MADE Our Show will take place at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborside Hotel. PHOTOS COURTESY OF MADE OUR SHOW

Handmade Makers To Be Featured

An exciting new wholesale market, MADE Our Show, will make its inaugural debut, Feb. 18-20, in Baltimore.

MADE is a unique artisan marketplace featuring more than 150 handmade makers from the United States and Canada. It will take place at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborside Hotel and is open to qualified retail buyers from shops, galleries, stores, and museums.

The show’s founder is Laura Hutchcroft, a contemporary jeweler whose work appears in stores across the country. Concerned about the lack of wholesale market opportunities for vendors like herself, Hutchcroft spent months surveying the industry and measuring interest.

“It was clear,” she said, “that the creative community urgently needed its own market. Both the makers of unique goods, as well as the buyers who carry those products, were adamant. Pictures alone do not do justice to pieces made with superior materials and craftsmanship, so an in-person meeting is critical. Our market will be an annual event celebrating handmade design in every category from fashion to home goods.”

The show is welcoming both artists and buyers to register now on the show’s website, www.madeourshow.com. Artist applications will be curated to provide a diverse showcase for buyers in all media.

Contemporary jeweler Laura Hutchcroft is the founder of MADE Our Show.
The wholesale market will feature handmade makers like Hardwear by Renee (handbags) and Meghan Reilly (clothing).

MADE is also preparing to introduce emerging artisans who will bring new talent and products to the show for the first time. The show will provide coaching and wholesale expertise to develop budding artisan businesses.

“Our goal is to nurture an energetic and exciting venue for the future vitality of American craftsmanship,” Hutchcroft said. “We will be helping a new generation of artisans to develop and grow their creative businesses.”

MADE Our Show will take place at the Renaissance Harborside Hotel, 202 E. Pratt St. in Baltimore. The hotel offers show attendees exceptional room rates, so they can enjoy staying, exhibiting, and shopping all in one place.

MADE Our Show is also conveniently scheduled immediately before the popular American Craft Council Show, which will be held Feb. 21-23, at the Baltimore Convention Center — just steps from the Renaissance Hotel. Visit www.madeourshow.com or contact info@madeourshow.com for further information.