Contact us
We should talk, now or sometime soon! Write to Amberly at care@peopleiveloved.com
We are a few human beings longing for connection / a small printmaking workshop based out of Oakland, California. We specialize in hand-printed & assembled objects, and we're blessed to be able to make them in a small studio by an Oakland farmhouse with a lemon tree. People I've Loved 's works (or pressing issues) intend to facilitate the communication between real, tactile people. Not that we want to deny people their digital selves, we just think there can be room for both.
People I've Loved started in 2011 when Carissa Potter left Colpa Press to focus on creating a stationary line that would bridge the gap between people by helping them have authentic and sometimes difficult conversations. Carissa thinks about each card as a form of performance art that choreographs interactions between humans in various types of relationships. Giving in to nostalgic thoughts on the past, buried longings and hopes for the future, People I've Loved's product line embraces the whole range of emotions. We are “in search of the miraculous” yet tragic definition of what it means to exist, in this time and space. And feel that we should make time to share it.
Over the years, People I've Loved has had an awesome team. We believe that more brains are better than one, and do all concept development as a team. We talk about our issues & interests as a group and see how we can address them authentically to help people get through their days.
Take a deep long breath, things will turn out alright.
Currently, People I've Loved is Carissa Potter, Amberly Largusa, Leslie Rueda, Vera Kachouh, Mollie Underwood, Malaya Tuyay, Stephanie Tsou, Vanessa Mora, Al Hugon, & Delta - our shop dog.
Website photos by Nicola Parisi
We are so lucky to get to work with nice people on collaborations all the time. A few people we have worked with include but are not limited to: Facebook, The Body Shop, Pinterest, SF Center for the Book, Google, SFMOMA, YouTube, ICA Boston, Anthropologie, The ChanZuckerberg Initiative, Madewell, The Hammer Museum, Chronicle Books, McEvoy Foundation for the Arts, The Wall Street Journal, Nylon Magazine, BAMPFA,
The Annenberg Space for Photography, SF Arts Commission, Kala Art Institute, Happinez Magazine, and possibly you.
A few great mentions we have received:
We care lots about your words. We want to talk with you & be helpful. Since we are busy hand-making the goodies, the best way to reach us is through email. Send along a message to Amberly at care@peopleiveloved.com or write to us here:
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