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A note from Erin: Our first six Featured Makers were all American artisans. For our next six Featured Makers, we’ve decided introduce you to some of our fair trade partners. One thing we hope you’ll see from these interviews is how connected we all are. Our fair trade makers all...

Texas Monthly magazine, a publication which I'm guessing almost none of you reads, includes a little sidebar in each issue called "Things Acquired in the Making of this Issue." As a transplant to Massachusetts from Houston (from Michigan), I read Texas Monthly religiously for a little connection to home, and I'm...

For the month of August, we’re pleased to present Tyler Deeb of the Misc. Goods Co. as our Featured Maker! After years working as an in-house graphic designer, Tyler decided to go into freelance.  The idea of working for himself appealed to him, and at first projects rolled in. But...

Continuing with the introductions, let’s meet our next Quinstance teammate: Peter Fotis! Pete first met Erin through a unique coincidence: Erin’s family moved into Pete’s former home! He was thrilled to have a wonderful family move into his childhood home and over time Pete and Erin would become better acquainted...

Our team introductions continue! Last week we introduced our fearless leader Erin Sandler. Next up we have our Assistant Manager and Erin’s right hand woman: Tiffany Worthy! Tiffany has twelve years of retail experience, working in numerous businesses including The Children’s Place, J.Jill, and Tourneau. Tiffany was drawn to Erin’s...

Quinstance isn’t just comprised of wonderful items; it’s comprised of wonderful people as well! As such, it would be remiss of me not to introduce you to everyone who works at the store and what objects in their lives make them happy. When it comes to introductions, we have to...