Etsy.com has become the go-to website for all things indie these days. Some of the best bets on Etsy are the amazing jewelry and accessories, particularly from designers like Plutostar, Colleen Baran, and others, but Etsy has tons more handmade goods on offer, from stuff for your home, to clothes, to craft supplies, and more. Plenty of options for stuffing those stockings can be found here!
Where In The Hive: site/www.etsy.comIndependent design and fashion meets rock and punk in the dark, irreverent jewelry of small designers Alex and Chloe. Graphic plastic and metal charms in black, gold and silver depict, branches, antlers swords, guitars, mix tapes, and more. All of their edgy drops are suspended from simple metal chains.
Where In The Hive: site/alexandchloe.comSodafine is a bricks and mortar boutique and web store out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn that is owned and operated by indie design supporter, artist, and knitwear designer Erin Weckerle. Erin€™s shop carries wares from small, super hip designers like Augustine, Chie Mihara, Passenger Pigeon, and more, as well as Erin€™s own range of hand-knits made under the moniker Purldrop.
Where In The Hive: site/sodafine.comThe indie phenomenon also extends to a growing contingent of illustrators and artists who are happily and successfully finding their own way in the art world. A hugely popular indie artist is painter Susie Ghahremani of le boygirlparty, whose sweet, nostalgic miniature paintings are the latest rage on the art scene. She€™s applied this sweet art to a suite of covetable items, from tees to notecards.
Where In The Hive: site/boygirlparty.comElsewares.com is the brainchild of Brookynites Ryan Deussing and Audrey Aponte, who are huge champions of independent art and design. Their site favors ethically made wares from small, conscious makers all around the globe, with hip products for people and their homes. Stylehive faves include Dynomighty€™s magnetic Particle Necklace and the funky Recycled Socktopus stuffed toy.
Where In The Hive: site/elsewares.com
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