I started Wildwood and Mane because I love making things. Even in design school, I loved playing around and finding my ideas in the process of working—that’s the way I design, that’s the way I figure things out, that’s who I am. I love materials, I love tools, and I love creating—one idea, one cut, one stitch at a time.

With Wildwood and Mane I wanted to turn that impulse into great designs that help express the many sides of us—the tough and the chic, the elevated and the every day.

Everything I do with Wildwood and Mane I make and test myself, putting it through the paces every day until I know it’s ready for anyone, that’s it’s made for life and made for living.

The journey’s starting with the Audrey Wristlet—inspired by my daughter—but that’s only the beginning. Follow along, because more is coming soon.

-Katie Aber, Founder