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ABOUT US

Your One-Stop Shop For Whimsy Goods

The Neighborgoods is a woman-owned gift company based in Washington, DC. Our mission is simple: to add a little joy and function to your everyday life through our colorful and sustainable kitchen and home goods.

From Homemade Holiday Gifts To A Gift Brand

It all started in 2013, when Jodi, the founder and creator behind The Neighborgoods, was running her own graphic design business. Looking to break into the food and beverage packaging industry, she illustrated a series of recipes to build her portfolio. Inspired by the illustrations, she came up with the idea to print the illustrated recipes on dish towels as holiday gifts for friends.

Realizing the project was a bit too ambitious for a single weekend, she signed up for a screen-printing class to hone her skills. One year later, she was hand screen-printing dish towels for everyone on her list, and The Neighborgoods was born.

What Started With A Dish Towel Has Grown Nationwide

Over the past decade, Jodi has grown The Neighborgoods into a small but mighty team. Together they’ve grown the product line far beyond dish towels. They have sold their goods in over 900 stores nationwide, including The Neighborgoods DC, their local makers gift shop, at Ronald Reagan National (DCA) Airport. 

From their Washington DC studio, Jodi and her team continue to churn out sustainable goods for everyday life with a touch of color and whimsy to help make daily tasks around the home a little brighter.  Each product is hand packaged with love, ready to gift (or keep!) and is sure to make you smile.




MEET THE TEAM



DC small maker

JODI (she/her/hers) is the creator, maker, designer, and illustrator behind The Neighborgoods. Each design she creates is close to her heart, and is inspired by her love of food, its beauty, its joy, and the way it brings people together.
 In her free time, she loves hunting for vintage finds at flea markets and diving into DIY project ( she hand-painted the floor at our very first shop). You can usually find her with a coffee in one hand and a few dish towels in her bag (they make great napkins on the go). She is mom to two dogs, Frankie and Betty, and a living room full of plants. 
 
Favorite Food: Pasta
 
Favorite Neighborgoods Product: She can't pick just one because they're all her babies, but she's currently using the Lilac tote on a daily basis.






JULIE (she/her/hers) is the Studio Production Manager at The Neighborgoods busy making sure we get all of our orders out at the speed of light and that we don't blow our burrito budget in the process. She is also ready to jump in on all of the things as we grow our small but mighty business.  She is a mixed media artist who loves listening to podcasts and drinking coffee while she works or paints. Julie spends most weekends at her cabin that she and her husband built, kayaking, painting, thrifting and riding around in her old Jeep blasting 90's hip-hop.   Her recent claim to fame is that she was the winner of a puzzle championship beating out a 5x Jeopardy winner and general scholar by 10+ hours. She is mom to 2 teen girls (send help) and an adorable baby hippo (AKA dog) named Lou Lou.

Favorite Food: 


Favorite Neighborgoods Product: All the Mushroom and Cherry goods.





 

River (they/them/theirs) is the Studio Operations Assistant at The Neighborgoods. They are a DC native artist with a focus in fiber arts such as weaving and sewing. In their free time, they are usually tending their garden, packing a local mutual aid library, hiking, or moshing at Pie Shop. Their lifelong dream is to live in a cobhouse (made of hay, clay, sand, and water) with an orchard and food forest.

Favorite Food: Noodles of many varieties and steamed dumplings

Favorite Neighborgoods product: We the Produce and Marigolds sponge cloths 

 

 


NAOMI (she/her/hers) is the Brand Marketing Manager at The Neighborgoods, where she leads marketing efforts to connect customers near and far with our locally made goods. Fun fact: She’s also known to moonlight as a model for the brand. She is a content creator and freelance writer covering beauty, fashion, and wellness trends. Naomi's work has been previously published at Rank & Style, SACRD, among others. She holds a B.A. in Journalism from Howard University. When Naomi is not working, she enjoys thrifting and running her online vintage resale business.


Favorite Food: Tacos

Favorite Neighborgoods Product: Avocado Pot Holder

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