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Continuing with the introductions, let’s meet our next Quinstance teammate: Peter Fotis! Pete first met Erin through a unique coincidence: Erin’s family moved into Pete’s former home! He was thrilled to have a wonderful family move into his childhood home and over time Pete and Erin would become better acquainted...

Our team introductions continue! Last week we introduced our fearless leader Erin Sandler. Next up we have our Assistant Manager and Erin’s right hand woman: Tiffany Worthy! Tiffany has twelve years of retail experience, working in numerous businesses including The Children’s Place, J.Jill, and Tourneau. Tiffany was drawn to Erin’s...

Have you ever thought about that question? Probably not, unless you own your own business. But you should, even as a customer. How are you doing business? You have more choices than you realize, and those choices have impacts. We're a very small company — just the five of us...

Quinstance isn’t just comprised of wonderful items; it’s comprised of wonderful people as well! As such, it would be remiss of me not to introduce you to everyone who works at the store and what objects in their lives make them happy. When it comes to introductions, we have to...

One of the best parts about Quinstance is our mission to keep things fresh and vibrant in the store. We’re constantly looking for new products to carry, searching for items that could become someone’s quinstance. We’re devoted to the idea that customers should forge a connection with what they buy....

In the first part of the interview, we were talking to Maggie Bokor of Maggie Bokor Jewelry about the inspirations behind her creations. In the second part of this interview, we discuss her interactions with her customers, her materials, and the natural world. Q: What is your creation process like?...

Our first Featured Maker is Maggie Bokor, the eponymous jeweler of Maggie Bokor Jewelry. Based in Southern Maine, Maggie specializes in beautiful silver creations reflecting the natural world. In this two part blog interview, I chatted with Maggie to find out more about her creative process and vision: Quinstance: Thank...

Our store wouldn't exist without the products we carry. And those products wouldn't exist without the people whose hands, hearts and heads are constantly engaged in making their products and then making them better. Everything we carry has a story behind it, but more importantly every story has a person...

Over the past few weeks, I’ve become obsessed with making things. Some people may not find this particularly strange. The internet has fueled a DIY culture on a scale never before imaginable. The genre has such a grip on our consciousness that there are whole articles dedicated to teaching you...