Minnesota Monthly : January 2013

2012 : Best New Store Design

My neighbors are really cool.

Jordan & Paul walk their awesome dog Pepe by the shop pretty often.  They are super duper sweet.  I had no idea Jordan wrote this until just recently.  What a lovely photo.  Thank you, Jordan!

A sweet little gift.

A sweet little gift.

These limited edition balsam + vetiver gift boxes from Common Good & Co have arrived at the shop.  The bottles can be brought back to the shop when empty and refilled with any of our classic Common Good scents.

glass bottle hand soap, glass bottle dish soap and glass bottle all purpose 
spray in balsam / vetiver scent with note card and wooden crate.  $65

Midwest Home blurb

Dang, that was nice of them to write that.  Thanks, Midwest Home!!

MSP Mag

A wonderful article written by Alison Kaplan about The Foundry in MSP Magazine.  Thank you, Ali.

My friend Seth has a wacky and awesome blog, Poppy's Velo Adventures, where he wrote this great little review.  Thanks, Seth!

Sweet post from Katie Dohman at Midwest Home here.

Pretty sweet words from a customer.

Simple Lovely

I start blushing when I read things like this.  It's amazing and wildly unexpected to hear about complete strangers finding their way to this little shop. Holy moly.  From the Simple Lovely blog down in Texas:

The seemingly awesome new Minneapolis shop The Foundry (billed as, "simple, useful, and beautiful objects for the home") via the exceedingly awesome Minneapolis ladies Dull Diamond ladies.But I especially love this from The Foundry's site:"The Foundry supports a life-long relationship with well-made and thoughtfully curated goods, while encouraging a non-disposable lifestyle with fewer and better home things.""A non-disposable lifestyle with fewer and better home things"... Yes please. 

dull diamond love

I love these ladies from dull diamond.  Emily & Jen are full of creative spunk and super dang sweet.  I am putting them on my new "favorite humans" list.

Love from Pretty Mommy.

Lovely blog post from Ali Kaplan here.

My design hero & very best friend wrote this little gem about the shop.

Opening Day

A windy and perfect morning to open the doors to The Foundry Home Goods.

Notary Ceramics

Just ordered some hand made, high fired stoneware candlesticks, water pitchers and mugs for the shop! These candlesticks are pretty darn sweet set alone or in a grouping of various sizes. From from the lovely NOTARY CERAMICS where Sarah, her family and her four very cranky chickens live and make beautiful pottery in Portland, Oregon

First Order | Common Good

Today was a big day.....the first purchase order was sent out via good old fashioned snail-mail.  Sacha at Common Good & Co was such a big help and sweetly, seemed as excited as I was about this big step for my new little shop.  I can’t wait to set up our new bulk soap refill station with their lovely product. 

That feeling.

Stealing this photo from my dear friend, Alecia's trip to Rome. It's encapsulating that feeling....that pit in your stomach, rush of blood to your cheeks, clenching the fists feeling. I want to hold on to it. So tender and so, so sweet.

Under Foot

Ring

Dawn

Border

I don't often come across a modern rug or textile with patterns or imagery that gets me. Antique rugs and vintage finds aside, modern patterns and prints seem to distract....they drive me batty. Of course, there are exceptions.

Fort Street Studio is one of those exceptions. Beautiful silk and wool rugs with quite and balanced imagery. Completely refreshing.

On the Street...

The most tender hearted man in fashion. It's about time someone turned the camera around on him.