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Direct to Family: Hand Deliveries and Community

Direct to Family: Hand Deliveries and Community

Ever since we started äventyr, it has been important for Kurt and I to find a way to meet our customers in-person.  The puzzle for us has been the best way to do this and ~ not have a retail presence, and not be at a market every weekend. So this year we chose to participate in select events that aligned well with our brand and our beliefs.  This strategy was a success for us, and there was a bonus...  

Hand-delivering our product and interfacing with our customers one-on-one.  

Building a community; this has been what it is about for us from the beginning.

äventyr life (A note from DeAnn & Kurt)

äventyr life (A note from DeAnn & Kurt)

What we know, and what we believe more than ever, is that äventyr is not about selling bags.

Kurt and I believe intensely that äventyr is here to help you focus on the things that matter.  And that taking care of yourself is THE most important thing you can do ~ when the roads are smooth, and the roads are bumpy, and long before you even get to the road.  

John's äventyr

John's äventyr

äventyr is proud to be participating in the American Swedish Institute (ASI) Midsommar Handcraft Market on Saturday, June 15.  Midsommar is our fa...
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Ingrid's äventyr

Ingrid's äventyr

Ingrid is the Director of Experience at The American Swedish Institute, participated in one of the first äventyr feedback panels, and became the FIRST EVER äventyr customer (she purchased The Social in Olive)!  We asked Ingrid to tell us more about her cycling äventyr in her own words.

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äventyr: what's in a name

äventyr: what's in a name

We chose to name our brand 'äventyr' for multiple reasons:  our Nordic Heritage, our continual desire for adventure, a word that was attractive both aesthetically and makes one want to know more, a word that symbolizes what we believe in and can grown with our brand as it evolves, a reflection of 'The North' in which we live that embraces all things Nordic, and new connections with the past.
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Moments of Clarity, The Female Economy, and more than a Bicycle Bag Business

Moments of Clarity, The Female Economy, and more than a Bicycle Bag Business

Every woman I have been in a room with has a story.  These stories women have are what has always intrigued me, before äventyr and now with äventyr.  In those moments as a new entrepreneur, when I have felt intimidated, or not equal in a room, I remind myself that these are women, like me.  Real women, in real life, with real stories.  And this has been a MOMENT!
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Introducing The Seat Rollio

Introducing The Seat Rollio

Equally at home rolling in the city or far, far away from the city.  The äventyr Seat Rollio is an underseat tool roll for the essential items it is always smart to take with you on a ride.  We designed The Seat Rollio to our high standards, and tested it extensively throughout a Minnesota Winter and at the ultimate gravel cycling event ~ Land Run 100.  
An Unexpected and Empowering äventyr

An Unexpected and Empowering äventyr

I have been fortunate over the last two years to build an amazing community of women that have encouraged me, understood me, said yes to me when I thought for sure they would say no, opened up to me, advised me freely, treated me with respect, and never ever ever said I should quit ~ even when I wanted to.
Thank you to all of you women.
Thank you. ~DeAnn
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Local äventyr

Local is a lifestyle äventyr supports.  At äventyr we love keeping it local - it is how and where we eat, it is how and where we shop, and it is the ethics behind our business.  At äventyr we believe in supporting local year round; in the Summer we put our bicycle bags on our bike racks and roll out, and in the Winter we bring our bags on our shoulders for a hygge escape.
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Introducing: The äventyr Sock

Introducing: The äventyr Sock

Building community happens in all sorts of ways, maybe slipping into a fine pair of thoughtfully made äventyr socks made right here in the USA (Wisconsin no less), is your way of joining the äventyr.
limited release product launch The äventyr Sock
äventyr The Social in Cobalt Blue at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden

Define Yourself. Don't be Defined.

You do not have to define yourself by being like us, but we do hope that perhaps...  you will find that investing in an äventyr bag can be the impetus for finally being able to define you.
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äventyr Holiday Giving

äventyr Holiday Giving

This year, the first year of äventyr, we would like to include YOU, our community, in creating an ongoing tradition together.  For all online purchases made with äventyr through December 24th, we will be donating 5% of each product sold to the following organizations:  1.  Second Hand Hounds (each year we sponsor a dog)  2.  Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota (our most recent drop off was baby squirrels  3.  The Trust for Public Land (Minneapolis #1!)