This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Raphaël Schaltegger, who is the creative force behind the gorgeous Paris-based jewelry line Goutte de Terre. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Raphaël: I’ve traveled for 12 years making music and jewelry so it was natural once I…
Meet the Maker – Laura of Wild and Free Designs
This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Laura Maxcy, who is the creative force and hand lettering artist behind Wild and Free Designs. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Laura: I have a degree in graphic design but I wasn’t finding design jobs in…
Meet the Maker – Jen of plastique* and Paper Trail
This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Jen Murse, who runs both the deliciously gorgeous jewelry line plastique* and the modern stationery line Paper Trail. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Jen: It happened as an accident. I was working a 9 to…
Meet the Makers – Oliver & Hannah of Carriage 44
This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Oliver and Hannah, the team behind family run Carriage 44, a creative brand which focuses on traditional soap making methods with a clean, modern aesthetic. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Oliver + Hannah: We saw a hole in the soap…
Meet the Maker – Stacie of Gingiber
This week in our ongoing Meet the Maker series, we’re getting to know Stacie of Gingiber, a maker of illustrative paper goods and homewares. LBC: What inspired you to take the leap as an entrepreneur? Stacie: My entire life I had wanted to be an artist. After college I worked as a coffee shop manager,…