For many of us, home is our mothers. For makers in the Durham area, home is The Mothership. Located less than a mile off East Campus, the gift shop, co-working facility and event space sells exclusively North Carolinian artisan goods running the gamut from vintage clothing to zines and hosts workers from photographers to consultants.
According to co-founder Krista Nordgren, The Mothership was founded on the concept of “radical hospitality,” aiming to support all people on their creative and work journeys. In 2013, Nordgren and co-founders Katie DeConto and Megan Bowser established the space as two separate entities — Nordgren’s The Makery, a shop focused on selling products of independent business owners, and DeConto and Bowsers’ Mercury Studio, a coworking and event facility — before combining into its current iteration in…
