product design
Merchant Home is a line of modern housewares designed, developed, and purveyed by Alexandra Sklar.
Simple in shape and sturdy in material, each Merchant Home item is designed to feel great in the hand, fit efficiently in the cupboard, and be used everyday.
merchanthome.com
@merchanthome
product development
select examples of private label products and artisan collaborations developed on behalf of clients and employers.
full product development, sourcing, and buying portfolio available upon request.
CLIENT: MARCh/MARCHSF.COM
ROLE: private label PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT and artisan collaborations (2014 - 2017)
pictured (l-r): bespoke long-handled tools, michaËl verheyden for march kitchen suite; black-on-white italian splatterware
photography: BEN KIST
EMPLOYER: TERRAIN/SHOPTERRAIN.COM (URBN)
ROLE: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, ASSORTMENT DIRECTION AND STRATEGY AS HEAD BUYER, HARDGOODS (2010 - 2013)
CATEGORIES: INDOOR/OUTDOOR FURNITURE, VINTAGE/FOUND, DECOR, KITCHEN, APPAREL, WELLNESS
client: GARDEN APOTHECARY
PROJECT: SKINCARE PACKAGING SUITE CREATIVE AND ART DIRECTION
DESIGNER: KELLY HOFFMAN-DAVIS
PHOTOGRAPHY: CODY MACCREADY
