The world is bursting with magic, and for anyone looking, it positively pulses.
We are husband and wife with two boys and a Pearl — and a family of
life-long learners.. Walter and I started shophivemind in 2010 in our
Philadelphia row home when Søren was two and Silas was still in my
belly. It began without a vision – just an affection for making things
we felt were missing in the world. First we made things for ourselves,
and now we make them for everyone.
We are now a team of ten humans and two dogs! But not everyone wants
to be in pictures
Our Solvitur Ambulando ring was inspired by the endlessness of walking’s cures and the daily delight of walking’s ability to illuminate the magic in everyday things!
Our jewelry is made by hand – carved from wax, engraved, cast, and finished in our Barn Studio. Each piece has different nuances giving them the feeling of having been excavated after centuries underground.
Since our beginning in 2010, we do everything to run our small business – from imagining to prototyping, designing to making, creating systems and plans, shipping, marketing, and customer service! We started this business so we could spend our days doing what we love, and as we’ve grown, we have created a culture that attracts others who are excited to be part of the magic.
We make our objects from sumptuous and ethical new materials whose solid foundation quickly accumulates adventure’s marks. These materials include locally source vegetable tanned leather from Wickett and Craig, and waxed cotton canvas from Martexin, as well as FSC certified wood from Alan McIlvain.
We also love to scour flea markets and places where old things collect for Of a Kind Collections that we share through our newsletter!