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After several years of working in the field of architecture, Ashka Dymel began to design jewelry and small objects. Since 1990 she has run her own studio in Brooklyn, New York. Ashka lives with her husband and son in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Ashka’s approach to jewelry making and design is informed by her architectural training and background.…
Custom Made High-Style Shirts, Skirts, Dresses Babooshka graduated fashion school in 2005. After completing design school she opened her first shop later that year. Within the first few months of being open Babooshka earned a lot of respect in the Philadelphia fashion community. Lots of press soon came her way. Babooshka was the first fashion feature on only the second day of DailyCandy.com Philadelphia.…
When I design the leather items that I make, I strive to preserve the simplicity and raw authenticity of the leather itself. I don’t use anything other than genuine leather in my products, and I allow the inside surfaces and stitching on the products to be visible. The intricate rows of stitching and the beautiful natural underside of the leather add character and compliment the aesthetic of the leather goods.…
Socially responsible silver & gold jewelry Ever since I was a young girl, I have enjoyed creating three dimensional art from found objects – whatever is within reach. I’ve fashioned huge sculptures using empty soda cans and suspended them from a ceiling, made stylish outfits using scraps of fabric and a stapler (ouch!) and spent hours “baking” mud pies in my back yard.…
BB Becker Inspirational Jewelry Falling in love prompted my first attempt to make jewelry in the mid-1980s. I found used pieces to deconstruct and reassemble into gifts for my future wife. Today's BB Becker designs are a collaborative effort as the image of my wife's handwriting is individually engraved on each piece. My Tai Chi practice for 35 years (20 a Master) inspires design elements.…
Handmade Leather Shoes Born in Southern California, inspired by the tough and resilient streets of Bedford Stuyvesant NY, we opened for business in a small converted warehouse / design studio a short distance from Downtown Los Angeles nearly twenty years ago in 1995. Over the years we have grown into a diverse, creative, and fiercely independent group of people with shared passion, purpose, and pride in the products we make.…
Handcrafted Pillows & Decor for Children My name is Karen and I am a mom of two beautiful girls, Roni and Dana. Since I can remember I always loved arts and crafts and when Mina came along and I wanted to decorate her room I realized that I had lots of ideas to make her room a friendly, warm and in short an experience that would prompt her to be active and alert. …
Handmade Leather Handbags & Wallets We create Bellorita handbags for women who truly want to own and wear something unique. We are always excited each time we create one of our Bellorita bags. Each is handmade to order, and we make sure that the same attention to detail is used on each bag we create. This shows in the unique designs and high quality of every handbag that comes from Bellorita.…
American Artists & Artisans We believe American creativity and talent are second to none. We also believe Americans need better access to American art because many gift shops and catalog companies known for selling American art have quietly begun importing, primarily from China. Their marketing materials still talk about American art. The shop windows still display American art to bring you inside.…
Raised in rural Indiana, Beth Mueller now lives in Barre, Vermont, where she creates splendid hand-painted ceramic pieces. Beth received a BA from Eckerd College. During here time there, she also worked at Studio Santa Reparata in Florence Italy, learning printmaking. Upon graduation, she served a two-year apprenticeship in the pottery studio of John Glick. Her work is also influenced by the experience she gained before becoming a professional artist.…
Hand-Screened Original Art Tees Hello! I'm Jody, and I'm the designer and illustrator behind Blackbird Tees. Karl, my sweet, bearded boyfriend, helps out behind the scenes with inventory, wholesale, and accounting. We're self-taught in every aspect of the business, and we put an enormous amount of thought into the design, printing, and photography of each item.…
Millefiori Porcelain Jewelry We create our porcelain pieces using an ancient technique known variously as millefiori, neriage, and nerikome. The extreme detail and intense color in our ceramic work results from the use of over 500 different colors of clay to create our carefully designed clay loaves. Next, cross-sections are sliced from the loaves, and these sections are shaped and finished into individual pieces, then glazed and fired twice.…
Handmade Functional Pottery Ceramics artist Robert Blue creates stoneware pottery that is pretty to look at, but also fully functional. His Blue Eagle Pottery products are sturdy and strong, with durable glazes that go from oven to table and are beautiful all along the way. Blue Eagle Pottery is created in Robert Blue's Woodstock, Illinois, studio.…
From the beginning of the design process, people are involved hand and heart. Since 1986, when Jennifer Barclay began making clothing in her parents’ garage, every single piece of the hundreds of thousands of Blue Fish garments that have been made have been printed by an artisan’s hand. The design process begins with concepts and ideas that are sketched by hand then move through many steps and are transformed into the reality of beautiful, collectible garments.…
