BerkshireMade

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    BerkshireMade

    BerkshireMade’s mission is to cooperatively support the production, marketing, sales and distribution of products made by creatives living in Berkshire County, MA. BerkshireMade is a cooperative effort by a select group of Berkshire artisans to promote their high quality, locally made creative work.  BerkshireMade artisans...

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  • NYT Etsy

    From the New York Times: Online Bazaar Builds on Its Base With Sense of Community

    By JENNA WORTHAM In technology circles, people talk about the merits of eating your own dog food — making sure your company is actually using the same products or services it is selling. Etsy, an independent online marketplace for handmade products and vintage goods, is...

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  • NYGIF

    Report from the New York International Gift Fair

    Berkshire Artisans and manufacturers at the New York International Gift Fair (NYGIF)-some to share their wares, others just to see what it was all about. Twice a year approximately 35,000 people converge on New York City to see what’s new in the home, lifestyle and...

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  • Professional Development Opportunities and Other Events

    Professional Development Opportunities and Other Events

    Berkshire Visitors Bureau Tourism Talkbacks Join your colleagues for an open forum discussion on the following topics. Share your ideas and hear what others are doing to encourage collaborations and facilitate packaging. Arts & Culture, May 19, 2010, 3:30‐4:30pm The Mount, Lenox, MA Health & Recreation, June 23th, 2010,  3:30‐4:30pm Mt. Greylock Visitors Center, Lanesboro, MA Meetings, July...

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  • Two Upcoming Artists’ Collaboration/Resource Meetings

    Two Upcoming Artists’ Collaboration/Resource Meetings

    BerkshireMade Artisan March Round Table Meeting BerkshireMade, a cooperative effort by a select group of Berkshire artisans to promote their high quality, locally made creative work, to hold monthly Artisan Round-table meeting. The meeting is an opportunity to share ideas, successes and challenges, meet and...

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  • “From Route 7 north through 7 south, we’ve got it covered”: Countywide Group Promoting Local Artisans Featured in Berkshire Eagle

    “From Route 7 north through 7 south, we’ve got it covered”: Countywide Group Promoting Local Artisans Featured in Berkshire Eagle

    Jenn Smith of the Berkshire Eagle writes in today’s Berkshire Week, ” From the hands of local tradesfolk comes BerkshireMade. Not everyone in this artisan collaborative has an art degree or runs a gallery by trade. One member is a minister, another is a real...

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  • From the Berkshire Eagle

    From the Berkshire Eagle

    Artists band together How local crafters connected to become BerkshireMade By Jenn Smith Thursday, September 17, 2009 PITTSFIELD — From the hands of local tradesfolk comes BerkshireMade. Not everyone in this artisan collaborative has an art degree or runs a gallery by trade. One member...

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  • Upcoming BerkshireMade Events

    Upcoming BerkshireMade Events

    BerkshireMade is a cooperative effort by a select group of Berkshire artisans to promote their high quality, locally made creative work. BerkshireMade artisans have established individual reputations for excellence in their mediums of jewelry, woodworking, ceramics, glass, fabric, paper, metal, fine arts and specialty food....

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