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Petit and Small: http://petitandsmall.com/cutest-new-kids-bags/

We’ve just discovered some amazing retro inspired unisex bags for kids. They stand out for their timeless design, durability and comfort. What more could you ask for?

Goodordering offers a range of stylish yet practical accessories for kids and adults that inspire an active lifes. It proposes a classic colour palette, a traditional structure, and a very practical design. The first range was heavily inspired by Japanese school bags and 70s and 80s retro travel bags. And we’re big fans of them!

The bags are fun, affordable, and versatile – for example, the adult handlebar bags have even taken on a new life as buggy bags! They are made out of durable materials (like quality water resistant nylon), have reflective strips and can be easily attached to the rack of a bicycle.

Goodordering mini backpacks featured on Petit and Small

11 Best Panniers, The Independent, 4 Aug, 2016

Hyperjapan website

Maternity Leave Life, December 2015

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Jacqui Ma

THE INTERVIEW: Jacqui Ma, Goodordering

Jacqui Ma combines a full time job at trend forecasting hub WGSN with the management of her own business Goordering, AS WELL AS being a mum to Otto, age 3. She tells us how she incorporates her design career into her everyday family life...

Tell us about Goodordering

Goodordering is a range of stylish yet practical cycling accessories. The bags are fun, affordable, and versatile – our handlebar bags have even taken on a new life as buggy bags!

When, how and why did you decide to start your own company?

Goodordering ended up being incorporated in the same week my son was born in 2012! I had started designing the bags about a year before I got pregnant, so I used the time on maternity leave to officially start the business. I was using a satchel on my buggy on maternity leave and people would ask me about it and compliment the design, so I realised it was a useful versatile product.

I live above a bike shop in East London, and I tested the bags downstairs so I could get feedback from relevant customers. Since then the range has developed into a variety of bags for the whole family – we now have a kid’s rucksack too! Goodordering is almost the opposite of fashion: the range is built on a core range of staples. There’s no reinvention each season – a small company can’t keep up with that level of change. I’ll look at updating colours or tweaking designs, but we’ll stick to our classic look and feel.

We now have stockists in 11 countries and sell in cycling stores as well as gift shops and design shops, like Magma and The Design Museum.

What tips would you give to women who want to make the most of maternity leave? 

There’s a lot of stigma about being ‘just’ a mum. But being a mum is hard enough! Mums shouldn’t feel pressurised to ‘create’ something or change careers if they don’t feel they can. For me, I chose to start something because I needed it – I wanted something to help me cope. Each day we’d do something for my son, and something for me too. We did the research together, visiting shops and planning ideas, and building in what elements I could into our maternity leave routine.

If you want to start something on maternity leave, don’t think about how you can fit in the extra time to do the work. Instead, think about how you can incorporate it into something you can do together. I really found that it stopped me from doing the same old thing every day, and gave me an excuse to go out and look for different activities each week.

And don’t be afraid to go back to work. After maternity leave, I went back to my job in Trend Forecasting at WGSN and I felt euphoric! I loved simple things like seeing my friends and eating lunch without feeling nervous – using both hands to eat, taking my time and not worrying about how long I had before my baby needed me again! Since having my son, I don’t do crazy hours but when I’m there, I’m there. And I’ve even had a promotion. We’re lucky because there are lots of women with families working at WGSN, so they’re very understanding.

I’d also recommend cycling! It’s great for me because it’s totally separate from the world of babies. And for me, it’s efficient because it’s practical (gets me to work!) and gives me a way to get exercise into my day.

Tell us about trend forecasting! What’s the next must-have?

I’m currently looking at 2017/2018 jewellery trends. We think there will be more interactive elements in the future, like products that can change depending on how you want to wear it or what mood you’re in, there is also going to be much more emphasis on fine jewellery over costume jewellery. My job is really interesting – I look at emerging designers and cultural trends to work out what’s going to be happening in the future. 6,500 businesses globally use our reports to plan, buy and design collections.

Who else is doing accessories well?

I love a brand called One We Made Earlier. It’s a husband and wife jewellery brand with a mid-century feel – very simple but consistent. They do one thing and do it really well and it’s clear they know who their customers are.

Where do you shop?

I always find something in &other stories and cos. It’s so effortless and I feel I can grab anything in that shop and it makes me feel like I look decent! Dark Room in Conduit Street is a great design shop too.

Are there any other mums out there you admire?

