Known for selling almost anything and everything, Amazon is now hoping to tackle the handcrafted market with a newly launched section of its website called “Handmade at Amazon.” The new venture hopes to cut into the dominance of other sites like Etsy, which operates by retailing goods from local artisans. Now up and running, customers can browse products that Amazon has certified have not been …
Launched last year, Julia Gabriel creates bags, all handmade—from beginning to end—in Houston, Texas. Under the name Julia Gabriel Studio, the brand came to be after she finished college (where she studied fine art) and was exploring ways to blend her artistic side with her entrepreneurial spirit. The result is bold, architecturally minded shoulder bags, duffles, clutches and more—sometimes unexpected, and always eye-catching. “I’ve been …
Brooklyn’s MixedMade offers just two products: spicy maple syrup (Trees Knees, as they call it) and spicy honey. The latter is made in small batches using raw honey from Hudson Valley beekeepers and infusing chili peppers—and one large pepper gets suspended in every bottle. Drizzle it over pizza, pancakes, cocktails or ice cream for a sweet, heated kick.
