Felt+Fat LLC

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In 2012 Nathaniel Mell, our founder was an artist just recently graduated from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture, Temple University. That fall he was kicked out of his artists studio at the old Viking Mills property in East Kensington, the city had shut them down and he had to find somewhere to go. That's when he found an unheated corner of a building being renovated by what appeared to be a group of foolhardy idealists led by Brian Murray. The building later became MaKen Studios North and the team eventually became Shift Capital. The accommodation was temporary and he found a new space in South Kensington in 2013. Later, in 2014 he started Felt+Fat LLC which quickly grew and by 2016 when we needed to majorly expand, we circled back to talk with Brian and the team and ended up being one of the first new tenants at the South building where we stayed until this summer. Shift Capital has been a huge part of our growth story over these past ten years. Brian has always been there, championing our mission and introducing us to folks and the late Jeffrey Kahn was the first person to write a check, investing in Felt+Fat in 2022. They have been instrumental in providing us a place to grow and in making me more aware of the needs of this community. It was in 2020 that they introduced us to Baker Industries and helped change our hiring practice to focus on providing jobs to our direct community. We are forever grateful for everything this team has done to champion our business and this neighborhood we love.

So excited to have launched our Aura collection this week with the legendary Megan Rapinoe! It was an incredible team effort between her, Jessica Clarendon, Julia Parsley, the Wasserman crew and our development team, led by Lauren Mabry, our production team lead by Betti Wright and the creative background work of Graham Brosius. Special thanks to Dominic Episcopo and his team, including J. DeVirgilis for their work on this awesome video. Team work makes the dream work. https://lnkd.in/egEr9jT9

Starting today, you can now become an investor in Felt+Fat Ceramics. Hi friends, this is Nate, the founder of Felt+Fat. I’m writing today to share some really exciting news about the future of our business. Recently, we began a new chapter for F+F and raised over two million dollars to help us expand into a new 26,000 square foot production facility - that’s over five times the size of our previous space. This new facility will mean an end to lead times, the beginning of new product development and importantly, dozens of new jobs for our Kensington, Philadelphia community. Here’s where you come in: we are in the second phase of our capital raise and we’ve partnered with Wefunder to put together a community investment round so that our direct customers and supporters can become shareholders in the business. For as little as $100 you can now become an investor in Felt+Fat. In addition to becoming a shareholder, we’ve added a few perks for those who join the team. Depending on the amount contributed, investors will enjoy things like early access to sales, off-menu ordering options and even lifetime discount codes! Ready to join in? Click the link below to learn more. Do you have questions? Drop us a DM or shoot me an email: [email protected]. If you like what we are doing but don’t have the capacity to make an investment, please do me a favor and like this post / comment and share it with your community. We’re really excited to share this next step in our journey with you. Your investment will help shape the future of this company and the future of American pottery manufacturing. https://lnkd.in/eCYGRmDK

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