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Launch of Etsy
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The 2005 launch, from a Brooklyn apartment, of the online marketplace for handmade and vintage goods. Etsy gave home makers a storefront to the world, turning kitchen-table crafts into millions of small businesses and reshaping how handwork is priced, sold and seen.
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Milestone Year LocationBrooklyn, New York, United States 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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A marketplace built for handmade and vintage goods, the commercial face of the handmade revival
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1. Etsy (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation2005-2014 sectionQuote, 2005-2014 section
The site was launched in 2005 by iospace, a small company composed of Robert Kalin, Chris Maguire, and Haim Schoppik.
1. Etsy (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationOperations sectionQuote, Operations section
Etsy is used by individuals as a part-time business and as a marketplace for handmade, vintage, or recycled goods, in addition to items that differ from mass-produced products.
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