ERIK & MIKE: Erik & Mike“ the company, is named after two friends, Erik Caplan and Michael Prentice, who met while visiting Bali in 2001. Working directly with local artisans they developed hand beaded affordable jewelry as Bali was just beginning their bead industry. Erik moved production to India where the product ,shown here on Faire is produced. The Soan collection is hand sewn on to fabric and meticulously cut out of the sewn fabric. Using Czech, calibrated beads produces what I believe is the best quality seed bead jewelry at a great price- Erik. Our hand felted wool product is made by the women artisans in Nepal. We used mid 20th century artists Mark Rothko and Joseph Albers as our inspiration in designing the line. Check back weekly as new merchandise is added to the front pages of the shop or you can see by clicking new arrivals on the left. Half of our customers have been getting Insider free shipping. We have no control on this- its a random algorithm. For those who do not get free shipping, I send samples related to the buy -to offset the shipping cost for all orders over $150. We no longer sell directly to the consumer. Retail website has been closed.