Named for founder Cori Noland’s grandmothers, Lilian and Beatrice, The Lily Bee Shop is a Maryland-based interior styling studio and scent brand that creates more inviting spaces through design services and small-batch home fragrance. Its work includes styling, staging, and organization, while its Studio Collection is made to order with an emphasis on ethical sourcing and sustainable living. The company serves homeowners and real estate professionals across Maryland, Washington, DC, and Northern Virginia.
Catskills Candle StudioFrom her fashion-design background and love of the Catskill Mountains, Nicole Andrick creates hand-poured soy candles in Tannersville that bring the region’s earthy scents into contemporary homes. Catskills Candle Studio is a women-owned business using American-grown soy wax and fragrance oils infused with essential oils, with its signature Kaaterskill Falls candle offering a particularly direct link to the surrounding landscape. Nicole also opens the studio to the community through candle-pouring workshops.TANNERSVILLE, NY
Keppel & KismetInspired by a creative tradition passed down from her grandmother, Nichole Sullivan founded Baltimore’s Keppel & Kismet as a maker-centered studio and boutique. The company creates intentional personalized gifts for individuals and organizations while hosting hands-on workshops that bring Baltimore makers together. It also emphasizes local sourcing and sustainable production in its work.BALTIMORE, MD
Chesapeake Bay CandleChesapeake Bay Candle is a home fragrance brand that makes candles and offers nature-inspired fragrances, with a focus on stylish design and home ambiance. Submitted source context identifies candles, home fragrance, and home decor as the company’s specialties.ROCKVILLE, MD
Brooklyn Candle StudioFounded by Tamara Mayne in 2013 after candle-making began as a hobby, Brooklyn Candle Studio has grown into a Brooklyn-based maker shaped by its founder’s design background and love of nature. Its in-house artisans hand-pour and label home fragrance in a 20,000-square-foot Industry City workshop, creating minimalist candles with botanical scents for people seeking a calmer atmosphere at home.BROOKLYN, NY