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Mokuyobi offers handmade, unique and colorful backpacks, fanny packs, purses, accessories and clothing.
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MOKUYOBI ADDS A SPLASH OF COLOR TO FUNCTIONAL BACKPACKS
Every item in Julie Pinzur’s shop is made locally and uses supplies from local vendors to support the LA Downtown community.
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Photos by Luis Chavez
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BY OLIVIA DOW
ulie Pinzur saw a “hole in the market” for fun and functional backpacks, so she created them herself. In 2006, she founded South Pasadena-based Mokuyobi and splashed color all over the industry with her design of backpacks and other accessories. Soon she is opening a store in Downtown LA. “My whole goal is to bring the ultimate mashing of fun and function together,” Pinzur says. “It actually works. It’s functional. It’s quality made.”
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