• Earth Day: Eight Innovative Makers Creating Earth-Friendly Products

    Making a More Sustainable Future.

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  • Earth Day: Ten Innovative Makers Creating Earth-Friendly Products

    Making a More Sustainable Future.

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  • Spring's Bounty: Serving up Goods for Enjoying the Season

    Spring has sprung and we got you covered.

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  • 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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Maker Spotlight

Heavenly Soap Company

Heavenly Soap Company

San Francisco

Heavenly Soap Company creates handmade, natural & organic, palm oil-free, animal oil-free, cruelty-free and eco-friendly cold process scented and unscented soaps.

Originally from Japan, one of founder Asako Hostetter’s specialties is Japanese inspired soaps including Hinoki (Japanese cypress), Sake, Evergreen, Hakka Mint (Japanese peppermint), and Kokuto (Japanese black sugar).

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

Playlist

Bay Area Made Mix v.13: Nature Calling

For Earth Day, songs inspired by Nature . . . along with a few that lament its destruction.

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Explore, Stories

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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Stories

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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Exhibit, Stories

Product Design Stories, Part 7

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

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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

Spring Greens

  • Tonic Naturals
    Tonic Naturals
  • Aplat Inc
    Aplat Inc
  • Habitat Horticulture
    Habitat Horticulture
  • Farmhouse Lab
    Farmhouse Lab
  • Orta
    Orta
    ...

What We Make Makes Us