This past weekend I attended a fantastic event called Made in the 216, which was created to celebrate and showcase the talents of designers in Northeast Ohio (area code 216).
The brainchild of Danielle DeBoe, owner of home goods boutique Room Service, the show felt more like a party than a shopping trip, with live music, plenty of PBR, and masses of design-savvy souls.
At the event, I was introduced to the beautiful, diminuitively-scaled jewelry of Modern Pixie and even had a chance to speak with the the line's designer, Judy Crighton, who couldn't have been sweeter. Her work is all about the details - many pieces include teeny tiny "pixie-ish" elements. The earrings I bought feature a tiny silver leaf/feather swinging from a skinny, bright yellow glass bead - I think they would look so striking with pale, muted clothing in shades of pink or apricot.
Other standout goods included pillows from Baseline (above) and stationery and prints by Grey Cardigan (below), among many, many others.
I spotted these excellent business cards (below) printed en masse on a ticket roll and later found they were designed by my good friend Charity Ewanko of Chartreuse (who also shared some of her event pics with me for this post).
Finally, I had to share a better view of the enormous canopy of crepe paper "poufs" created by Danielle DeBoe - truly a gorgeous element that exemplified the exuberant atmosphere of the show. I can't wait for the next one.
Second and sixth images courtesy of Chartreuse. All other images by me.
