We had the good fortune of connecting with Carolina Spitzer and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Carolina, is your business focused on helping the community? If so, how?

My products are all handmade. Most of the pieces are made to order and everything else is done in really REALLY small batches, so there’s almost no waste. My intention has always been to make beautiful objects that people will cherish and want to keep for themselves or gift to loved ones. The vision is for the objects to become modern heirlooms.

I value and prioritize my community in Brooklyn, it is a very dynamic and inspiring group. Therefore, a couple of times a year I give a percentage of my sales to the local school and clay studio.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
I’ve always pursued a creative carreer – , I worked for advertising agencies, packaging design studios, textile design firms and even for MoMA. I enjoyed this type of work, although it was sometimes a little draining, in part because of the conventional work-hours/settings but also because I was not free to fully put my voice and take ownership of the design and products. Then came motherhood, and that was the final push I needed to go in a different direction: focusing on creating my own brand while still spending a lot of time as a mother.

I started to envision what my own endeavor might look like. At first, I explored many, perhaps too many, design areas that are part of my expertise and interests such as wallpapers and consciously-made textiles for the home. At that time, I took a pottery class, and this art type quickly became my passion, and eventually, when Covid hit I decided to focus on the ceramic line, which later expanded to a ceramic jewelry line, my most successful series so far.

In hindsight, I realize that while it was good to have a plan and a direction, it was crucial to adapt to the unexpected change and find a way to keep designing and making my products even when the path forward seems unclear.  Having my own line and having people buying and connecting directly to it is exciting and scary but ultimately really fulfilling. It is not easy, because each part of the process depends on me, but with time I am becoming more confident making my own decisions and working on my own terms. That is a great feeling.

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
I would start right where I live in prospect heights Brooklyn, Some highlights include to have coffee and corneto at Gran caffe de martini, shop at Amano and walk along Vanderbilt and underhill avenues all the way into prospect park. We would stroll park slope and get an early diner at Haenyo, and drinks at Franks wine bar in Carrol gardens.

second day would be Brooklyn heights and the promenade, Dumbo etc. Time out market is an excellent option to eat. if we are with the kids, definitely stop at Pier 6.

walk along The highline, visit some art galleries in Chelsea, get lost in west village and end up in Doyers st for Chinese food and drinks at Apotheke.

If there’s time for a little day road trip I’d take her to the Pollock-Krasner house in east Hamptons and the Parrish museum, eat at Cowfish with views of the bays,

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
Pilar Pose, was my mentor/coach for a short while but connecting with her and working on my business with her guidance was really integral to the beginnings of carolaspitzer

Website: www.carolaspitzer.com

Instagram: @carola_spitzer

Image Credits
Ana Gastaneta photo

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