Jo Ellen Designs is much more than a home goods design studio. Yes, we want to create and produce beautiful, well crafted items for your home.  But we also want to do more.  We want to sustain this same value of beauty and "good craft" in all we do and in all that our items will bring into your home – from the locations where they are made, to the people who make them, to the materials used, to how we reinvest locally, nationally and internationally.

As we debut with our line of 100% wool hand hooked rugs and pillows, our vision is great.  To begin, we are committed to donating 10% of all our profits after tax to charity and local scholarship funds. In addition, through our Designs for Good! program designated organizations receive a portion of each rug and pillow sale.

Click to read more about the Designs for Good! program and stay tuned for updates as we imagine how our need to create here at Jo Ellen Designs will allow us to create ways to meet the needs of others. Thank you for being a part of our mission!

Before creating beautiful home goods Jo Ellen Stammen was a fine artist and children's book illustrator. Her training and success – over 13 published titles, including a Caldecott nomination and Christopher Award – are evident in the distinctive sensibility of her pieces which each tell a story or portray a unique perspective.  Located in a picturesque village on the coast of Maine, natural beauty and tranquility are drawn into the forms and figures of the heirloom rugs and pillows she designs. (read more)

Playful and sophisticated, each rug teases with a narrative in colors that speak to your home.