45 Women-Owned Home Brands That Should Be on Every Design Lover's Radar

For Ayesha Curry, the month of July holds a special place in her heart: she was married in July 2011 and had her children on the same month in the years following. Her aptly named lifestyle company, Sweet July, offers a thoughtful curation of home goods and kitchen items that'll elevate your daily living.

Our favorite product: These hand-thrown espresso cups make the sweetest kitchen decor while letting you sip your morning brew in style. We love the speckled design and matching saucers.

Founded two decades ago by textile designer Serena Dugan and former tech company executive Lily Kanter, Serena & Lily was born out of their desire to build a home with character. Within the company's collection, you'll find nods to California style (otherwise known as coastal and casual home design) to mix and match in your space.

Our favorite product: This charming Riviera chair, which is one of the brand's most instantly recognizable pieces.

Founder Nana Quagraine is a native of Ghana and South Africa, and she channels both locales through her love of design. After noticing the lack of access to African design on a global scale, she launched the 54kibo marketplace with a mission to spread the creativity of Africa and its diaspora to the world.

Our favorite product: Inspired by a traditional Ndebele necklace, this wall mirror is handmade with traditional African weaving techniques. We love the striking contrast between the colored wax string and the birch wood frame.

Parachute Home founder Ariel Kaye saw a hole in the market for quality and accessible bedding. Using her advertising and brand development career expertise, Kaye launched her own ethical, direct-to-consumer company with that exact ethos in mind.

Our favorite product: Also known for its loungewear, the brand's best-selling robe is made with 100 percent long-staple Turkish cotton for a soft, relaxed fit.

Colored glassware is one of the biggest home trends of the moment, and Estelle Colored Glass creates gorgeous, delicate glassware in every shade of the rainbow. Stephanie Summerson Hall established the brand as a way to honor and commemorate her grandmother's legacy for being a voracious antique shopper.

Our favorite product: These luxury hand-blown glasses comes in several colors and styles to elevate your champagne toasts, happy hours, holiday hosting, and everything in between.

Johanna Howard has been designing ever since she watched her mom create handmade dresses at her atelier while growing up in Sweden. After fine-tuning her creative eye in her career, Howard began creating home decor pieces inspired by Scandinavian design.

Our favorite product: In partnership with Burrow, Howard designed this classic ottoman tray with a lip to seamlessly keep decor, charcuterie, or anything else organized.

Aurora James founded Brother Vellies with the goal of keeping traditional African design practices and techniques alive. She's also the founder of the 15 Percent Pledge, a nonprofit that calls on big-name retailers to allocate 15 percent of their shelf space to Black-owned businesses. Her luxury home and fashion brand includes handmade goodies you'll want to keep on display.

Our favorite product: This display-worthy checkered dish was hand-made in Vietnam; we love the mixed media design that incorporates rattan weaving with painted ceramic.

At Our Place, co-founder Shiza Shahid's mission is to make sure everyone has a seat at the table, especially at mealtime. The brand honors those of multicultural backgrounds with cookware and utensils that bring heirloom recipes to life at the table.

Our favorite product: While the brand is known for the viral 10-in-1 Always Pan, our editors love this ceramic serveware set for hosting. It includes essentials like serving platters and bowls and mini bowls for sauces and sides. Bonus: every item is designed to be stackable, saving you cabinet space.

Eliza Blank founded The Sill in 2012 to combine her love of gardening from her family's Filipino roots with the need to refresh her own apartment. The brand has a curation of easy care houseplants, outdoor plants, orchids, and even gifts for plant lovers, so you can find something no matter how green your thumb is (or isn't).

Our favorite product: This leafy bird of paradise plant not only adds jungle-inspired grandeur to your space, but it's beginner-friendly and comes in your choice of grow pot.

Vivee Home co-founders Katya Warm and Meryl Ware create fine and modern art-driven home decor that's both stunning and sustainable. They utilized their backgrounds in art and marketing to launch the brand and channel their joy for life (vivee translates "to live") in their collections. Plus, five percent of Vivee Home's profits go to The Art Therapy Project.

Our favorite product: The sculptural shape and cobalt blue color of this vase make for a decor piece that's so striking, you won't even need to fill it with flowers.

After adopting her dog, Fritz, in 2021, Danielle Heeren paired her love for canines with her desire to launch a dog- and planet-friendly lifestyle brand. Her Approved by Fritz collection includes sustainable, modern pet goods that can seamlessly fit in your space.

Our favorite product: This fully recycled dog bed has a machine-washable cover that makes cleaning a breeze. It also comes in two sizes and four different patterns to suit your pup and your style.

Yellow Leaf Hammocks's co-founder Rachel Connors pitched her brand alongside husband Joe Demin on Shark Tank in 2020. With their million-dollar deal, they launched the brand with the help of craftswomen of the Mlabri Tribe in Northern Thailand, also known as "the people of the yellow leaves."

Our favorite product: The co-founders' Hammock Throne is one of the most luxurious hammocks you can buy, thanks to its 360-degree swivel design and "extremely comfortable" and "customizable" qualities.

For founder Sara Sugarman, home decor has always been a family business, thanks to loved ones who worked in hospitality and interior design industries. When building Lulu and Georgia, she kept community and family in the brand's DNA, even down to naming her company after her grandfather, Lou, and her father, George.

Our favorite product: This Harlowe swivel chair's sculpted arm rests give it a modern, cozy feel designed for a corner nook or family room.

Teri Johnson founded her candle brand, the Harlem Candle Company, to pay homage to the Harlem Renaissance and the iconic figures of the '20s and '30s who defined the era. Shop so many swoon-worthy scents, ranging from vibrant florals to sensual woody tones.

Our favorite product: This candle is inspired by entertainer Josephine Baker, also known as the bronze goddess of the Harlem Renaissance, with its sensual blend of rose, jasmine, warm amber, tonka bean, and sandalwood notes.

Candice Luter's decor brand initially started as a hobby—but it quickly transformed into an impressive collection of custom furniture and wall hangings. Each piece is handmade and come in various glass tints and fringe hues that'll complement any boho-chic aesthetic.

Our favorite product: This gold-tipped fringe mirror looks gorgeous when styled in your entryway over a console table. Plus, it's convenient to shop on West Elm.

Translating to "life energy," Lisa Li's brand The Qi is rooted in providing energy to all its customers via sensory-based teas. In addition to offering flowering herbs, which helped the founder recover from work burnout, her collection includes heat-resistant glass cups and saucers to help you see your beverage in full bloom.

Our favorite product: This gorgeous, handmade glass teapot is whimsically designed and intended to help you savor your tea rituals. The 100% borosilicate glass is safe to use with both hot and cold water.

Founded in 1977 and owned by Cara Barde, Crow Canyon Home is known as an originator of splatter enamelware. The brand has a wide selection of uniquely patterned, hand-painted kitchenware, ranging from serving dishes to food storage containers.

Our favorite product: This three-quart pitcher is perfect for patio season, since it can hold your favorite lemonades or homemade margarita mixes—yet it's dishwasher safe.

Before launching Afternoon Light, Deirdre Maloney and Minya Quirk worked in fashion as business partners for nearly two decades. They turned to home decor as a way to streamline shopping for "hard-to-find great stuff."

Our favorite product: We love that you can find items like this Knit-Wit High Floor Lamp by Iskos Berlin, which is featured in Afternoon Light's Made by Hand series.