UFN Featured Designer for January

Happy new year! 2010 is going to be a great year for UFN! I hope you enjoy reading about our featured designer for January, Ryan Atkins!

Atty Clothing is a new t-shirt and hoodie line by local designer Ryan Atkins. His love of music, skateboarding and fashion led him to create this new line.

For his line, his "only design requirement is that it has been fun to work with and it has to enhance the brand in some way." Sounds like a great plan to me!

No worries ladies, a line is being planned for the near future for us as well. Hats and socks are also on the list!

Check out Ryan's Q&A, and learn more about his new line!

Introducing the UFN Featured Designer for December!

Suburban Booty is a local jewelry line by Melisa Cary and she has made me just crazy for jewelry! You can find her pieces at Luly Yang Couture, Seattle Bride Mag (Fall/winter issue), trunk shows and her online shop.

She tells me "Part of what I do is very refined... Swarovski crystals and pearl pieces and on the flip side some great funky chunky rough stones. I love to mix the rough with the refined and blur the two lines. Rocks from the earth, and high end stones crystals and metals."

Check out Melisa's Q&A, she is just fabulous and inspirational!

Featured Designer for June

Marlo Miyashiro of Tote2Go! is a woman of many talents! She has been featured on UFN for her beautiful jewelry but now we are featuring her for her fun and colorful line of reusable shopping bags.

Not only are they ingenious, as they fold up into a small pouch you can carry with you, but they are made from recycled fabrics. Oh and did we mention cute, fun and stylish?

Check out Marlo's Q&A to learn more about how she came up with the idea and where she is headed in the near future!

UFN Featured Designer for April

Xenia Mara is an amazing Seattle jewelry designer who recycles vintage pieces and makes new brilliant pieces that are bold and exciting. She hand-produces each item, which are one-of-a-kind.

Check out Xenia's Q&A to learn more about how she creates her one-of-a-kind pieces!

Head on over to Xenia's website to get a 20% discount for the month of April on any purchases you make. Just mention the UFN article.