Our Mission
In today’s tumultuous world, VOIS invites the consumer to become part of a community promoting mental wellness and ‘armor’ themselves with conscious, stylish, and well-crafted tools for living.
MADE LOCAL
VOIS is collaborating with USA manufactures and local artisans aligned with their mission.
CORE STYLE
The style of the designs is strong and clean, composed of a neutral color palette of black and nude and incorporates the VOIS brand stamp composed of three interlocking rings. The subtle color palette and brand stamp allows the consumer to promote mental wellness awareness as their base and accessorize with layers of their own personal style.
COMMUNITY FOCUS
VOIS contributes a percentage of sales to a diversity of mental wellness organizations to support the building of greater community connection.
Our Values
Our goods hold truth in their materials, deliberateness in their design, and affect in their use.
TRUTH IN MATERIALS
made in the USA
small batch craftsmanship
highest quality
small batch craftsmanship
highest quality
DELIBERATE DESIGNS
classic yet modern
infused with our interlocking ring mission symbol
sizing to fit however you see fit
infused with our interlocking ring mission symbol
sizing to fit however you see fit
GIVING BACK
percentage of sales to mental wellness organizations
our collective VOIS ambassadors socialize our mission daily
our collective VOIS ambassadors socialize our mission daily
Our Makers
The artisans that we have the privilege of collaborating with share their story in each piece they make for you.
DIVERSITY
Our makers share unity in uniqueness. Each one, just like all of us, has found a different path to their craft.
EQUITY
Our makers engage in fair trade + wage practices. We wish we could work for all of them!
INCLUSION
Our makers share their talents among their communities to strengthen the knowledge of all. Instead of keeping secrets, they collaborate to secure their craft.
Our Founders
Friends by choice, collaborators by design.
Designers Michael DePaulo and Bryn Ablamsky are passionate about normalizing the conversation on mental health awareness and providing self-empowerment tools for everyday living as a necessity, not a luxury. They founded VOIS during a tumultuous time in our society to honor personal compassion through community craftsmanship.
ORIGIN STORY
Michael and Bryn became friends while earning their architecture degrees at Northeastern University in Boston, supporting each other through many late night studio sessions and mentally challenging design reviews. Following those studio years Brynya pursued her early career in residential architecture and graphic design while Michael established his self-title couture fashion line.
As the years passed they remained close friends, supporting each other through many seasons of fashion and mentally challenging business decisions. They would periodically collaborate on their respective work at the moment and discuss the day that they would collaborate on a business venture that would make a difference to many.