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A Bag is a Bridge
On the sixth floor of the Wharton Business School at San Francisco, in the heart of the city, two large projectors hung from the ceiling, with the Bay Bridge and a blue ocean outside the windows—an inspiring backdrop for our first public appearance. On October 25, 2025, Futuris held its first public, in-person event. We…
Style with Purpose
Each fabric is chosen to match U.S. fashion trends, blending Dominican creativity with modern design for bags that carry both beauty and meaning. Our working planWe are building this like a studio on the move: listen, co‑design, source, prototype, test, repeat. We survey our school, talk with people at events, and learn what U.S. people…
Side by Side: Making Bags Together
We sew, laugh, and learn together—girls from two worlds, stitching not only bags but friendships and futures. In February 2024, we spent a week in Sosua, DO. We visited the dumpster and the village right beside it, then walked into a small sewing room with no running water and a lot of energy. The girls…
Natasha’s Story
Natasha, a girl who lives in poverty, learned English and is working her way to her future dreams using her own hands. Futuris first reached out to Natasha and soon after met her in the Dominican Republic, just a few steps from the garbage dump she called home. The air was thick and hot. Trucks…
