.orabags.com, so to make sure you don’t miss any news from us, please update to our new RSS feed (or just click +Follow if you’re already part of the Tumblr community).

(And don’t worry, all our existing posts will still be archived for eternity.)

Why? This new backend allows for easier and quicker posting/sharing/everything. We heart Tumblr over here. The theme has yet to be “Ora-fied” but that’ll come eventually. Thanks for reading!!

New Online Store!

Mel — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 00:14:26 +0000

We got a new online store! Our most excellent web developer, Christy Nyiri, threw a little something together, and now you can browse all of our available items in a brand new store.

Check it out here!

Prohab Calendar Release Party

Mel — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:00:20 +0000

Prohab is an organization dedicated to the protection of heads of brains, mainly via wearing a helmet while you ride your bike.

On Friday November 6, they’re launching their 2011 calendar at The Astoria. There are lots of prizes, including a brown Ora Bike Bag, pictured below. You’ll also get to see Dead Voices, Peace, Keep Tidy and a handful of DJs. Get all the info from the Facebook event.

See you on Friday!

christy nyiri is awesome

Randi — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 21:08:32 +0000

Christy Nyiri is our web designer here at www.orabags.com

We think she’s great! In addition to designing our site, she also helped us with our re-branding, including our new logo and our our lookbook – see below

Christy does all kinds of awesome stuff on and off of the internet, we wonder when she has time to sleep and shop (we’re also envious of her amazing wardrobe). Check out Christy’s new site and peruse some of her awesomeness…

and the new hand painted Ora logo by Christy Nyiri

new photo story ‘shade away’ by chester jones

Randi — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:47:00 +0000

This fall we decided to team up with local photographer Chester Jones to produce a new photo story for Ora. Check out our collections page to see the magic he produced with his old 35mm in his ‘shade away’ photos.

You can check out more of Chester’s magic photography by visiting his site www.mosbueno.com

Here are a few tidbits from his site….

Market Sale This Weekend

Mel — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:56:03 +0000

Mary Jane’s Flea Market is this weekend! Head down to 700 Vernon Dr. in Strathacona to check out Ora Bags alongside pieces from Nouvelle Nouvelle, True Value Vintage, Seed . Knits and more. You’ll find new, vintage and handmade things plus food from Fanny’s Diner.

Check out the Facebook event for more info. See you on Sunday!

Ora in Zink Magazine

Mel — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:51:25 +0000

Stylist Leila Bani used some Ora Bags in a recent shoot for Zink Magazine. Here’s a sneak peak at the spread!

We’d like to send out a huge thank you to Leila, photographer Chris Haylett and models Alex and Britt from Next.

Updated Press Page

Mel — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 17:13:15 +0000

We finally updated our press page! We were mentioned by a number of interesting blogs that you should check out. Head to the press page here for some Sunday morning reading material.

New Billy Backpacks at Nouvelle Nouvelle

Mel — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:27:10 +0000

We dropped off some Billy Backpacks at Nouvelle Nouvelle just in time to get something for back to school! They fit laptops with all of your other stuff (junk), so get down to 209 Abbott St. in Gastown to check them out!

the worship museum

Randi — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:12:36 +0000

The Worship Museum is an online catalogue comprised of various arts and crafts and other unique gifts designed by a diverse number of individuals. We are proud to be included in this carefully curated catalogue, you can find Ora Bike Bags in the Accessories section of their online store.

The Worship Museum was recently featured on Urban Outfitter’s Blog, check out the post here http://blog.urbanoutfitters.com/blog/the_worship_museum

Here’s a peak at some of the magical things you can find on www.theworshipmuseum.com