The original concept for Made Cleveland was born many years ago, but was fully solidified around the holidays of 2019. Our Founder, Ash O’Connor, was trying to find ways to support local creators online, but finding it to be a fun challenge. After having worked with artists for many years, hearing similar gripes about lack of consistent regional representation, and then being a hopeful customer finding the same difficulty from the opposite end – creating a website to unite maker and consumer seemed a no-brainer!