Jenny N. Design

hi! i’m jenny nemlekar, and i own and operate jenny n., where i design, manufacture, live and breathe handbags. i operate out of a 50 sqft corner of a a 600 sqft studio apartment that i share with my husband and business partner, shay. shay is the strategic and operations arm of jenny n. (and also models male bags after much nagging). i started making tote bags (something i learned from my mom when i was six) in my college dorm room, and it soon became an addiction. ironically, earning a bachelors of science in biomedical engineering solidified what i really wanted to do: be my own boss. i figured owning a business would give me the opportunity to do what inspired me, while creating the flexibility to work my own hours and move anywhere around the world. what i didn’t realize at the time was that owning a business is a 24/7 commitment and that industrial sewing machines and leather hides are really heavy to move, but that’s besides the point. i am an artist by nature and an engineer by