Fall 2014

Best Sellers in Chicago By Megy Karydes

Neighborly

Jenny Beorkrem, owner
www.neighborlyshop.com

Nestled quietly in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood, Neighborly originally started in Jenny Beorkrem’s former studio where she and her team designed neighborhood themed posters. The growth of that company led them to move the design studio a few blocks away, but Neighborly took over the space after testing it out as a pop up shop during a holiday season.

Today Ork posters are Neighborly’s flagship product but nearby residents stop by the contemporary shop to buy gifts produced by mostly local and Midwest artists.

“The Chicago neighborhood poster is our No. 1 seller, but a lot of artwork does well here, too,” Beorkrem said. The poster design sells so well, she’s produced a line of T-shirts featuring the design. Intelligentsia coffee mugs are popular gifts for both men and women as are the spices and hot sauce bottles by local organizations.

Best Sellers
Best Seller Chicago neighborhood artwork by Ork Posters (Beorkrem’s poster company)
Tabletop Intelligentsia mugs
Stationery JulieAnnArt
Apparel RAYGUN and their own line of screen-printed T-shirts
Consumables Urban Accents spices
Baby Rhymes with Twee

Megy Karydes

Megy Karydes is a professional writer and president of marketing/public relations consulting firm Karydes Consulting. She specializes in the gift and home industry. You can reach her by visiting www.karydesconsulting.com.