Made In America

There was a show that I loved on HBO called How to Make it in America. It followed two 20 something guys trying to launch a denim brand in the hopes of striking it rich. As a product designer, I certainly identified with their daily hustle & bustle. You can often find me running around the garment district picking everything from zippers & linen, to meeting with sample makers. I know most of my small business owner friends lead similar lives as well. We get a first hand view of how to make it in America AND how it's Made in America. I've got nothing against products made outside of the USA, as a matter of fact I would like to one day support small artisan communities elsewhere, but I think there needs to be more education about what it actually takes to produce a product on our shores. I came across this article on a new ABC series called Made in America, where the challenge was to decorate a home using only American made products. Check it out, I see the names of some brands that I know well. What do you think?