tinaproduce
Announcement Welcome to the shop! Tina Produce promotes sustainability by offering reusable napkins, kitchen towels, totes and tees. Initial designs are inspired by farmers' markets and aim to celebrate year-round fresh local produce. All functional art pieces are designed and hand screenprinted in Oakland, California.
Announcement
Welcome to the shop! Tina Produce promotes sustainability by offering reusable napkins, kitchen towels, totes and tees. Initial designs are inspired by farmers' markets and aim to celebrate year-round fresh local produce. All functional art pieces are designed and hand screenprinted in Oakland, California.
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kathylouise on Jan 16, 2021
5 out of 5 starsThis is great; oh-so cute! Arrived quickly and nicely. Thank you!
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Alaina on Oct 10, 2020
5 out of 5 starsBought these for my mother's birthday, she adores them. The packaging was thoughtful and fun. Towels are high quality. Prints are detailed and CRISP! Well done!
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kathylouise on Jan 16, 2021
5 out of 5 starsAnother oh-so cute towel! A gift that I know my friend will love. Well made and nicely packaged.
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Jessica on Jan 11, 2021
5 out of 5 starsSo cute! My son loves blueberries so when I saw this shirt I had to get it. The shirt material is very soft and high quality. Shipping was fast. Will definitely purchase from this shop again. Only thing I wish is that you had more designs! My son’s absolute favorite are bananas (nanas as he calls them) so if you come out with a banana design I’ll buy it in a heartbeat!
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Terry on Dec 28, 2020
5 out of 5 starsI ordered these cotton napkins as a Christmas gift for a friend. They are so cute that I will be ordering some for myself.
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Cindee on Dec 16, 2020
5 out of 5 starsThese napkins are SO CUTE. They are small, as it says in the description, but they are well made and the colors are bright. I bought these as gifts, but I would love to buy myself some! Shipping was quick!
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Ariel on Dec 13, 2020
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful design and packaging! Can't wait to give this as a gift and will need to buy another set for me!
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Ariel on Dec 13, 2020
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful design and packaging! Can't wait to give this as a gift and will need to buy more for me!
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Jenny on Nov 28, 2020
5 out of 5 starsMy second order. Im very pleased and can’t wait to give them to friends.
About tinaproduce
Life is Berry Sweet
All Tina Produce items are designed, hand screen-printed and cleverly packaged in Oakland by me, Kristina Basgen, and on occasion a few helpers.
The seeds of Tina Produce began in 2009, when I left my administrative non-profit job to pursue a more creative career. I worked at farmers’ markets while taking a slew of graphic arts classes. Spending time at the outdoor farmers’ markets proved more therapeutic for my mental health than the health of my dwindling savings; I still have yet to discover a sad person at a farmers market. When I took an intensive screen printing class in the summer of 2010, the berry designs for Tina Produce emerged. Slowly but surely my Etsy site took wind and a few local shops began carrying the on trend gift-ready kitchen towels and napkin sets. Beyond my wildest dreams, Anthropologie picked up the floursack towels and mixed berry napkin sets for their summer 2013 inventory.
At that point, I hired a recent grad from California College of the Arts, Haley Delaney, and my dear friend, Selja Ojanne, a recent MFA grad, as my printing assistants. Until then, I had only contracted a couple Oakland seamstresses for occasional napkin hemming. It took several other friends, my parents, and other Oakland community members for help packaging towels in baskets and sticking tags. Besides napkin hemming, most operations are handled by myself these days, but I am grateful to know I have my options within the community of Oakland for times of higher volume.
Who knew that working at farmers' markets would eventually inspire professional independence in a creative field!
Shop members
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Kristina Basgen
Owner, Marketer, Creator
I love screenprinting and aim to create sustainable goodies that promote the local foods movement. My inspiration comes from time spent working at farmers markets in California.
Production partners
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Lisa's Sewing Services
Oakland, CA
Lisa is a super detail-oriented local seamstress and came to Tina Produce looking for work. Whenever we have times of higher volume, Lisa is able to support us with high quality and quick napkin hemming turnarounds.
Shop policies
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Returns and exchanges
No refund or credit is given for goods visibly damaged, unusable, or beyond the 30 day period.