Leather Goods Store and Workshop Opens in Detroit

Small entrepreneurs keep popping up in Detroit.

The latest: The husband and wife team of Shane and Melissa Douglas on Thursday opened a workshop and store to design and sell bags, totes, clutches and wallets, hand-crafted from fine leather in a garage in the Milwaukee Junction area at 609 E Milwaukee St. that was once the home of the former Peerless Machine Weighing Co. The studio is about 800 square feet and the retail space is about 200 square feet. 

Douglas & Co. Detroit has items costing $8 to $220, according to a handout. Some products are online, while some bags are offered only in the studio.

The company says it will offer a limited run of products within a series, usually between 20-50, but sometimes up to 100.  The 800-square-foot shop has about 200 square feet of retail space. Studio workshops will be offered.

In 2014, Shane and Melissa Douglas started designing the products in a loft in Milwaukee Junction in Detroit.