A chat with the Berkeley entrepreneur on channeling her nostalgia for carnival treats into a business.
Category: Stories
OCHO Candy: The Best Candy Bar You’ve Never Heard Of
How Oakland’s all-natural candy bar is changing the game.
The Colorful, Eclectic, and Vintage-Inspired World of Fashion Designer Dema Grim
A visit to the San Francisco studio of the designer behind DEMA.
Illustrator Sophie Tivona on Overcoming Setbacks and Painting a Life She Loves
A studio visit and photo shoot with the Oakland artist.
Fashion Designer Lesley Evers’ #LErealwomenproject Celebrates the Real Women That Wear Her Clothes
Photo shoots of friends and customers modeling the Oakland designers creations.
Susan R. Kirshenbaum Brings Life Drawing into the Digital Age
Watch the artist create dynamic works on her iPad.
Be Well in 2018
Products from these Bay Area makers can help you achieve a healthy mind and body.
Sweet Resolutions for 2018
Make a resolution to eat delicious sweets from these Bay Area makers and feel good about it.
Oakland Designer Rachel Konte of OwlNWood on Finding Her Style, And Helping You Find Yours
The small batch designer and owner of one of Oakland's favorite boutiques shares why she loves designing for comfort and simplicity.
Brittany Davis Camps and Cooks Her Way Through Patagonia with Her Newly Designed Travel Knife Case
The Oakland leathercrafter behind Brass + Blade designed a travel knife case for her wilderness trip to southern Chile and Argentina.
Five Reasons Why Being a Part of a Community Can Help Your Business
A group of kick-ass boss ladies called the Creative Business League share how they support each other, and how you can start your own small business group.
Inside the Heath Ceramics Clay Studio with Director Tung Chiang
The gifted designer and ceramicist spent a year making over 100 ceramic animals for the studio’s fifth annual design series.
Making it Work Together: Watchmaker John McConnico and Fashion Designer Kristina Lacson McConnico on Sharing a Creative Life
The couple behind Bespoke Watch Projects and Lacson Ravello on the inevitability of becoming independent makers.
How to Support Northern California Fire Relief Efforts with These Bay Area Made Members
Here’s how Bay Area Made members are helping, and we will continue to update this list.
How Artist Carissa Potter of People I’ve Loved Captures Our Hearts and the Human Condition
A photo essay and interview with the Oakland-based artist and investigator of human intimacy.
Getting Back to the Land: Artist Hilary Williams on Trading City Life for a Sonoma County Homestead
We chat about the challenges and rewards of homestead living and how it has affected her art.
Oakland Sustainable Fashion Brand The Moon on The Magic of Natural Plant Dyes
The duo behind The Moon shares the benefits of wearing naturally made and dyed clothing.
Harvesting Redwood & Wild Sage with Juniper Ridge
Hall Newbegin, founder of the Oakland-based maker of wilderness perfume, on sustainability and stewardship.
Coffee Roaster Big House Beans is Giving a Fresh Start to Formerly Incarcerated Individuals
Owner John Krause's journey from a troubled past to creating community and opportunity for people with the odds stacked against them.
More Than a Bag: Future Glory Helps Rebuild Women’s Lives
The founder of the San Francisco bag company on supporting women and facing her own challenges as a female entrepreneur.
