
Leticia Domingues is a chemical engineer from Portugal. But when Leticia moved to the US, she transformed herself into a jewel designer and started crafting some very unique and beautiful pieces. Taking advantage of a precision and neat-ness that only a true engineer to-the-bone could actually have, but melting these skills with a mediterranean and [...]

Nicole Deponte is a Boston based artist who had no idea what she was getting into when she was given two trash bags full of neckties. Four years later with the help of her B.F.A. in sculpture and 15 years of retail experience, Deponte’s Lilian Asterfield label is redefining the fashion world’s perception of the necktie, [...]

Esen Burrows is a crafter and a mom of a lovely and bubbly little girl. Esen was born and raised in London (with the Stones as family friends, imagine that), but lived in Turkey for 6 years and recently made the big move back to South Africa where her husband is originally from. She loves animals, [...]
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Meghan Willis grew up in Toronto, Ontario, where she went to school for fashion design. Then, six years ago, she came to the US where she met, then married, Aaron Driggers. With him, slowly but surely Meghan is trying to start a Tsuru Nation – filled with art, creations, music, and bicycles. Tsuru Bride is her very [...]

Virginia Kraljevic debuted her creations at the uber loved and oh-so-DIY Renegade Craft Fair in Brooklyn. Renegade is the place to be for every indie artist and crafter, but Virginia is definitely one of those able to pop out from the crowd, since her creations have a unique and minimalistic appeal that makes them really special and one of [...]

Jessica Murphy, who is currently earning her BFA at New York University, is also the hands and mind behind Factory Girl, a brand of unique and beautiful designs handmade by Jessica in San Diego and New York City… :: Why and when did you start Factory Girl? Factory Girl just sort of happened one day about [...]

Sally Keiser mission is to spend 2010 away from new manufactured clothing, thus only allowing herself to wear repurposed, handmade, or thrifted clothes. It’s not an easy thing, but Sally is very determined in her project, up to the point that she started her own line of repurposed clothes and accessories. And it’s not just about [...]

Lorena Sinclair is an artist, actor and designer from Chile. Before she came to live in the United States she lived in Munich – Germany. During her life, Lorena (aka Lolo) has had the opportunity to see the world and get inspired to make her art. And she enjoys so much creating new things, because [...]

What Lia Bowen says about her Bullfinch & Barbury creations is that she hopes her customers will wear them as often as she does. And how could you not, since each and every piece is unique, with a rich, painterly, hand-hewn look? Drawing inspiration from varied sources, like a few long-adored antiques, exotic flowering plants [...]

In 2007, Jody Dyer, a self-proclaimed research science and film theory geek decided to crash a commercial screenprinting workshop in a desperate attempt to muster up a little creativitiy in her life. Three years later, she is the designer, printer and all-around creative force behind Blackbird Tees, a Seattle-based silkscreening company. Not an artist by trade, Jody [...]