FELIX POPULI The name of Brini Maxwell's Felix Populi loosely translates to mean Happy People and that's what they're all about, making people happy with bright, cheerful items and crafts for the home. DEE AND RICKY Dee and Ricky Jackson are blowing up! Not only has their work been seen on the Marc Jacobs runway, but they are also working on projects with Pharrell Williams, Adidas, Nike & more. SIRENA CON JERSEY Sirena con Jersey's Elisa Riera and Al'cia Rosell' reside in Brooklyn and Barcelona respectively. They enjoy mermaids, Dolly Parton, hamsters, unicorns, riding bicycles, flea markets & ukeleles.
HELPLESS ROMANTIC 21-year old Londoner Milo Li-ren Mckeand makes great accessories under the label Helpless Romantic. She enjoys Polaroids, The Princess Bride, swimming, kiting, biking, dancing & collecting. BONBI FOREST Bonbi Forest is Lee May Foster's range of delightful jewelery, scarves, tote bags and other goodies. She enjoys life in the English countryside and giving nature a magical twist in her drawings. ANNAMATIC Annamatic is Anna Lee, an American now living in Seoul! She makes friendly felt iPod accessories like the adorable amphibian Gregory. She enjoys travel, design, art, illustration & tasty food!
NOOWORKS SF-based Jennifer D'Angelo's Nooworks is named after her dog. Her rad collection of fashion and accessories reflects her philosophy that you need to go have fun if you want design fun. I LIKE IT TOO TOO Michelle Dela Paz is the one-woman show behind I Like It Too Too, her playful line of fun accessories inspired by keyboards, toy pianos & the 80's. She often uses vintage fabrics in her designs. COCO RODRIGUEZ At only 21, Puerto Rico's Coc' Rodr'guez is still a student, but with her dreams, faith and family at her side, she is confident that one day her work will be famous. We really love her 'C' chair!
MOLEBABY BUTTONS Arlington, VA's April Delacruz Rongero of Molebaby Buttons started her biz with a mere $50. She loves laughter, good food and, of course, buttons! Your fridge NEEDS her donut magnet set. LITTLE ODD FOREST Singapore's Little Odd Forest is Lynda Lye's fantastic line of clothing, accessories and home items inspired by fairytale forests full of monsters & talking trees. This is her 2nd time as an NBT finalist. FANTASTIC TOYS Fantastic Toys is Timothy Haugen's line of playful plush, paper dolls and fairy tale items for the kid in all of us. Tim's dream project is to animate a television series for children. We'll tune in!
LOVERLY INK Loverly Ink's Lindsay Harvey was named after Lindsay Wagner the Bionic Woman so Artist Mati Rose McDonough enjoys color, elephants, children's books, awkwardness mixed w/ grace, vintage scarves, travel, hand lettered signs and her home hood of SF, CA's The Mission. KOMODOKAT Komodokat is Texas-based artist Jennifer Chen's playful line of jewelry, cellphone charms and other sweet items made of polymer clay. Every piece is handmade so each one is unique.
BINK LINK As a mother of two young kids, California designer Sheree Daley of Bink Link has had her share of pacifier mini disasters. She believes in family, natural childbirth, good design & eating well. ART SCHOOL DROPOUT Jessee Maloney of Art School Dropout specializes in brightly colored hand cast plastic accessories and home items. She loves Japanese culture, the 1960's and watching old movies. PLAYGROUND PEOPLE Bruna Zanardo and her design company Playground People are based in Brazil. She makes adorable clothes and accessories that nostalgicly celebrate 1980's pop. She loves pink & teal blue.
I'M YOUR PRESENT Connecticut clothing designer Kelly Eident of I'm Your Present loves ruffles, trims, pink, pearls, crazy prom dresses and elaborate cakes. She describes her ideal customer as both girly & tough. MIMIPONG Singapore's Mimi Lijun created Mimipong as a playground for her to produce things she likes. She enjoys art, gardening, happy chats, traveling, good sashimi, cute boys and observing people. BURGER AND FRIENDS A love of fast-food inspired Texas designer Austin Tinius to name his brand of wallets & other accessories Burger and Friends. He really likes Donald Trump, Jim Henson and George Lucas.
TRICIA CHIN Juice box afficionado Tricia Chin is a 23 year old designer from Portland, OR. She has been making pocket plush since she was only ten years old. She usually enjoys a sandwich for lunch. DECOYLAB Decoylab's Maiko Kuzunishi is a freelance graphic designer who also makes lovely clocks, calendars and other home items. She loves typography, Charles and Ray Eames & the alphabet. RUFFEO HEARTS LIL' SNOTTY A pair Brooklyn fashion inventors gone wild, Ruffeo Hearts Lil' Snotty presents clothes and accessories from the genius minds of ones-to-watch Sarah Jones and Mackswell Sherman. Shop local!
AMANDA GOSS Amanda Goss is a 22-yr old student from Providence, RI who recently learned how to blow glass. We are her very first retailer! This supertalent loves drawing, cupcakes, Amy Sedaris & sewing. COLLEEN BARAN Colleen Baran is a multi-talented designer living in Vancouver, BC. She makes jewelry that captures the rare beauty of negative space & is currently collecting love notes from around the world. KNIT AND DESTROY Kandy Diamond of UK's Knit and Destroy is inspired by knits from the past like quaint tea cosies and toilet roll covers. She enjoys sweets, tea parties, kids toys and making new items from scratch.
 

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