renegade craft fair [update]

after a 4 hour drive back from vermont i wasn't able to do much official coverage of renegade, but i saw tons of people (including the ny times) interviewing designers so hopefully the rest of the blogosphere will have better coverage. i just wanted to mention a few of my favorites and share photos and some pieces i picked up during our 30 minute run through all the rows (yes, i dragged poor ac in there). next year i'll plan to be IN town for the fair and not try to cover it all in oh, half an hour. [knitware necklaces above by alyssa ettinger]

this year's show was like an indie version of woodstock. except in place of patchwork there were screenprinted "handmade for life" t-shirts and frozen mojitos at booths. it reminded me a little too much of my days as a phan (i kept waiting for someone to offer me some sort of laced rice krispie treat) so i'm secretly hoping that next year it moves back to the park and spreads out a bit. that said, the vendors looked great this year (though i think it was a little heavy on the totes and tees) and i spent some extended time at the wren handmade, foxy&winston, and lorena barrezueta/alyssa ettinger booth. i'm going through the exhibitor list now to catch anyone i missed so i'll be sure to update this post as i go along. until then, check out the renegade page right here for info on exhibitors.

[handmade animals by laura normandin- she was so sweet in person]

[beautiful new pottery from lorena barrezueta. i bought the long purple dish for my kitchen]

[plaques by species by the thousands]

[prints by matt daly and strawberryluna]

[bags by something's hiding in here]

[print by sub-studio]

[vintage cat by twice sewn]

[onesie by rockpaperscissors]

[fine art from fernworks]

[handmade animals by fern]

[beautiful stitched pillows from helge]

[adorable onesies by coco clothing]