Elegant Cut Stone Jewelry Hassan Bounkit, a native of Morocco, began his career studying fashion design in Florence, Italy. After finishing his studies, he worked for couture houses Ferragamo and Marella Ferrera. In 1989, he moved to New York and worked for Nicole Miller and Arnold Scaasi, amongst others. Always drawn to jewelry design, Bounkit launched his eponymy’s collection in 2006.…
Kiln-Formed Glass Vessels Brenda Griffith's work is an eclectic mix of functional architectural glass home furnishings (sinks, backsplashes, tiles, lighting fixtures, fountains, vessels) and glass art (one-of-a-kind boxes, sculptures, window and wall panels). She is a two-time NICHE Award finalist in the category Fused Glass. Her work can be found in private collections in Europe and the US and in over 100 galleries from the US Virgin Islands to Canada.…
Contemporary Stained Glass Suncatchers and Panels I love to create in paint, pastels, mosaics, stained glass, and collage. My background in art is a degree in Studio Art with focus in printmaking and painting from the University of Texas. I've held various jobs in the graphic arts and have pursued fine art when possible. There's quite a creative arts bloodline on my Dad's side---jewelers, painters, mosaicists and metal workers.…
Cast Precious Metals Jewelry Brooklyn Heavy Metal, the love child of designer Abbi Stern, is a line of handmade jewelry from the heart of Gowanus, Brooklyn. The gritty New York City downtown punk rock scene of the ’60s and ’70s inspires Stern’s designs. By combining her deeply-rooted love affair with the underbelly of the New York music and art scene with her pastoral upbringing in the woods of Vermont, Stern creates a line of organic, sculptural jewelry with a hard rock edge.…
BROOKLYNrehab is Alyssa Zygmunt. Finding abandoned beauties or altering existing objects to give them new life. I love seeing the possibilities and sharing them with you.
Organic & Vegan Soaps, Deodorant, Cosmetics, and More Stephanie Greenwood began working in a Biology lab at 14, and started taking advanced Chemistry classes at the University of Utah at 16. But it wasn’t until she was 26 that she learned that the thousands of chemicals around her in personal care products like parabens, phlalates, and artificial fragrance could be causing some of her health problems, like hormonal imbalances and asthma.…
Buddha Inspired Art & Artifacts Buddha Groove, a family owned business is an online store offering a thought-provoking collection of items and gifts that invigorate the human spirit. Our selection of home accents, garden décor, jewelry and personal items infuses contemporary design with the collected wisdom of historical icons, spiritual leaders, modern-day humanitarians and, of course, the Buddha’s gentle teachings.…
Handmade Felt Wool Slippers Me - Inga Samusiene - design and production of felted shoes and slippers. I am a third-generation shoemaker, mostly I am working with handmade felted shoes and slippers, and I am a teacher of felting and shoes making. My husband Kestutis Samusis - shearing sheep, wool carding, preparing wool for felting. Felting in my life came 9 years ago.…
Luxury Gemstone Jewelry Stones, stones and more stones! I am addicted. Nothing makes my head spin quite as much as that rare gemstone find. I search relentlessly for unique stones, of the highest quality, from all corners of the world. In my shop you will find Sonoran Nacozari turquoise, Brazilian pyrite, Russian seraphinite, Peruvian opal, and many, many other treasures that I hope will bring you as much pleasure as they bring me.…
Handmade Shoes and Bags Calleen Cordero’s first step on her journey to becoming one of today’s most inspiring American designers began in Marin County, CA, where at the age of fifteen she was first immersed in the world of high fashion footwear. Beginning in sales at an upscale boutique, her innate talent for fashion and her passion for well-crafted shoes began to shine through, and Calleen soon found herself elevated to the position of assistant buyer, travelling to Europe to view collections and meet with designers, all by the age of sixteen.…
Cardboard Safari makes its home at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Charlottesville Virginia. Inspired by the surrounding natural beauty we celebrate the union of art and technology, joining imagination and fabrication to make beautiful sculptural forms for your home. Chris Jessee and Luis Rodrigalvarez work with our small team to inspire you with environmentally friendly, recycled cardboard creations.…
Rock Inspired Silver & Enamel Jewelry My jewelry is inspired by the natural world. I am fascinated by cliffs revealing layers of sedimentary rock. I believe that the escarpments and old stone walls that I see on my daily walks, give me a vocabulary with which to work. I often stop to sketch, take a photo, or pick up an interesting stone.…
Handmade Limited Edition Unique Wearable Art to Express your Inner Fairy Tale! ~… on Screenprint tshirts, leggings, dresses, pencil skirts and more, designed with a modern twist! We bring fantasy to everyday looks! From Carousels to Castles and Mermaids to Marionettes >>, there’s something for everyone!
Contemporary Folk Art I make the kind of art I like-- fun and folky and everyday. I make it with my own hands, since these are the only hands I have. The world can be hard, so I tend to spend the majority of my time in my own world. It's a place that celebrates the whimsical possibilities of everyday life.…