1.Year & Day
Like most people in the midst of a move, founder Kathryn Duryea (formerly of Rocksbox and Tiffany & Co.), was initially excited to buy home essentials for her new place. But again and again, she found herself disappointed by the boring, expensive, and low-quality tableware options out there, so she started taking glaze-making classes and doing the research to bring her own vision to life.
2.Snowe
As a couple moving in together in New York City, Rachel Cohen and Andrés Modak struggled to figure out how to decorate their new home. Both recent Wharton grads, they had the creativity and business expertise to form their own solution to this common conundrum. Their online company, Snowe, carries all the home essentials you could ever want, from silky sheets and fluffy robes to dinnerware, barware, and candles.
