ABOUT THE MAKER

Korina Brewer makes eco friendly bags from recycled sails, waxed canvas and natural leather.

Korina Buozys grew up sailing on Lake Ontario and in the Finger Lakes of Western New York. She moved to NYC to study design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in 2012. This is where her love of sailing and sewing intersected. After working in a leather studio in Brooklyn and a sail loft in City Island, it only made sense for her to combine these skills and produce beautiful bags out of her favorite materials.

Korina Brewer in her studio in Kingston, NY surrounded by recycled sailcloth and leather bags.

Korina moved to Midcoast Maine in 2020 to sail on a Windjammer and decided to stay in the area. Her project, Eighth Belle, celebrates the combination of Mariner & Maker. Each product is made by hand in her studio in Rockland, Maine When she's not in the studio, Korina spends her time sailing on Penobscot Bay.

Eighth Belle Studio in Kingston NY. Bags are handmade from recycled sails, natural leather and waxed canvas.

Photography by Veronica Fassbender