Creatives at heart, James Slaven and Carla Zajac transformed a garage-sized passion project into an edgy, artisan-fueled lifestyle brand.

Like any great love story, ​Carla Regina Zajac and James Andrew Slaven’s relationship is ever-evolving. The Michigan natives behind Regina Andrew Detroit met 30 years ago after bonding over a mutual appreciation for music and art. Today, the married duo have turned that shared admiration into a beloved design brand. “We never set out to be product designers,” says Slaven. “Our entire history has been one serendipitous snowball effect.”

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