J. Stark
- Headquarters
- North Charleston, SC
- Manufacturing
- North Charleston, SC
- Categories
- leather-goods-and-bags
J. Stark is a husband-and-wife bag company that Erik Holmberg started in Charleston by making leather wallets before moving into canvas and leather bags. It now cuts and sews backpacks, totes, duffles and small leather goods in its own workshop in the Park Circle area of North Charleston, which doubles as a store open by appointment.
The local making is confirmed by the City of North Charleston and by earlier interviews. What the site does not say is where the canvas and nylon body fabrics come from. It names the leather supplier for handles and straps, and some bags use Swiss zippers. The record sits at the second mark: made in South Carolina, with the main fabric origin left open.
The record
Bags are designed, cut and sewn by the company in the Charleston area
“Designed + Cut + Sewn in Charleston, South Carolina”
starkmade.comRetrieved
The city government describes J. Stark as a bag maker that moved to Park Circle
“First up is J. Stark, a top-tier bag and leather goods maker that recently relocated to Park Circle.”
northcharleston.orgRetrieved
Domain record
starkmade.com was registered on .It dates the domain, not the business: a maker that moved to a new address reads young here, and an old domain says nothing about who holds it now.
RDAP registry record · checked 19 Sep 2026