Meet the WS Team: Joel Niemann

How did you discover Winter Session?
My fiancée Whitney works here. She showed me the shop back when it was on Welton.

Favorite WS colorway:
Navy with Natural Leather or Black with Black Leather

What did your day look like today?
Shipping web orders, stitching wallets, making leather parts, photo editing

 

Current snack of choice:
Peanut butter and saltine crackers

How do you take your coffee?
Black

 

Favorite coffee mug:
Whatever mug is clean when I need coffee

Favorite tool:
Coffee maker

 

What’s your most memorable D.I.Y. project at WS?
A custom Roll Top Pack — It has a big outside snap pocket, double leather closure straps, and felt lined shoulder straps

 

What WS bag/wallet/accessory do you carry?
Roll Top Pack, Keychain, Belt, Short Trucker Wallet prototype

What do you always carry in your bag, no matter what?
A beard comb

 

 

Dream vacation:
Iceland > Ireland > England > Scotland

Favorite halloween costume:
Not mine, but friends dressed as a bag of Quaker Oats and the other as a Halls Cough Drop (Hall&Oates?!?)

If you had knuckle tattoos, they would say: