Handmade Milwaukee
May 24, 2016Culture & Style

Handmade Milwaukee

Let there be light.

BY Claire Hanan

Watt gives?

This “Modern Swag” pendant light ($150), hand strung with cotton thread by Melissa Pare, that’s what. We’re fans of Pare’s online shop Moraye that sells lamps, in addition to jewelry made with reclaimed urban wood – available at moraye.com.

‘Handmade Milwaukee’ appears in the May 2016 issue of Milwaukee Magazine.

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Claire Hanan
Claire Hanan worked at the magazine as an editor from 2012-2017. She edited the Culture section and wrote stories about all sorts of topics, including the arts, fashion, politics and more. In 2016, she was a finalist for best profile writing at the City and Regional Magazine Awards for her story "In A Flash." In 2014, she won the the Milwaukee Press gold award for best public service story for editing "Handle With Care," a service package about aging in Milwaukee. Before all this, she attended the University of Missouri's School of Journalism and New York University's Summer Publishing Institute.

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