kait dunning

12 past 7, illustrator & Founder
 

12Past7 celebrates the whimsy in life with fun and unique custom illustrations that celebrate diversity and empowerment. These illustrations are printed on greeting cards, stationary, home accessories, and art prints.

Every purchase helps support local animal shelters.

JC Smith

Bailiwick Clothing, founder
 

Bailiwick is an apparel brand that artfully merges the worlds of design, culture and purpose. We make clothing that we love, share our stories with the world, and give back to the great cities we inhabit.

kitiya king

mischo beauty, ceo
 

Moved to create non-toxic, yet beautiful luxury nail lacquer while pregnant,
Kitiya Mischo King founded the award-winning Washington, DC based Mischo Beauty in 2013.

stephanie willams

o-mazing food, ceo
 

Oh-Mazing is a DC based company that specializes in making a gourmet granola snack. At Oh-Mazing, we believe that every person has a purpose. We want to help you explore new ways of living every moment of your beautiful lives and not go hungry—hike a mountain, take your dream trip, start a blog, play in the park with your children, or simply add a little more flavor to your commute.
Yes, we sell granola (it's quite tasty), but more importantly, we want to inspire you to live your life with purpose and passion. Be Extraordinary. Be Adventurous. Be Oh-Mazing!

leigha hollis

Culture socks, Founder
 

In a society that often asks you to conform, Culture Socks allows you to be and express yourself at all times. Whether for the culture, for the cause, or for the day job, Culture Socks offers quality footwear that promotes self-expression. It was birthed from the desire for bold and innovative sockwear that honors culture, creativity, and consciousness.

Angela Palmieri

Native State Foods, Founder
 

We curate organic superfoods from around the world and make delicious breakfast and snacking products for a modern lifestyle. We engage in responsible sourcing and work to positively impact communities around the world. Through each of our snack curations - we bring you pure, unprocessed, natural goodness with exceptional flavor experiences that support our global community.

Emily Ullo Steigler

Scout & Indiana, Designer & Creator 

Emily Ullo Steigler is the designer, creator, and owner behind Scout & Indiana. The idea for Scout & Indiana, the company, was born in 2014 around the same time as her identical twin girls, Scout & Indiana. Becoming a mother inspired her to return to her creative roots and begin designing and creating for her children as well as for she and her husband as parents. The company was officially launched in 2016, with the goal of embracing good style and design as well as the humor innate in family life. Their goal is to create stylish clothes and accessories for families who stand out in the crowd.

Second Story Cards

Second Story Cards is a DC-based social enterprise that works with the homeless to create beautiful and sometimes delightfully inappropriate greeting cards. Second Story Cards’ founder worked for many years at one of the world’s leading environmental organizations and is committed to sustainability. Their cards are made in the US.

Bethany Slater

Bethany Slater Ceramics, Artist

Bethany enjoys creating and decorating one-of-a-kind pieces that she hopes will encourage people to create meaningful relationships with handmade earthen objects. She believes that everything tastes better out of a piece of handmade pottery.

Hadiya Williams

Black pepper paperie co, Founder

Hadiya Williams is a multidisciplinary designer with a 15-year background in print design. She is the founder of Black Pepper Paperie Co. (BPPCo.), a Washington, DC-based art + design studio that focuses on creating globally-inspired, one-of-a-kind handmade pieces that include wearable ceramic art, home decor, and accessories.

noha Nader

noha.wearableart, Founder

My designs typically have a story behind them. Perhaps, since I was born in Egypt and was surrounded by ancient cultures and history, I had a constant stream of inspiration. Also, being an interior architect, immersed in geometric shapes, three dimensional forms and textures, oriented my mind to naturally reflect on how objects need to come together to form something greater. Although my career as an interior architect was satisfying, I felt an urge inside me to turn away from my compass and pencil and pick up the hammer and torch to become a jewelry designer. Each piece that is enjoyed inspires me to create more and more.

Janie Valencia

The Card Bureau, Founder

The Card Bureau is a woman-owned design company based in Washington D.C. focused on creating witty, relevant, and humorous designs for greeting cards and gift items. Started in late 2016 by Janie Velencia, a political journalist turned greeting card maker, The
Card Bureau draws inspiration from politics, intersectional feminism, and pop culture.
Our aim is to elevate female figures, empower women and young girls, and inspire self-expression and activism through the things we make. Moreover, we hope that our products will help people express their values and connect with others in a meaningful way.

jaspr Cragg

Jaspr Cragg Jewelry, Founder

Jaspr Cragg has lived in the historical Shaw, Washington area for nearly 20 years. Working as an international flight attendant for nearly twelve years, traveling, living and commuting between three continents and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Jaspr is now pursuing Beauty through metal and stone. In offering contemplative and globally inspired designs, these one-at-a-time handmade jewelry pieces present a body of wearable art, wrought back from chasing Beauty in his studio. It is hoped that through this relationship in metal and stone, the patron’s own relationship with Beauty may be enhanced.

dionna dorsey

District of Clothing, Founder

District of Clothing is for the sideline rejectors who awake with passion for progression and desire to make their dreams reality. Our items are designed to empower, to encourage, to inspire action and conversation, and to embolden self-love. They're made for comfort, style, and for anyone who goes to bed looking forward to the dawning of a new day. We triumphantly embrace the creative, entrepreneurial, and community dreamer/doer spirit blossoming throughout our nation, and we purposefully intend to help spread this message across as many districts as possible.

Marjuan Canady

Callaloo Kids, Founder

Callaloo was created by DC artists and entrepreneurs, Marjuan Canady and Nabeeh Bilal. In 2012, Marjuan Canady began writing a collaborative folklore theatrical play entitled, Callaloo: A Jazz Folktale. Directed by Natalie Carter and featuring music from Trinidadian trumpet composer/musician, Etienne Charles, the show played at The Ellington Theatre in Washington, DC and the IATI Theatre (Off- Broadway) in New York City. In 7 years, Canady and Bilal have sold over thousands of books worldwide, performed live at festivals, schools and cultural arts institutions and produced their popular kids web-series "How to with Callaloo."