About Us
Duffle&Co: Built to last, Made with purpose
Our Story
Duffle&Co is an independent New Zealand brand making handcrafted bags, accessories, and corporate gifts that are designed to carry you from work to weekend — without compromising your values.
We were founded in 2015 by Danny and Kai, after a solo adventure through India, Nepal, and Indonesia led to a chance encounter with out-of-work artisan families. Skilled craftspeople who had lost their livelihoods to the shift of manufacturing to China. With their savings, Danny and Kai brought 100 leather duffle bags home to New Zealand — and Duffle&Co was born.
In 2025, Bee Stevenson, a creative director and socially conscious entrepreneur in New Zealand, acquired the brand, carrying forward the same values and independent spirit that started it all.
What makes us different?
Every Duffle&Co piece is handcrafted by skilled artisans across our family-run workshops in Bali (Indonesia), Erode (Southern India), and Mount Maunganui (New Zealand). Each artisan hand-signs the label of every piece they make — a mark of personal pride and accountability you won’t find on the high street.
Every product also carries a QR code linked to blockchain technology, so you can trace the full journey of your bag from workshop to your hands.
Certified B Corporation since 2017
In November 2017, Duffle&Co became a certified B Corporation — one of the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance in business. Everything we do, from how we source our materials to how we package our orders, is measured against this standard. B Corp certification means we are legally accountable to balance profit with purpose.
Our materials
We work with responsibly sourced, innovative materials including full-grain end-of-roll leather, organic cotton canvas, and recycled canvas. We also have access to Piñatex (made from pineapple leaf fibres), Desserto (cactus leather), Mirum (a plant-based leather alternative). We are always looking for better materials and welcome input from our community.
For the planet
Every Duffle&Co purchase funds 5 square metres of landscape restoration through our partner, Eden: People+Planet. Unlike simple tree-planting schemes, Eden’s approach focuses on long-term landscape restoration — supporting biodiversity, local communities, and ecosystems for generations.
We also run a Repair Rewear programme: if your Duffle&Co piece needs some love, send it back to us and we’ll repair it rather than see it go to landfill.
Duffle&Co is founded
Kiwi Ingenuity
In 2015 co-founder Danny found himself meeting craftsmen and their families during his travels through India, Nepal and Indonesia.
They all had the same story. They had lost their jobs due to the tradeshift to China, and found themselves unemployed and unable to make ends meet.
Determined to give these talented craftsmen a fighting chance to support themselves, Danny knew he could connect them with people that would love their bags. With their savings, Danny & Kai bought 100 leather Duffle bags and sent them back home to New Zealand. With some Kiwi determination Duffle&Co was born.
Certification
B Corporation
In November 2017 we achieved a big milestone. Becoming a certified B Corporation symbolised the responsibility we have as a business to be a catalyst for positive social and environmental change. Everything we did then (and still do now), from sourcing our materials to the lightbulbs we use in our offices is measured. This certification shows you that we have met the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.
Exploration
Innovative materials
The team began to experiment with innovative for the New Zealand & Australian markets. In December 2017 we released our first ever Piñatex (pineapple leather) product. From this, along with the help of our family run workshop in Bali, (who are still part of the Duffle&Co team today) creating designs from Piñatex (pineapple leather), organic cotton canvas, Desserto (cactus leather), end-of-roll leather and recycled canvas became a part of our collection. These days we focus more on cotton canvas and roll-end leather due to their longevity characteristics. We are always on the look out for new innovative and sustainable material.
Read more about our materials here
Empowering more artisans
Expansion
When the world slowed down, we knew we had to expand and partner with more skilled artisans. As well as bringing in more craftsmen and women to our workshop in Bali, we now have workshops in Erode (Southern India) and as of 2023 in Mount Maunganui (New Zealand) where we can repair items and Kāpiti Coast (New Zealand) where we can personalise your leather gifts. Each workshop was chosen because they not only meet a high standard of ethical practises, but because they utilise traditional craft techniques that would otherwise be forgotten. This means that we are able to bring you more exciting next generation materials, and bring a wide variety of bespoke corporate projects to life.
For yourself and for your business!
Duffle&Co today
In 2025, Bee Stevenson acquired Duffle&Co with a commitment to continue the legacy of those who went before her. Today our core values remain the same as when Duffle&Co started: For Nature, For Communities, For Transparency and For Craftsmanship.
Still an independent New Zealand family run business, our focus is twofold. We help carry you from work to weekend with our consumer range. And we create bespoke luxury corporate gifts that are made to last.
We use natural responsibly crafted materials like recycled canvas and leather. And we are always open to hearing from our community on the products and materials they'd like to see.
Our values
Long Loved Favourites
Ethically made bags and accessories. Sinze 2017, Duffle&Co has been proudly:
B Corporation certified
Landscape Reforestation
We work alongside our partners Eden Reforestation Projects to ensure that each purchase you make plants 5 trees. Landscape Restoration is a standards-based approach that generates environmental, socioeconomic, and biodiversity benefits in critical landscapes around the world. It is a more holistic and longer-term method of restoration and conservation, delivering more comprehensive benefits to communities and the ecosystem services we all depend on. Eden uses avoided conversion, high-quality indigenous species, and prioritises biodiversity.
let us carry you from work to weekend with purpose
The whole collection
Reviews from our clients and customers
"Everything looks great and we're excited to be passing these onto our guests. Can't thank you enough for all of your help".
Hotel Britomart. Auckland, New Zealand.
I bought this as a birthday present to me! To stop stuffing my cards in the back of my phone and having coffee cards floating around in my bag. It's the perfect size!
The Cooke Pouch - Becs Newton
Have loved Duffle&Co’s products and philosophy since its inception and had seen McCarty Tote in black, loving its shape and quality - but it wasn’t “my tan”! And then one cold wet September morning, scrolling online: “voila”! Since it arrived, I’ve worn and used my Vintage Tan McCarty Tote with its quality lining and practical interior pockets every day. Thanks Duffle&Co - it's perfect!
The McCarty Tote - Judith
Designed to impress
Bespoke corporate gifting
Searching for branded promotional gifts for your business? Look no further. With our responsibly sourced, ethically made corporate and promotional gifts collection, we'll help you make a lasting impression.