Brand Spotlight: Need To Know
Shoppe Object plays host to the most compelling representation of the home and gift market — from industry icons to niche makers. While impossible to choose favorites, each week we introduce you to brands you need to know now. Let this serve as a guide on your never-ending but ever-fruitful quest for the beautiful, the inspired, the innovative and the well-made.
HOMA STUDIOS
Founded by designer Altarik Banks, Homa Studios creates objects that propose new visions of the everyday. Homa melds craftsmanship, emerging technology, and uncompromising collaboration to explore the surprises and joys found within the home. As design principal, Banks designs forms with a deep interest in materials, sustainability, and fabrication processes – all of the designs are crafted in his native New Jersey using clay excavated from Toney’s Brook.
IRIS 1956 JEWELRY
Iris 1956 reimagines modern jewelry, creating conversation pieces with refined organic texture. Inspired by ancient Egyptian jewelry and crafted using a wax casting technique, their sophisticated pieces are perfect for layering. Each piece is consciously made to last in ethically sourced gold, 925 sterling silver, yellow brass, and natural stones. Each piece is designed and handcrafted by founder and owner Candias and artisans in New Orleans and New York City.
LULU ORGANICS
Lulu Organics was founded by Linda 'Lulu' Aldredge in New York City, in 2007. She wanted simple, pared-down products with food-grade ingredients and no preservatives — much less chemicals she couldn't decipher (or pronounce). The brand’s mission, as a small, organic beauty company, is to stay homegrown and remain dedicated to the well-being of their customers, inspiring confidence in their handmade products and trust that the ingredients are simple, healing, and most importantly, safe for your body!
RUSKIN
RUSKIN is an artisan collection of bags that are contemporary in spirit and classic in technique. The brand’s core desire is to create designs of enduring value that inspire self-expression and celebrate the creative process. Their designs are about connection: human connection with the details of fine, handcrafted work and the nuances and textures of materials that connect us to the natural world. Each RUSKIN bag is designed in their studio in England, then individually crafted by two brothers and their small team of artisans in Italy.
NOAT
Noat is a celebration of mystery and of deepening connection with the unknown through the ritual of intimacy. Noat designs paper goods, fragrance, and curio for those seeking a quiet sense of cosmopolitan style. The brand’s products are made from the highest quality ingredients and mindful materials for the well-being of all bodies; yours and the planet’s.
SOIL TO STUDIO
Soil to Studio is a New York based textile design studio. Designed in Brooklyn and made in India by weavers and block-printers, the brand relies on heritage techniques of handloom weaving, block-printing, and natural dyeing to make modern, handcrafted, and simple goods for everyday living. They are passionate about collaborating with weavers at grass-root levels across rural India in an effort to bring their talent and craftsmanship directly to consumers. Through their textiles creations, the brand hopes to give a glimpse of modern India and make handmade luxury accessible to all.
