Jill Tarr Design is the Buffalo studio of Jill Tarr, a professional designer with two decades of experience developing products for home-fashion manufacturers and teaching design. Her work is distinguished by a sensory, meaning-centered approach: she creates small-batch soaps and custom jewelry for people seeking useful objects with visual and personal resonance.
Tova’s DesignFrom her Bethesda studio, jewelry designer Tova Shpantzer hand-forges limited-edition pieces shaped by the fluid forms of nature. Tova’s Design is distinguished by its raw, organic look and specialized metal techniques, with each object carrying its own variation in detail.ROCKVILLE, MD
Inspired BuffaloFounded by graphic designer Marinette Kozlow in 2010, Inspired Buffalo is a family-run Black Rock design and print shop creating custom apparel, Buffalo-themed art, and personalized gifts. The business grew from freelance design and Buffalo greeting cards into a family operation after Marinette’s husband Tim joined her and her mother’s former corner-store space became their shop. Inspired Buffalo is especially distinctive for turning customers’ handwriting, photographs, and recipes into keepsake towels and pillows.BUFFALO, NY
SohnBrooklyn-based Sohn turns fashion-trained design into tactile home objects and accessories, including sculptural pillows shaped like hands and feet. Designed by John Sohn, a Cornell-trained fiber and apparel designer whose background includes The Row and Rosetta Getty, the studio treats its pieces as heirlooms meant to be lived with and passed on. Sohn’s name reflects that idea: the Korean word 손 means both “hand” and “craftsmanship,” while its Soft Contact Pillow earned third prize in the fantasy category of the 2020 Tom of Finland Emerging Artist Competition.BROOKLYN, NY
NicMarie DesignNicole Marie Kosh founded NicMarie Design in 2019 after developing small self-care practices during her own healing journey. The West Chester-area maker is known for handmade work rooted in her multimedia-art background, including aromatherapy jewelry and gentle skincare for sensitive skin. Sales support survivors of sexual trauma and abuse.EXTON, PA