Stories from the Studio

About the Main Ingredient in our Furniture Line: Domestic Hardwoods

Many ingredients need to be just right to create high-quality wooden furniture. What makes timber high quality, and where do we get it? First let's talk about a couple of values before meeting one of our SF Bay Area main suppliers: Moore Newton.

Meet Elijah! An Interview with Shoutout LA

We’re thrilled to share a recent interview our co-owner Elijah Clancy had with Shoutout LA! It’s a publication dedicated to sparking community conversation and putting the spotlight on mom-and-pop shops, small businesses, independent...

Three Summer 2024 Events for SF Bay Area's Local Design & Craft Scene

Though the June gloom of the Central Coast has been cloaking some of our hints of summer here in Watsonville and Santa Cruz, warmer temperatures signal the return of a few exciting design and craft events: West Coast Craft and SF Design Week. Each hosted in San Francisco...

Giving Back is Built into Every JOHI Order

This year marks our second anniversary as business members of the 1% for the Planet movement! As a member, this means devoting 1% of annual sales, not just profits, to give back to environmental organizations. To date, we have chosen to donate to nonprofit partners who conserve, restore, enable community participation in, and advocate for Pacific Coast forests, mountains, and watersheds. Meet the Elkhorn Slough Foundation, Santa Cruz Mountains Trail Stewardship, Pacific Forest Trust, and 1% for the Planet.

Hello, Spring. Hello, Renegade Craft!

It’s the season of spring design and craft shows once again! This weekend, April 6-7, we will join our fellow small-batch designers, craftspeople, and artists in San Francisco for the...

5 Years in Business - An Open Studio Reflection

On March 9th, we held our first Open Studio in four years. It has been so long since we hosted one, that we forgot how fulfilling it is! Our business...

2023 Recap - Some Firsts & Some Favorites

Every winter, we reflect on all of our projects and relationships of the year, amazed – How can time fly by so fast? 2023 Brought Us Our First: Exhibition of work during San Francisco Design Week -- The Locally Crafted Home member showcase by Bay Area Made, hosted at Gantri...

Celebrating Our Environmental Partners

Our favorite way of defining the 1% commitment is the cost of doing business. We’re not experts on our environment. However, through the materials, technology, and processes we use, we do have an impact on it. It only makes sense...

Santa Cruz Businesses You'll Want to See at Renegade Craft, San Francisco

Rain or shine, Renegade Craft is one of the best places this spring to discover design-forward businesses that practice small-batch production. You’ll find over 250 creative designers, artists, and craftspeople. Among them are several of our fellow Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay businesses!