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Meet the Maker: George Sawyer, Chair Maker
George Sawyer didn’t so much fall into Windsor chairs as grow into them. His father Dave (who graduated from MIT as a mechanical engineer) made his first Windsor chair the...
Meet the Maker: George Sawyer, Chair Maker
George Sawyer didn’t so much fall into Windsor chairs as grow into them. His father Dave (who graduated from MIT as a mechanical engineer) made his first Windsor chair the...
Meet the Maker: Sharon Somers, Needle Felter
“I'd never heard of needle felting,” says Sharon Somers, “until one day in Burlington, there was a woman on Church Street who made these amazing sculptures out of raw wool....
Meet the Maker: Sharon Somers, Needle Felter
“I'd never heard of needle felting,” says Sharon Somers, “until one day in Burlington, there was a woman on Church Street who made these amazing sculptures out of raw wool....
Meet the Maker: Kevin Toohey, Chocolatier
“This is where design meets delicious,” says Kevin Toohey, co-owner with his wife Laura, of Burlington-based Nū Chocolat.In French, “nū” means “naked,” and, Kevin says, “we're bringing the naked taste...
Meet the Maker: Kevin Toohey, Chocolatier
“This is where design meets delicious,” says Kevin Toohey, co-owner with his wife Laura, of Burlington-based Nū Chocolat.In French, “nū” means “naked,” and, Kevin says, “we're bringing the naked taste...
Meet the Maker: Claire Georges, Artisan Food Maker
“The thing about heat – spiciness,” says Claire Georges, “is that it is all in your mind. Unlike with the other taste sensations, you can train your mind to deal...
Meet the Maker: Claire Georges, Artisan Food Maker
“The thing about heat – spiciness,” says Claire Georges, “is that it is all in your mind. Unlike with the other taste sensations, you can train your mind to deal...
Meet the Maker: Damian Branon, Sugarmaker
Damian Branon knows his maple. For over 60 years, his family has produced maple syrup and sold maple sugaring equipment at Branon Shady Maples in Fairfield, Vermont, the veritable buckle...
Meet the Maker: Damian Branon, Sugarmaker
Damian Branon knows his maple. For over 60 years, his family has produced maple syrup and sold maple sugaring equipment at Branon Shady Maples in Fairfield, Vermont, the veritable buckle...
Meet the Maker: Diane Maurice-Brault, Skin Care...
Like many small businesses, Vermont Lavender got its start because its founder had a problem that was not being met by the marketplace.“I had suffered for years from psoriasis,” says...
Meet the Maker: Diane Maurice-Brault, Skin Care...
Like many small businesses, Vermont Lavender got its start because its founder had a problem that was not being met by the marketplace.“I had suffered for years from psoriasis,” says...