story by Seth Friedermann
photos by Ned and Aya Rosen
When you first see one, it’s immediately apparent that Bodhi handbags are different. Their mix of artistic creativity, cutting edge functionality, and a dash of humor is a potent mix. The root of their distinctiveness begins with the company’s founders, Angela Han and Joseph Janus. Mrs. Han is the founder of the wildly successful Eastport brand, and Mr. Janus is a creative director and marketer with a proven vision having reinvigorated JNCO jeans and created the successful music agency Fearless Management. While Mrs. Han is content to remain a silent partner, Mr. Janus is a restless soul who is constantly active, compulsively creative and possessed of a fevered imagination, which is forged into excellent designs only by a learned and disciplined work ethic. Continue reading “Bodhi – Work, of art.”