This week's Featured Buyer is Amy Shaw, co-owner of Greenjeans, a shop and gallery for craft in Brooklyn, NY. Amy also writes about craft, art, design, and environmentalism for Greenjeans’ blog.

After working for many years in art galleries and museums, my husband and I established Greenjeans in March 2005 as the place where we could put our values and ideas about sustainability, craftsmanship, and conscientious living into action. From traditional craft to the craft new wave, we represent nearly 60 artisans and artists from around the country and abroad, all of whom we know personally and work with directly.

My big thing is quality and sustainability. Good looks don’t cut it for me if the quality isn’t there or production practices are unsound. Maybe it’s my Yankee upbringing, but I like things to last me a good long time and work the way they’re supposed to. And it’s simply irresponsible to knowingly use materials or means of production that are damaging to the environment or human well-being. Better alternatives abound, so let’s use them as much as possible.

At the same time, I’m always looking for what’s different, fun, and edgy. I like to see artists and artisans experiment with craft techniques to yield unexpected results. And extremely huge or tiny craft projects are awesome. I also love furniture and texture, as my selections will probably reveal.

I believe that, in our age of mass-production and big-box stores, craft is radical, and craft made with integrity, skill, and unique vision is practically divine.

In no particular order…

There is SO MUCH good felt work on Etsy, and verybigjen's pincushion is especially nice. The all-around detail of the piece is astonishing. I’d buy it as a sculpture.

It was hard to pick just one example of the many great felted wool booties on Etsy. These little ones by prettylittle seemed ripe for the season!

Also carrying a fall feeling, I like the quiet presence and art nouveau aesthetic of this pomegranate vase by WhitneySmith.

The curvy contours of this mug by CourtneyMurphey make me want to wrap my hands around it. The painted design is pretty and slightly surreal, very nice.

This headpiece by San Francisco haberdasher Katie Burley is so unusual, and looks beautifully cut and sewn (though it’s hard to tell in a picture). I love how it looks with the model’s curly hair.

I love non-metal rings. This one, which scabbyrobot made from a narrow curl of leather, speaks to me.

Again, it’s difficult to judge the finer details of craftsmanship from a picture (it looks pretty well made to me), but this Exploded Coffee Table made in St. Paul by flatpatterns is an intriguing design inspired by the “exploded” views in instruction manuals.

I’d love to try sitting in lunarloungedesign's Leentu chair (is it as relaxing as it looks, or would I fall thru the straps?). It looks wonderful, as does that coffee table made from an overturned surfboard.

These live edge shelves in cherry by designer/craftsman ADrauglis in Washington, DC, would look great in my apartment or in Greenjeans. And who doesn’t love wood?

This is an impressively fabulous looking coffee table by MeliaDesignUK. It’s finished with 10 coats of lacquer finely sanded between each coat to create the ultra glossy surface. I would love to know about the materials and finishes. It doesn’t look terribly eco-friendly, but it could be…

The dramatic arcs of this hallway table by A. Ashberg make it a stand-out for me. Finished in an oil and wax blend for a rich (and likely non-toxic) glow.

I love finger puppets and these are the ultimate! I’m amazed by how evocative the pared-down detailing is. They remind me of the drawings for South Park.

This sweet Waldorf-inspired doll by Mother Hues warmly reminds me of my somewhat crunchy-granola upbringing.

If I were in a band, I would want Strawberry Luna to make our posters. In fact, that might be reason enough to start a band…

What a great way to reuse beautiful old hardcover books. Froydis makes journals with different types of paper bound inside repurposed vintage covers. Wonderful.

This jacket is made from reclaimed curtains and lined with fabric from a bedsheet. It’s hard to judge the sewing from the picture, but I definitely like the look.

I think they had to kill Elmo to make this chair, but it was worth it! Righteous.

There is a lot of beautiful handspun yarn and small-batch dyed roving (for spinning your own) on Etsy. This flannel grey yarn is spun by Loop in D.C. from silk and alpaca. Delicious.

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