Give Simple - Brands

Bella Cucina

To be a part of the daily ritual of eating simply, yet deliciously, is to be a part of a centuries-old art of living a beautiful life. It evokes emotions that have lain dormant, tapping into a creativity that we all possess. It is accessible for all, enjoying good food and thoughtful conversation at the table. Bella Cucina was created with this philosophy in mind. In the early nineties, Alisa Barry, Chef and Creator of Bella Cucina Artful Food, opened a small café in Atlanta called Bella Cucina to share her passion for cooking and eating deliciously. When her customers kept asking for pestos to take home so they could enjoy her food at their own table, a specialty food business was born. Today, Bella Cucina Artful Food is an award-winning product line sold nation-wide. Bella Cucina makes all of their products by hand in small batches using the highest quality farm-grown produce honoring the ancient Italian tradition which celebrates of the art of food.

French Bull

French Bull is a contemporary melamine housewares collection designed by Jackie Shapiro. Features and benefits include high heat resistance and dish washer safe, light weight, durable material, child friendly shatter proof material, long wearing, color that does not fade, discolor or chip and great dual purpose indoor and outdoor usage. The idea for French Bull came about by wanting to create home ware products for design conscious consumers at accessible prices. French Bull reinterprets melamine, a nostalgic material popular in the 1960's, with a fresh look for a modern lifestyle, bringing back this familiar and functional, accessibly priced material in graphic and modern patterns otherwise not available.

Niven Morgan

Louisiana native Niven Morgan has built a Texas based company into a worldwide distributor of bath, body and home aromas. Luxe creams, velveting lotions, spray perfumes and scented candles bearing his name are being offered in exclusive stores throughout the country. Niven's idea was actually an epiphany he conjured up while sitting in bumper to bumper traffic in downtown Dallas. Thinking to himself, it has to get better than this, the idea of bath salts sprung into his mind. What better way to relax than a warm bath filled with a wonderful aroma? Niven's childhood flashed before him and he could hear his mom yelling "time to take your bath." With this in mind, the Niven Morgan line of products was born. Niven Morgan, with his spirited personality and hands on relationship with his customers has separated him and his product line from others. It's that personal touch Morgan says that has built my company from a vision to reality. And reality is looking pretty good. Time tested and customer loyalty, are two reasons his line of products continue to grow. Distinctive fragrances, European formulations and sleek packaging have helped Niven Morgan reach his target market of upscale boutiques, specialty gift stores and luxurious resorts.

Paddywax

Paddywax offers beautifully classic glasses, which are perfectly dressed in exciting new packaging. The simple and sophisticated white and black box has a multicolored stripe that appears as a colorful surprise once the lid is opened. Each glass is hand-tied with black and white stitched ribbon and hand-poured using the finest natural fragrance oils and blended vegetable wax to ensure optimum burn time and fragrance throw.

Pine Cone Hill

Founded in 1994 by Annie Selke on her dining room table, Pine Cone Hill is an important wholesaler of a distinctive line that includes sleepwear, quilts, sheeting, rugs, blankets, table linens, and other decorative bedding. The line combines Annie's extraordinary sense of design and color inspired, in part, by her extensive collection of antique textiles and patterns. Pine Cone Hill products are sold in many major home catalogs and more than 2500 high-end specialty stores across the country. Annie's husband Whitney is also her business partner, overseeing the operations and sourcing side of the business. He matches Annie's designs with the most suitable purveyors, assuring consistent quality in the Pine Cone Hill line.

Potluck Studios

Potluck Studios was founded in 1992 by Karen Skelton with the support of her husband Richard Siegel. At their very first show, Potluck Studios sold more than 5000 raku fired flower pots to high end stores and galleries across the US, France, Japan, Canada and the UK. Potluck Studios has been busy growing and expanding ever since. In 1996, she designed and made bowls that were so popular they became the foundation for the extensive hand thrown and glazed Custom Potluck Dinnerware Collection of today, including the all-time favorite ruffle cake stands and compotes. Karen met Annie Selke, founder of Pine Cone Hill, in 2000. Together they created a distinctive line of Potluck table linens to complement the beautiful colors of the pottery. The new linen line and subsequent collaboration proved to be so successful that Annie and her husband Whitney purchased Potluck Studios and relocated the operation to the Pine Cone Hill home base in the beautiful Berkshires of western Massachusetts. Karen stayed on as Potluck's Creative Director. Once settled in to the new location, a long-held dream of Karen's came to fruition with the introduction of the imported ruffle "Flirt Collection." Designed to be as easy-care (microwaveable and dishwasher-safe) as the made-to-order Custom line but with a quicker shipping turnaround, the Flirt line is made exclusively for Potluck by a state-of-the-art company in China.

Sally Russell

Sally Russell was born in San Francisco and raised on the Monterey Peninsula, one of California’s most picturesque areas. This beautiful area is an artist’s dream and Sally’s affinity for vivid colors, organic textures and playful patterns is the result of growing up in a place that is undeniably magical. She credits her parents with cultivating her creative spirit by encouraging her to explore her burgeoning talents – and never complaining about the messes she inevitably made.

Before devoting herself to her ceramic and textile business, Sally Russell had a flourishing career in the competitive world of fine art. Her larger-than-life size papier-mache sculptures and whimsical ceramic totems, some reaching 12 feet in height, grace homes and commercial buildings from Big Sur to Seattle. Creating and selling her line of ceramic dinnerware was initially a way for Sally to finance her fine art, but the thriving business has now become her focus. She has a long list of clients who have commissioned fine art pieces – and Sally still devotes some of her time to sculpting. "I've always played with irregular textures, colors and patterns, and bringing these elements to everyday objects seems to be a natural extension of what I am already doing with my fine art."