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A maker from our story, Indrė, sold firewood with her family in Lithuania. Then they bought an old sawmill – and learned furniture by doing. Now they build from solid oak and old beams. tinyfound.com/p/furnitureb... #Woodworking #Handmade #Furniture

A maker from our story, Jeny Guneva, ran an engineering company with about 30 people. Later she studied glass at the art academy in Sofia. Now she makes kiln-formed glass in Bulgaria. tinyfound.com/p/etsy-inter... #GlassArt #Handmade #FusedGlass

A maker from our story, Safiye Ceren Akıllı, was working in logistics. Now she builds hand-painted furniture in Turkey for the 4–5% of buyers who want something unusual. tinyfound.com/p/ahsap-hika... #Woodworking #Handmade #Furniture

A maker from our story, Krister Tonsiver: "Sometimes you don't really know what is hidden inside until you cut into it." Rare Masur birch, a 1924 log workshop, Estonia. The story: tinyfound.com/p/warenoff-c... #Woodworking #Handmade #Woodcarving

A maker from our story, Małgorzata of Ceramics Nastawka, ruined around 15 sinks before one came out right. Now she hand-throws ceramic bathroom sinks in Poland. The story: tinyfound.com/p/ceramicsna... #Ceramics #Handmade #Pottery

A maker from our story, Panna of PannaDraws: "The fantastic surrounds us, it IS the world we live in." Fantasy watercolors – and, since 2025, hand-sculpted clay dragons and unicorns. Ireland. The story: tinyfound.com/p/pannadraws... #FantasyArt #Handmade #Ceramics

A designer from our story, Abigail Fleming, swapped London fashion for Cumbria – "catwalks for colour palettes." Ben the Hoose Interiors, England. The story: tinyfound.com/p/ben-the-ho... #InteriorDesign #HomeDecor #Wallpaper

He set up his own workshop in 2016 because he had no control over quality or lead times. Nicolas Tranchant, a French engineer in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, runs a custom silver jewelry workshop: tinyfound.com/p/vivalatina... #Jewelry #Handmade #SilverJewelry

"Eventually I started taking those photographs into Photoshop and changing them into something more." – Suzanne Kaltbaum, fine art photographer, US. Her street and travel shots become limited-edition prints: tinyfound.com/p/suzann-k-f... #Photography #Art #WallArt

Ronalds Jaunzems turns stone mortars, flowerpots and candle holders on a stone lathe – a tool and technique that hadn’t existed before. Stone artist, Latvia. About €6 on ads in ten years. tinyfound.com/p/stonedecor... #Sculpture #Handmade #StoneCarving

“Instagram gets attention, but a newsletter gets belief.” Heather Rae, needlepoint artist, USA. Her $575 Mimi sold out on day one – to a newsletter subscriber, not an Instagram follower. The story: tinyfound.com/p/heatherrae... #Needlepoint #Handmade #FiberArt

“In general I don’t build what I want, I build what clients will pay for.” – Craig Thibodeau, puzzle furniture, Virginia. How videos of his pieces being solved bring in nearly every commission: tinyfound.com/p/craig-thib... #Woodworking

This week in the tinyfound email: an ice cream scoop funded overnight by one article, glass bought unseen, firewood that turned into furniture, and drawings on Lay's chip bags. Six makers a week, in their own words. Next issue Tuesday:

Italo Armone once ordered a kitchen island 4 cm bigger than the project. He didn't wait for the client to notice. How his studio, riformae, in Catanzaro, Italy, gets most of its clients by word of mouth: tinyfound.com/p/italo-armo... #InteriorDesign

tinyfound tells the stories of independent makers, artists, designers and small businesses, in their own words: how they started, how they work, and how they find their customers. Newest: Aldo Boscolo shapes Murano glass freehand in the flame – the colors come from metals inside the glass.