My sister-in-law Suz always seems so composed and focussed on being a mum. Her and my brother still manage to travel the world, eat out and look great with their 6 month old! Also, one of my ex-colleagues, Alice, started the kidswear brandOm Baby while she was on maternity leave too. She uses Indian fabrics to create children’s clothes like harem pants, which are really creative.

Where do you like to hang out in London?

We’re so lucky with parks in London! I love Victoria Park, with its Pavilion café and amazing coffee! We also spend lots of time at Ironmongers Row swimming pool – it has a family changing area and a lovely warm pool for kids.

What’s next for Goodordering?

We’ve just started personalised bags – they’re great for kids and gifts! And I’ll be thinking more about our bags as more versatile products – how we can push them as buggy bags or stylish accessories, as well as being cycling accessories. I’m also keen to get them to different regions especially the USA.

As our range is versatile and unisex, we can look at how we appeal to mums and dads as well as cyclists. I love the Scandinavian ‘metrosexual’ attitude – a lot of products there have a unisex feel that suits our brand, so I’ll be thinking about this and how we can expand into different markets.

Browse the Goodordering collection for yourself here: http://goodordering.myshopify.com/

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The Evening Standard, Monday 8th July, 2015

Esquire, 4th March 2015
http://www.esquire.co.uk/style/article/7937/what-to-buy-this-week2/

Urban Cyclist Magazine print edition: April 2014

Les Club des douze - menswear fashion blog
http://leclubdesdouze.com/selection-82-sporty-chic/

http://leclubdesdouze.com/goodordering-east-london-bags-jacqui-ma-2/


 

Evening Standard, London: 11 March 2014
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/fashion/londons-best-cycle-sacks-9183696.html

 

London Cyclist Blog: http://www.londoncyclist.co.uk/good-ordering-handlebar-bag-review/

Urban Cyclist Magazine; January 2013

 

Apartment Therapy: 29 October, 2013
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/new-notable-home-technology-releases-for-102913-196645

 

Anothermag.com: 30 August, 2013
http://www.anothermag.com/loves/view/24567/Two_Panniers_by_Goodordering

Volt Cafe: 28 August, 2013
http://www.voltcafe.com/blog/goodordering-the-east-london-bag-company

Living in a big city we all need to go long distances from time to time. There’s no denying the right bag makes for a less stressful trip, which is why Goodordering’s intelligent, fashionable and comfortable bags are the perfect companions for the typical London on‐the‐go lifestyle.

Goodordering is an independent company based in East London, owned by Jacqui Ma, renowned for her solid background in trend forecasting and bag design. Ma works for world-class trend forecasting agency WGSN, sportswear giant Puma and top high street retailers. Her vision is to create original lifestyle accessories blessed with a classic colour palette and traditional structure, thus transforming them into instant design classics.

The brand has taken the much loved rucksack, satchel, pannier and shopper bag shapes and transformed them into retro inspired bags, which are durable and versatile. They are of stellar quality, a very reasonable price (from £32 to £60) and available from the website goodordering.com. Cleverly designed so they can be easily attached onto bikes and buggies, they give a whole new dimension to comfortable travel.

Goodordering is currently collaborating with the retractable hands free headphone kit company ReTrak. With the multifunctional bag you get a headset so you can listen to music and make phone calls in style. Without a life full of cable confusion you are free to get on with your daily life at ease.

The hardest bit is choosing between all the different colours and shapes! This bag is something you will keep for a long time for the timeless design, durability and comfort.

Words by Regina Sepp

F Tape Fashion Directory: 23 August, 2013

http://ftape.com/media/

Stern Magazine: Nr.33, 8 August, 2013



Evening Standard: 30 July 2013
http://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/conquer-the-cello-learn-to-speak-spanish-set-up-a-startup-have-a-power-maternity-leave-8737555.html

Guardian Bike Blog: 5 August 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2013/aug/05/bike-panniers-review


Telegraph Magazine:
29 June 2013
http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/columns/david-nicholls/TMG10152886/Mens-Notebook-on-your-bike.html



Planet Notion
: April 2013
http://www.planetnotion.com/2013/05/07/news-new-accessories-by-goodordering/

The Women's Room: 5 November 2012
http://www.thewomensroomblog.com/2012/11/05/we-love-goodordering-bags/

Geared Japan: 7 December 2012
http://geared.jp/editors/2012/12/goodordering.html

Cycling Active Magazine: March 2013 Issue
http://www.cyclingactive.com/bikesgear/7-of-the-best-handlebar-bags



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