• Have it Your Way: Custom and Customized Products, Part 2

    A roundup of bespoke projects from Bay Area Made members.

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  • Etalon x CCSF: A Sustainable Fashion Collaboration

    Upcycled creations by City College of San Francisco fashion students.

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  • All Good Equipment Co Creates the Perfect Little Trailer for Exploring the Great Outdoors

    Industrial Designer Matt Bettman shares the backstory.

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  • A New Collection from Designer Andrew Perkins of Fire Road for Home Goods Brand Schoolhouse

    The Perkins Collection of hardware is boldly modern and highly functional.

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  • Product Design Stories, Part 7

    Select stories from our "Bay Area Made: Product Design Stories" exhibition during SF Design Week.

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Maker Spotlight

Clouds and Ladders

Clouds and Ladders

Sonoma County

The designer and maker behind Clouds and Ladders, Kate Joseph, creates in her studio located in the redwoods north of San Francisco. Each hand-soldered brass frame is inlaid with colorful patterns that make C&L so unique. Her love of the history of craft and design informs her designs.

Are you looking to have something custom made?

Our Bay Area Made community includes skilled makers and artisans who can create made-to-order goods such as furniture, lighting, decor, kitchen & tabletop, clothing, jewelry, bags, accessories, food, beverages, and body products.

Journal

Exhibit, Stories

Product Design Stories, Part 6

Select stories from our “Bay Area Made: Product Design Stories” exhibition during SF Design Week.

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Exhibit, Stories

Product Design Stories, Part 5

Select stories from our “Bay Area Made: Product Design Stories” exhibition during SF Design Week.

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Exhibit, Stories

Product Design Stories, Part 4

Select stories from our “Bay Area Made: Product Design Stories” exhibition during SF Design Week.

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Inspiration, Playlist

Bay Area Made Mix v.12: Rebels with a Cause

Songs with a rebellious spirit for these troubling and uncertain times.

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Exhibit

Bay Area Made: Product Design Stories – Exhibition Recap, Part 2

Images from our exhibition during San Francisco Design Week.

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Exhibit

Bay Area Made: Product Design Stories – Exhibition Recap, Part 1

Images from our exhibition during San Francisco Design Week.

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Exhibit

Bay Area Made: The Locally Crafted Home

Bay Area Made: The Locally Crafted Home

“Bay Area Made: The Locally Crafted Home” was a curated loft-like open plan living space installation with a bedroom, dining room, lounge, studio, and patio showcasing products from 36 of the Bay Area’s finest makers including furniture, lighting, ceramics, art, accessories, and body products – illustrating how they can work together, and how you can live with them.

The installation was hosted by member company Gantri in their awesome San Francisco SOMA studio for San Francisco Design Week.

The Mix

Have a Seat

  • Yvonne Mouser
    Yvonne Mouser
  • Fyrn
    Fyrn
  • Manos by Concreteworks
    Manos by Concreteworks
  • Medium Small
    Medium Small
  • PeñaMade
    PeñaMade
    ...

What We Make Makes Us