Independent Designer Directory

I have a thing for independent designers and retailers.

As a way of organizing my favorite emerging designers in one place, and in hopes of educating those who are interested in shopping small, I've put together an independent designer directory of sorts.

This mini-directory contains a curated selection of emerging ready-to-wear, accessory, beauty, and home lines as well as a few retailers – all independently owned.

Every few weeks I update this list and share my favorite finds on Instagram. Enjoy!

Have a submission for the independent designer directory? Contact me. 

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Clothing

 

Accessories

A A K S (also here)
About Arianne (Spain)
A Wool Story
Abaca (bags)
Alexis Russell
Ann Howell
Ann Thomas (footwear – France)
ARA HANDBAGS
ARC of LA 
ARE Studio (bags + clothing)
Association
Block Shop Textiles
Brookes Boswell (millinery)
Bryr (handmade clogs)
Building Block
By Far (shoes)
Carla Colour (sunglasses)
Ceri Hoover (shoes + bags)
Charlotte Stone (footwear)
Clyde
Cord Shoes + Boots 
Cousin Sandals
Cuero & Mor
Dear Frances (footwear – UK)
EQV (accessories + homeware)
Fait La Force (home goods + jewelry + leather)
 

Freedom of Animals
Gray Matters (footwear)
Hannah Cross Ltd.
Intentionally (shoes + clothing)
Janessa Leone (millinery)
KARA Handbags
KERTIS (home goods + jewelry + leather)
Kiriko
Lee Coren (handbags – Israel)
Little Liffner (handbags – Sweden)
Lo & Sons (handbags)
Lotfi (handbags)
LOQ (footwear)
Mamahuhu (footwear)
Mansi Shah
Marais USA
MARLOW GOODS (handbags)
MATINE
MINNIE+GEORGE (handbags)
Mum & C0. (also here) 
NINAZNYC (footwear)
Odeme
Olyver
Osborn (footwear)
PALOROSA (bags)
Pierrepont Hicks (outerwear + accessories)
Pine & Boon
Proud Mary (also here)
Rachel Ravitch

Radical Yes (footwear – Australia)
Ricardo Medina
Remnant
RES IPSA
Ruigrok van der Wervern (handbags – The Netherlands)
Sara Barner (handbags)
Shana Luther (also here)
SHHHOWERCAP
Son of a Sailor
Sprayfun (France)
ST. AGNI (shoes – Australia)
Studio Nunes
Sun Buddies (sunglasses)
Sunday Supply (beach gear – Australia)
Susan Hoff
The Horse (watches + footwear)
the palatines (footwear)
Tribe Alive
TRUSS
Vamp Shoes
VASIC
Very Fine South (also here + here)
WARFIELD SUPPLY CO.
Waypost (handbags) 
Windward Made (scarves – The Netherlands)
ZANA (South Africa)
ZUZII (footwear)

+ MORE

 

Jewelry

 

Beauty

 

Home

Aelfie
Akron Street (handmade furniture)
Aleph Ceramics 
ANM (cross stitch) 
ANOMIE
apprvl
Arrow + Sage (ceramics)
AWANAY (rugs)
BDB (ceramics)
Beech Hall (home + art + jewelry)
bfgf (home + clothing)
Britt Bass Turner (fine art)
BROOKE WADE
Brooklyn Candle Studio (candles)
btw ceramics
Calyer Ceramics
Casey D. Sibley (home + accessories)
Charlotte Smith (ceramics)
Chloe May Brown (ceramics)
CLAM LAB (ceramics)
Cold Picnic (home + accessories)
Convivial Production
Cortney Heimerl (quilts + embroidery)
Curio
Damn Good Looking (SA)
Dayfeels (SA – ceramics + illustration)
El-Aich Designs (UK – ceramics)
Eleonor Bostrom (ceramics)
Elizabeth Benotti (ceramics)
Enkle Designs (handmade furniture)
Eric Trine (furniture + home accessories)
Erica Kane Fink (wall hangings + jewelry + fine art)
ERP (fine art + collage)
FACTURE GOODS
Ferme a Papier (stationery)
Flora + Form (painting)
Formerly Yes
Garza Marfa (furniture)
Gemma Patford (Australia)
geo-fleur (UK)
Girlfriend Ceramics

Gretel
Good Thing (home decor)
GUR (rugs) 
Hartland Brooklyn (stationery)
Helen Levi (ceramics)
HelloChiqui (wall hangings)
Heidi Anderson Studio (ceramics + illustration)
Hend Krichen
IVY IVY IVY (ceramics + accessories)
J.M. GENERALS (beauty + home)
Jacqueline Klassen (ceramics)
Jordan Grace Owens (fine art + stationery + accessories – also here)
Julia Kostreva (stationery)
June Letters Workshop (hand-poured candles)
Kalon Studios (furniture)
Kaye Blegvad (ceramics)
Kobeiagi kilims (woven rugs)
Knotwork LA (woodwork + ceramics)
Kristen Saksa Juen (ceramics – also here)
Kstudio
KYE + HARDY (handmade quilts)
Laura Berger (fine art)
Laura Slater (pattern + textile)
LEAH JACKSON (ceramics)
Lindsay Stead (quilts) 
Little Arrow Studio (stationery + accessories)
Little Bear Pots (ceramics)
Line Line Co. (ceramics)
Louise Gray (quilts – Canada)
Maryanne Moodie (wall hangings/fibers)
Mazama Wares (ceramics)
Mexchic 
MINNA 
morgan peck (ceramics)
MQuan (ceramics)
MW Textile Designs
Natalie Weinberger Ceramics
NO. (ceramics + jewelry)
NODO (knotted jewelry)
Of Note Stationers

Olle Eksell (graphics)
Paper & Clay (ceramics)
People I've Loved (stationery)
pikku potin (UK – home + jewelry + stationery)
rami kim (ceramics)
ROXY MARJ (kids + home)
Saskia Pomeroy (ceramics)
Smoke Perfume
SAY HOLA (Australia)
Small Spells (ceramics)
Sonadora (wall hangings)
Suite One Studio (ceramics)
susan connor new york
Tactile Matter (ceramics)
Tatine (hand poured candles)
The Citizenry
The Granite (ceramics)
The Hidden Adventure 
The Lulu Bird (ceramics)
The Pursuits of Happiness (ceramics + jewelry)
The Sill
the vintage vogue
THING INDUSTRIES
Trollhagen & Co. (ceramics)
TW Workshop (ceramics)
Veronica Rufrano (ceramics + textiles)
white lightning (ceramics + jewelry)
WILDER
Wilder California (fine art + photography)
Wildwood & Firth (wall hangings)
Windy Chien
Whimsy + Wild (stationery)
Worley's Lighting
Yes Ma'am (stationery)
YONDER.living (UK)

+ MORE AND MORE

 

Retailers