okay, it’s been a while but with travel and all, i’m a little behind — but we’re back with the second edition of our new series, , where i give a little love to independent makers and online shopkeepers. this time around it’s . i’m not sure which came first — or the chicken, but may have most certainly taken off with its beloved design. formed in 2010 by creative couple Phoebe Sung and Peter Buer, pieces are now available in as well as retailers . i love a good business story that has a little romance thrown in for good measure, and partners phoebe and peter have that in spades — the couple met in Boston in 2006 while in school and have been living and working together ever since.
phoebe and peter are both influenced by indigenous crafts, national parks, film, and art, and began working on various side projects together in an effort to view traditional crafts filtered through modern sensibilities — thus was born. their line includes textiles (like those infamous ), macrame home goods, leather accessories and bags, and handmade jewelry. creations explore “imagined and misremembered landscapes, and the effects of time and the elements upon their surfaces”. In these landscapes, rugs function as maps, brass jewelry as treasures unearthed on long walks, and leather bags fit everything found or needed along the way. the design due creates all pieces from their Brooklyn studio, working with two small family-run factories in Manhattan to cast their jewelry and sew selected bag styles, and another family-owned business in India to produce their line of handmade rugs. long live thoughtful creative partnerships the likes of !
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