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Feb 25, 2025

HOME | How Adirondack Kitchen Found Its Way Home

New York maker David Cummings of Adirondack Kitchen tells us, “I want my life and my work to be simple. To reflect my values, to...

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Jun 18, 2021

CULTIVATING | Papa’s Best Batch: Off the Hook in Red Hook

Jody Apap, proprietor of Papa’s Best Batch, small batch smoker of meats, fish, jerkies, nuts, and cheeses in Red Hook, New York, recently sat down...

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May 31, 2021

BUDDING | Lucky Bug Clothing Makes Children’s Clothes with Pure Purpose

Lucky Bug Clothing has been quietly building a clothing line that not only appeals to our superficial instincts (lots of fun colors and cool patterns...

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May 30, 2021

BUDDING | Maker Poy Dritchaya Twitchsri-Granati’s Summer Space Studio Germinated in the Dormancy of Pandemic Lockdown

The past year has been transformative for creators like Poy Kritchaya Twitchsri-Granati, whose life and career shifted dramatically in exciting, at times scary, ways offering...

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May 11, 2021

BUDDING | One Young Entrepreneur Growing Her Delicious Business

“I’d always had an entrepreneurial spirit, and my stepfather ran a catering company, so creating my own business was something I always wanted to do....

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Apr 08, 2021

RENEWING | Skinny Buddha Uses Personal Evolution To Elevate Fitness and Food for All

Skinny Buddha’s healthy food and exercise programs were created to fuel the body and fill the soul.

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Apr 05, 2021

RENEWING | Farm to Face Skincare With Apis Apotheca

Apis Apotheca is a line of products made from organically and biodynamically grown herbs, flowers, and plants Aviva Skye Tilson tends and processes herself, then...

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Mar 15, 2021

SHEDDING | An Engineer Turned Yarn-Maker Weaves Together the Threads of Humanity and Community

For fiber entrepreneur Mary Jeanne Packer the symbiotic relationship between humans and the natural world, the individual, and the larger community of people surrounding the...

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Feb 17, 2021

ADMIRING | Tracey Solomon: Building a Granola Brand Amidst a Pandemic

Before Tracey Solomon became a cereal entrepreneur with Flatbush Granola, she was already a serial entrepreneur, working as a consultant for other start-up and established...

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Jan 27, 2021

HIBERNATING | Mira’s Naturals: A Better, Kinder Way Forward

Many of us want more natural, organic products to put on our bodies, but the founders of Mira’s Naturals felt compelled to create them.

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Jan 22, 2021

HIBERNATING | Will Moses Talks Winter and His Journey to Painting

Will Moses was raised in the Upstate New York hamlet of Eagle Bridge, and has, since childhood, been an active creator, the fourth generation in a...

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Dec 29, 2020

CELEBRATORY | Greentree Fiber Arts: Sewing Memories, Hope, and a Map of New York

Susan Rivers has found a beautiful way to merge science and art through her company, Greentree Fiber Arts, and in recent years, has added additional...

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Nov 30, 2020

TREASURE | For One Jewelry Designer, the Value is in Creation

For some people, a gleaming jewel set in precious stone is a treasure. For Jack Bigio, who transitioned from working in Wall Street at Goldman...

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Nov 27, 2020

TREASURE | How One Entrepreneur Decided To Let Go

We sat down with Stephanie Golden, founder of Biggie’s Crack Toffee and one of our former makers, to find out why she chose to close...

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Nov 24, 2020

TREASURE | How a Jeweler Harvests New York Beauty and Spirit for the Greater Good

Joan Hornig’s treasures been worn by everyone from First Ladies Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, Former Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Meghan Markle,...

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Oct 30, 2020

INTREPID | Lucky Fish Sews Masks, Hope, Inspiration for Change

New York maker Jann Cheifitz tells us, “I’m working from my previous experience in Apartheid South Africa — trying to use my skills and techniques in...

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Oct 21, 2020

INTREPID | Are You a Fixer? How a Home Rehab Guru Hopes to Revamp a Broken System

Maker Tyreik Jackson is out to fix people’s perspective on opportunity and joy.

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Sep 11, 2020

ONWARD | 3D Technology Is This Maker’s Best Friend

Jessica Giovachino uses 3D printing to create whimsical home accessories and playful, beautiful jewelry for GioGio Design. We sat down with her recently to understand...

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Aug 26, 2020

PLAYFUL | You, Too, Can Find Joy As a Pet Portrait Artist...with a Little Help from Michele Cahill

Even if you don’t see yourself as the next Picasso or Frida Kahlo, trying this animal-centric art project together with some friends offers you a...

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Aug 13, 2020

PLAYFUL | Long Island Backgammon Board Craftsman Creates by the Sea

Long Island maker Jean-Michel Andriot claims he’s never played backgammon in his life. He doesn’t know how to surf, either. But he crafts exquisite game boards...

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Jul 29, 2020

RESILIENT | Luv Michael Seeks to Support a Community of Strong Adults with Autism

Luv Michael is a granola company born out of a mission to train, educate, and employ individuals with autism. We sat down (remotely) to speak with...

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Jul 24, 2020

RESILIENT | The Female Force Behind Black Artists + Designers Guild

Malene Barnett, activist, artist, and founder of the Brooklyn-based Black Artists + Designers Guild, is as innovative as she is resilient. We had the pleasure...

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Jul 14, 2020

RESILIENT | Leathermaker Talouha Forges a Path Through Time

There are phenomenally creative, brave, and innovative young entrepreneurs out there determined to make utilitarian things of beauty, the traditional way. We sat down with...

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Jun 24, 2020

SUNNY | Some Clay, a Fire, and an Island: Interview with Ceramicist Lora Lomuscio

Lora Lomuscio’s artistic journey is all about “how art intersects with daily life.” Working from her tiny studio on the East End of Long Island,...

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