MADE IN THE 216 fall 08

MADE IN THE 216 Fall 08 was awesome!  Thank you all so much for supporting ROOM SERVICE and nearly 20 different Cleveland-based designers.

It is all kind of a blur to me still.  Friday was SO crazy and fun!!!  Saturday was a bit like friday but substitute alcohol with coffee.

It was really rewarding after months of planning the event to see how lovely everything looked in the space and how well received it was by everyone.

Many Many more products, great housewares and kitchen gadgets, jewelry and more to come for holiday at ROOM SERVICE, but I was so thrilled by some of the items at this event that you may see them at ROOM SERVICE a bit longer than just this weekend!  So if you missed the event, a portion of the products from that show will still be available.

Thank you to all designers that participated and if you or anyone you know designs anything and would like to be considered for the next MADE IN THE 216 event, which will be held in spring, submissions are accepted through EMAIL only…email info@roomservicecleveland.com and in the subject, write “216″.

To continue support of all the designers who participate in my events, I would like, even though I still sell many of them at the store, to support them by giving you MORE info on them via the designer’s websites or etsy sites…if i have them:

The Bubble Process 

WRATH ARCANE

Red i jewelry

super industrial love

Oceanne

Claire Teschel

Minno

Little Korboose

Small Screen Designs

BCTZ

Studio Dog Face

Buzz Buzz Designs

Rose Marincil

Matt Burke

Anni Nanni Purses

Laura Kushnick

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So the first ever MADE IN THE 216 was kinda awesome!  The turnout was 3 times what i dreamed it could be, the weather was behaving, the food was outstanding, and the artists/designers stuff looked incredible in the store!  I have been trying to imagine everyone’s items in the space since March but intensely for a month, which is when i started working on the floor plan based on lists the designers gave me of what they would be selling… BUT even though i had envisioned it for countless hours both while awake and during slumber, i had not in my wildest dreams envisioned it to look quite as lovely as it did….and i can say this with some level of modesty because intentionally for the event, i dwindled down Room Service’s own stock levels to make room for the most possible Cleveland made designs, so it is essentially everyone else’s talents i am commending…. 

The event took much longer than that month to plan, but there is a learning curve to each new project one undertakes and this was no exception.  I have decided to keep the artist/designers work up at the store for sale thru July 20, so if you did not get a chance to come by last week, there is still some time….

The above pics were taken at Saturday’s MADE IN THE 216 event, which was again an incredible turnout, but I don’t think i could have even fit a camera into the crowd to take a pic Friday night!!!  in fact channel 3 & 5 news even came out!  Check it out here: http://www.wkyc.com/video/default.aspx?mid=775343023 and be sure to look out for 2 of the ‘216’s participating artists: sara & april as well as my parents, aunt and grandma and apparently Tim’s hairdresser and his partner and really, i bet lots of people we know are in it, but honestly i only gave it a quick viewing!

I hope you had or will have a chance to stop by and check out some of the goods being made right here in CLEVELAND.  The genesis of this event was my desire to see Clevelanders stop comparing ourselves to places like NY and Chicago, yes, they are awe-inspiring places and all that, i like visiting them both very much, But we are not that scale of city, so to compare ourselves to places like that is futile and only promotes a collective poor self-esteem, which in my opinion is one of the city’s biggest issues. So in an attempt to highlight all the cool stuff being designed and made right here I created this show, which will feature a rotating roster of artists/designers each show….always looking to highlight a wide weft of types of products from apparel to housewares and linens to jewelry and everything in between…

THANKS AGAIN TO ALL THAT CAME OUT TO SUPPORT A LOCAL BUSINESS AND LOCAL ARTISTS/DESIGNERS…WE ALL APPRECIATED IT SO MUCH AND IT WAS SOOOOO MUCH FUN!  If you would like to learn more about the participating designers/artists, below you will find links to any websites/stores that they have:

small screen desings

little korboose

bctz 

satomi jin

buzz buzz desings

marian made

hannah verbeuren photography

finley handmade

[base] line

honey bee linens

sarah reidel

sharon hynes

if you or someone you know is a Cleveland-based designer and interested in applying to be a part of a future show (next one coming up in NOVEMBER in time for holiday shopping!!!) please send an email to:

info@roomservicecleveland.com and in the subject type in 216 and send me a brief description of what you make and your professional experience with it as well as 1-5 photos of your work.  I will not take any appointments without having first received an email submission.  PLEASE DO NOT COME INTO THE STORE WITH YOUR PORTFOLIOS WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT.

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