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Ora Bags are made from high quality luxury leather hides,
ranging in finish and hand, from supple pebbly black
upholstery weight hides, to specialized oil-tanned heavey
weight hides. All hardware and trim are industrial quality.
Each season there are a few pieces that are specifically
made from recycled leather, sourced from carefully
selected vintage leather garments – for Spring 2013 the
crystal pouch necklaces and the Morgan Tote bag feature
recycled leather elements. All Ora products are hand made
one by one by Randi in the Ora studio, located in a rustic
old building in East Van, flanked by motorcycle shops and
jam spaces.
Randi shares an equal love for the design process and
the role of the maker. With each Ora piece, she does her
best to blend function and aesthetic. Drawing from her
diverse background of craft skills, she aims for quality and
durability every time. More than anything else, the medium
of leather inspires Randi’s design process, in addition to
vintage inspirations, and the influences of her life long
associations with the equestrian world.
An Island girl by birth, Randi found herself whisked away
from the lush green seaside of Vancouver Island out to the
rolling sagebrush hills of the Highland Valley at the age of
6. Left with an eternal longing to live by the sea, it wasn’t
until age 16 that Randi realized she had fallen in love with
that high dry landscape, only after years of adventuring
the surrounding woods and fields on horseback. Those
small town backroads, tree forts, lakesides and endless
trails through the pines, have stayed with Randi to this
day after having returned to BC’s coast to