Terra Firma drives value creation. Founded by Private Equity pioneer Guy Hands in 1994, Terra Firma has a 30+ year track record of investing in transformational private equity, operational real estate and infrastructure plus. Since establishment, Terra Firma has invested €18 billion in 43 businesses with an aggregate enterprise value of over €52 billion.
Terra Firma means ‘solid ground’. It reflects our consistent and distinctive approach to investment. We buy asset-rich businesses in essential industries that can be transformed through fundamental change in the long term. As such, we invest time, money and expertise into transforming the strategy, operations and finances of the businesses we acquire, recognising that long term success is not achieved purely by focusing on short-term objectives but through dedicated partnership, integrity and tenacity.
East Fork is a certified B Corporation in Asheville, North Carolina, committed to bringing you the most beautiful, functional and long-lasting pottery out there while treating each other and our community with kindness and respect.
Founded in 2009 by Alex Matisse, East Fork is now a team of 120 and growing, with brick and mortars in Asheville & Atlanta, and pots on the tables of dozens of restaurants across the country.
The American Craft Council (ACC) is a nationwide, membership-based nonprofit working to foster livelihoods and ways of living grounded in the artful work of the human hand, creating a more joyful, humane, and regenerative world. Building upon an 80+ year legacy of tradition and innovation, ACC is part of a growing coalition of organizations, makers, and advocates at the forefront of an American craft renaissance.
We offer innovative programs that support craft-centered livelihoods; tell stories about craft and makers through American Craft magazine and other platforms; and create engaging in-person and virtual events that bring makers and appreciators together. Honoring a diversity of craft practices, we continue to cultivate an ever-expanding community—welcoming all who believe that making creates a meaningful world.