“Why are so few things made in America these days?”

As a photo stylist for national magazines and catalogs, Raw Materials Design founder Janna Lufkin was struck by the props she used on her assignments – everything was made offshore. Determined to defy that trend, she hit on the idea of making tote bags from cotton scatter rugs left over from a photo shoot.

Raw Materials Design was started during the Great Recession of 2008, and the product line soon grew to include aprons, dish towels, pot holders and much more.

Janna draws her inspiration from her ancestors – four generations of rugged, self-reliant ranchers who settled in the high desert of southern Idaho. Living miles from the nearest paved road (let alone a supermarket or big-box home improvement center!), when they needed something, they often had to make it themselves.

True to her ranching family’s heritage, all our products are made tough and made to last.

A direct link to a bygone era.

Janna and her cousin Jim Hedrick are descended from the same ranching family roots and share their ancestors’ traits of self-reliance and resourcefulness.

Using a selection of tools passed down from Janna's father, Jim crafts a unique selection of ornaments, bowls, candlesticks, and more from leftover hardwood lumber and rounds scavenged from downed trees.

Each piece is truly one-of-a-kind, a unique testimony to the resourcefulness of their ancestors.