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An Artist at Heart
Chris Kline, owner of Eric and Christopher, developed a passion for screen printing in high school, which fueled the formation of his first business, Kanika, a t-shirt screen printing business. He...
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Meet the Maker: Unemployed Philosophers Guild
The Unemployed Philosophers Guild (UPG) is a gift company known for its intellectual, yet humorous, gifts. Thirty-three years ago, UPG was founded by brothers, Stephan and David Shaw after college...
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Meet the Maker: Dune Jewelry & Co.’s Holly Daniels Christensen
Dune Jewelry began on Holly Daniels Christensen’s kitchen table as a creative outlet in 2007. Christensen finds her creativity flows in a complex and fluid way. “I’ve learned to harness the energy and...
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Meet the Maker: Print & Pine’s Ryan Martz
Ryan Martz’s latest business endeavor is is changing the way customers can experience art. Ryan Martz. All photos courtesy of Print & Pine. Martz founded Fire & Pine in 2016, a South...
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Mindful Play: WerkShoppe’s colorful, creative puzzles
Puzzles gained popularity during the 2020 pandemic and are not going away anytime soon. 5 O’Clock Somewhere 1000-Piece Puzzle. Photo courtesy of WerkShoppe. “What we are seeing and hearing is that...
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Meet the Maker: Tim Sommer
Merging tradition with modern fragrance — that’s the essence of Cape Candle. Tim Sommer, owner and CEO of Cape Candle. Cape Candle was originally founded in 2005 in New Jersey as a small gift shop....
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Meet the Maker: Lauren Aerni
Flatyz offers a refreshing spark of originality in a heavily saturated marketplace. Known for its patented candles that also acts as miniature works of art, the brand has carved out a distinct niche...
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Meet the Maker: Eric Berger
Like any product, Sling Bottle began with a need that sparks an idea — but what shaped it into the brand it is today was a lifestyle. Founded by the Berger family — whose original roots are in the...
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Meet the Maker: Stephen Brown
What began as a childhood instinct — a reluctance to let the magic of Christmas end — has grown into one of the most recognizable aesthetics in gift and holiday retail. For Stephen Brown, “Chief...
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Meet the Maker: KEVA
For Ginny Ball, every product starts with a person and their story. Cocktails Coasters, Set of 4. by Evelyn Henson. Photo courtesy of KEVA. Sometimes it’s an artist she met at a networking event....
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