In this ongoing story series, we are talking to designers and brand founders about their designs and companies: how they began, what inspires them, process and artisanship, sourcing of materials and more.
Dusen Dusen
Ellen Van Dusen launched her brand Dusen Dusen in 2010 with a line of womenswear, and in 2015 she expanded with the introduction of towels, a bathrobe, a tissue box and a trash bin. The designs are characterized by vibrant colors and stripes, inspired by fine art and Van Dusen’s research into how our brains react to color.
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Mustard Made
Founded in 2018 by sisters Becca and Jess Stern, Mustard Made crafts colorful, vintage-inspired metal lockers designed to bring functional charm to modern homes. Made from durable, powder-coated steel, their versatile storage solutions reimagine industrial utility with a vibrant, playful palette. By blending clever modular functionality with timeless design, Mustard Made turns everyday organization into a joyful piece of home decor.
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Joidart
Joidart began in 1981 when founder Jaume Julià converted a small gold and silversmith’s workshop in a rural village near Costa Brava, Spain into a contemporary jewelry brand. Their jewelry channels the spirit and culture of the Mediterranean, with designs inspired by Joan Miró, Antoni Gaudí and Salvador Dalí.
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Jeffrey Renz
Jeffrey Renz is the founder of RTH, a New York-based design house working at the intersection of fashion and furniture. Prior to RTH, he spent more than a decade in the design industry focusing on manufacturing and brand development, following an early career in international business, logistics, and marketing. He founded RTH in 2023 to bring together collectible, personality-driven design and a more accessible approach to how it is produced, presented, and lived with.
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Panisa Khunprasert
Hailing from Bangkok, Thailand, Panisa studied industrial design at Chulalongkorn University. Her design aesthetic has been influenced by growing up in her family’s toy business. She later moved to NYC and graduated with an MFA in The School of Visual Art’s Products of Design program, where she collaborated with MoMA on designs and continues to design products for our store today.
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Peagreen
UK-based textile and pattern design studio Peagreen originally created this Pattern Skyline motif for MoMA's holiday card program which dates back to the 1940s when we commissioned artists such as Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, and Alexander Calder to create designs. Today, MoMA continues to introduce an annual card line showcasing fresh, inspiring artwork and innovative paper engineering. Peagreen has been part of MoMA’s holiday collection for many years, earning a reputation for charming themes, striking graphics, and unexpectedly delightful color palettes. We were so captivated by Peagreen's Pattern Skyline design reimagining the New York City skyline as a vibrant celebration of pattern and color that we collaborated with them to extend the motif across a range of products, from bags and wooden blocks to notebooks, umbrellas, and socks.
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Style Jieum
This Korea-based studio was founded by Soojeong Shin and Jiseon Park, two designers who majored in floral design, landscaping and interior design. For Style Jieum, Shin and Park create designs that allow people to coexist with flowers and plants on a daily basis. “Korea is a beautiful country with four seasons,” Shin notes. “We choose the materials for each of our designs based on how we want to cherish these changing seasons.”
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Mike Bliss
Fine art graduate Mike Bliss founded BlissHome in 1978, transforming quirky craft concepts into a globally recognized contemporary homeware brand. Based in the UK, Bliss is celebrated for his collaborative approach, partnering with iconic designers, chefs, and artists to create vibrant, functional, and artfully designed kitchenware and textiles that bring character to the modern home.
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Verloop
Founded by Ella Lim, Verloop (Dutch for “process”) is known for utilizing deadstock material and challenging themselves to make something new out of fabric remnants, instead of sending them to landfills. The brand uses its expertise to turn deadstock yarn into quality, colorful knits. All of their products are made in a family-owned factory in the Philippines, where design and production all happen under one roof. The factory is run by Ella’s mom and has been producing knits for international brands since the 1980s.
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Wooj
Sean Kim is the founder of the Brooklyn-based company Wooj. The brand utilizes a combination of robotics and craft manufacturing techniques to create products at a low cost without exploitative labor. Kim loves 3D printing because it empowers ideas to become physical products in a matter of hours instead of weeks, and eliminates the need for mass production for factories. His Wavy Lamp has become a social media hit.
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YAM
Based in Queens, NY, Yam is a handmade jewelry brand founded by designer Morgan Thomas. This Black-owned, women-operated brand produces designs that combine deadstock materials with vintage silhouettes.
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