“Office has produced some of the most ravishing and funny buccaneer supplies yet known to man.”
– Dave Eggers, 826 Valencia co-founder and author Named for its address in San Francisco's Mission District, 826 Valencia is a nonprofit writing center for youth that was founded in 2002. When the founders learned that the center’s space was zoned for retail use, they opened a pirate supply store to meet city regulations. Since then, the unconventional storefront — a wildly imaginative, inspiring experience — has helped draw kids into its free writing programs held in the back.
Office helped Eggers reinvigorate the store by creating a new identity, signage, poster series, and nearly 50 new pirate products — like Peg Leg Oil (which lends your leg an appearance that says, “I can walk quickly when necessary”), Captain Blackbeard’s Beard Extensions (French-forked), and an all-purpose Treasure Shining Kit (to remove tarnish grime, dirt, salt, blood & guilt).
All proceeds from the store directly benefit 826 Valencia’s writing programs.