Featured Maker: Samantha Morshed of Pebble (Part 2)

Featured Maker: Samantha Morshed of Pebble (Part 2)
Last time, we spoke with Samantha Morshed of Pebble about how she began her work in fair trade and the women she works with in Bangladesh. Now we turn our attention to Pebble's design process, how fair trade affects all of us, and Ms. Morshed's thoughts on the future:  Q:...

Featured Maker: Samantha Morshed of Pebble (Part 1)

Featured Maker: Samantha Morshed of Pebble (Part 1)
Continuing our emphasis on fair trade makers, our Featured Maker this month is Samantha Morshed, OBE, of Hathay Bunano, now called Pebble. Having worked in fair trade for over a decade, she began working out of her spare room with 12 women, and grew her non-profit to great honors and...

Featured Maker: Isaac Childs (Part 2)

Featured Maker: Isaac Childs (Part 2)
Last time, we spoke with Isaac Childs of Rustico about his company's founding and philosophy. We finish our interview discussing the changing production landscape and the future of Rustico:  Q: So how do you respond to the changing landscape in the other direction: the recent emphasis on American Made products?...

Featured Maker: Isaac Childs (Part 1)

Featured Maker: Isaac Childs (Part 1)
For the month of November we’re pleased to have Isaac Childs, the founder and CEO of Rustico Leather, as our Featured Maker. Based out of Utah, Rustico creates handmade leather journals, cord wraps, wallets, and coasters and is focused on the idea of “living authentically.” We spoke to Isaac about...

Featured Maker: Nellie Rose Davis!

For the month of October, we are pleased to welcome Nellie Rose Davis of Nellie Rose Textiles as our Featured Maker. A dedicated silk dyer, Nellie practices shibori, a Japanese dyeing technique. In this first part of our interview, I asked her about the technique and about her studies. Quinstance:...

Featured Maker: Gerald Croteau III (Part 2)

In the first part of our interview with Gerald Croteau III of American Stonecraft, we learned about Gerald's history with stones and how American Stonecraft turns stones into a crop. We resume our conversation with Gerald's current work with stone walls and the future of American Stonecraft:  Q: I understand...

Featured Maker: Gerald Croteau III (Part 1)

We’re excited to introduce Gerald J. Croteau III, artist and founder of American Stonecraft, as our Featured Maker for the month of September! Based out of Lowell, American Stonecraft is one of our most local vendors and one of our most beloved. Gerald began our chat with an eloquent description...