Moop Brings the Minimal + Versatile Qualities of Its Canvas Bags to Its Shop
Pittsburgh-based Moop, the well-known canvas bag brand, now shares its name with a brick and mortar shop of exceptional curation.
Pittsburgh-based Moop, the canvas bag brand, started out small. So it only made sense when founder Wendy Downs decided to open up a brick and mortar shop of the same name that it be built in the same manner. Moop’s downtown Pittsburgh shop combines the brand’s own manufacturing workshop as well as things made by other small companies that complement their canvas bags. It’s a well-curated collection that’s selective and deliberate, with minimalism and versatility shining through in every aspect just as Downs intends. We talked to her about what makes running Moop the shop different from Moop the brand, and what she’s learned in the process.
Why did you pick this neighborhood"
I am not a native Pittsburgher and as such, have spent my decade here living and working in many of its fantastic neighborhoods while I bounced around trying to find the one I loved most. For me, I landed right in the heart of downtown and instantly fell in love. It is entirely walkable, has every amenity I want from a small city neighborhood ? a tiny independent grocery store, fantastic restaurants, a state park, bike trails that connect all over the city (and to Washington DC), expansive rooftop views, several rivers that run through it, and a couple hundred thousand people that work in downtown Pittsburgh who stop in my shop for...
Pittsburgh-based Moop, the canvas bag brand, started out small. So it only made sense when founder Wendy Downs decided to open up a brick and mortar shop of the same name that it be built in the same manner. Moop’s downtown Pittsburgh shop combines the brand’s own manufacturing workshop as well as things made by other small companies that complement their canvas bags. It’s a well-curated collection that’s selective and deliberate, with minimalism and versatility shining through in every aspect just as Downs intends. We talked to her about what makes running Moop the shop different from Moop the brand, and what she’s learned in the process.
Why did you pick this neighborhood"
I am not a native Pittsburgher and as such, have spent my decade here living and working in many of its fantastic neighborhoods while I bounced around trying to find the one I loved most. For me, I landed right in the heart of downtown and instantly fell in love. It is entirely walkable, has every amenity I want from a small city neighborhood ? a tiny independent grocery store, fantastic restaurants, a state park, bike trails that connect all over the city (and to Washington DC), expansive rooftop views, several rivers that run through it, and a couple hundred thousand people that work in downtown Pittsburgh who stop in my shop for...
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