Otis Alumni and Faculty Entrepreneurs

Support Otis alumni and faculty entrepreneurs! The list below provides information on retail stores and galleries owned by alumni, and websites where alumni and faculty designed products can be purchased.

Contact Laura Daroca (ldaroca@otis.edu) ), Director of Alumni Relations, if you have a business that you would like added.

Galleries/Boutiques

Robert Gunderman ('88)
ACME. L.A.

Steve Hartzog ('91)
Almond Hartzog Gallery, S.F.

Jade Lai
Creatures of Comfort, L.A. and N.Y.

Jacob Rhodes
Field Projects, N.Y.

Robert Apodaca ('03)
Fifth Floor Gallery – 15% alumni discount
(Password: O-HOLIDAY-2012), L.A.

Eleana del Rio ('89)
Koplin del Rio, L.A.

Wanda Weller ('88)
Modern Folk Living, Ojai

Lisa Sirlin Hall ('83)
No Roses Gallery, Sherman Oaks

Carla Decker ('93)
Plastica, L.A.
"Thursday, December 6th from 6-9pm.
annual holiday street party with free pie samples

Bill Wheeler ('73)
Studio 1617 – Silverlake

Eric Kermanikian ('00 MFA)
Western Project, L.A.

Jewelry/Accessories

Abigail Cosio ('07)
Bedford Falls Headwear

Amanda Thomas ('10)
Luv AJ

Isis Jara ('10)
Senesence

Nancy Newberg ('84)
http://nancynewberg.com/

Heather Goldberg ('09)
Shadowplay Jewelry

Therese Kochakji ('07)
Finger-Bracelets

Apollo Crowe ('07)
SnapLNX

Jody Rollins ('05)
Yellow 108

Rachel Mastre ('04)
Kokoro Kara Jewelry

Fashion Design

Rebecca Virtue ('90)
BECCA by Rebecca Virtue (swimwear)

Rod Beattie ('86)
Bleu by Rod Beattie (swimwear)

Maya Reynolds ('07)
Clade (L.A. boutique)

Jessica Elrod (Allen) ('06)
Cavelle Kids

Deborah Sabet ('05)
District Homme (custom menswear)

Michelle Wenke & Megan George ('04)
Monrow and...
Hollywood pop up store

Red Carter ('92)
Red Carter Swimwear

Meleina Mayhew ('00)
Sugar Pants

Consuelo Asper ('01)
Wingswear

Cynthia Vincent ('88)
Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent

Paul Nguyen ('96)
Fore!! Axel & Hudson

Design Products

Tanya Aguiñiga (Product Design faculty member)
http://www.aguiniga.com (also available at many museum stores)

Ashkahn Shahparnia ('06)
http://ashkahn.com/
(also available at MOCA, Hammer Museum)

Tim Biskup ('88)
http://store.timbiskup.com/

Bianca D'Amico ('05)
Chaparral Studio

Charles Carroll ('09)
Clean Aesthetic

Blaine Fontana ('02)
Fontana Studios

Camille Rose Garcia ('92)
http://camillerosegarciastore.bigcartel.com/

Danny Phillips ('08) and Kim Karlsrud ('07)
Greenaid seedbombs and bracelets (also available at MOCA and other stores)

Jeremy Madl ('00)
Mad Toy Design

Nate Mitchell ('04)
Squid Kids Ink

Leigh Kivowitz Spencer ('99)
Cliff Spencer Furniture Maker

Tula Pink ('02)
http://tulapink.com/

Haley Robinson ('08)
http://haleyannrobinson.com/

Jenn Romero ('08)
Unurth

Lorna Turner (CE faculty)
cards available at YOLK

Leslie Ross-Robertson (CE faculty)
stationery and prints

Erin Adams ('87)
Brainworks Home

Books

Ben Maltz Gallery Publications

Rebecca Chamlee ('85) Faculty member, Communication Arts
Pie in the Sky Press (handbound letterpress books)

Barbara Maloutas ('02 MFA) Associate Chair, Communication Arts (poetry)
The Whole Marie
Of Which Anything Consists
In a Combination of Practices

Sandow Birk ('89)
Dante's Divine Comedy

Sarah Perry ('83)
If… (childrens)

Ian Falconer ('83)
Olivia series (childrens)

Aaron Clark ('08)
The Science of Paul: A Novel of Crime

Seismicity Editions
(Otis Graduate Writing Publications)

Hideko Takahashi ('94)
Children's Books

Cole Moss ('11)
Unicorn Being a Jerk
(Also available at Urban Outfitters)

Sam Watters ('02 MFA)
Books on historical homes and gardens

Gerald Lange (CE faculty)
Chapbooks, woodcuts, artists books

Edibles

Laura Magardechian ('12) Chubby Cheek Cakes (custom cakes)