The 2017 Made in the South Awards

Home runner-up Mollie Jenkins recently added lamps to her company’s classic ceramic offerings

Home runner-up ME Speak Design’s cocktail spoon combines Southern and Japanese styles

Home runner-up Moore & Giles’s 33 Chair is cut from vegetable-tanned leather at family-run tanneries in Italy

Food category winner and Virginia farmer James Faison believes bacon makes everything better—even sausage

Food runners-up Shawn and Jenny Hatley bring lard back to the standard Southern pantry

Food runners-up Scott and Lindsay Meyer cold-press raw Georgia pecans into a healthful and delicious oil

Food runners-up Matt and Kori Wallace offer hand-crafted ketchups and mustard that go beyond burgers and fries

Drink category winners and New Orleans mixologists Max J. Messier and Lauren Myerscough revive a lost tiki syrup

Drink runner-up Jimmy Turner revives a family tradition in this Washington, D.C.-based bourbon

This drink runner-up from Atlanta, Georgia offers a fresh approach to the popular craft beverage

Drink runner-up Joe Heron channels his love of music into a top-notch brandy

Crafts category winner Mariana Barran Goodall’s trousseau-worthy linens make guests feel extra special

Crafts runner-up Johnathan McKenzie’s cutting-board-and-knife set makes an eye-catching addition to any home bar

With an eye for detail and an ear for music, crafts runner-up Dean Robinson turns out beautiful instruments

Crafts runner-up Tess Lindsey crafts handmade journals with the philosophy that every great thought needs a blank page to give it life

Style category winner Kris and Alex Anderson’s sunglasses are tailor-made for style and sport

Style runner-up Blair Beskin’s customizable belts blend sophistication and comfort

Style runner-up Jenni Earle Hopkins’s bandannas and hankies are hand-died and screen-printed with original drawings

Style runner-up Paulina Rodriguez’s hand-beaded geometric earrings range in size from stud to statement

The Outdoors category winner is a portable fire pit-grill combo that can go from football games to backyard barbecues

Outdoors runner-up Ian Balding’s Paddle Bateau is a cross between a stand-up paddleboard and a creek pirogue

Outdoors runner-up Tom Beckbe’s waxed canvas hunting vest has a liner dyed from the clay found along Alabama’s Tombigbee River

Outdoors runner-up Colter Atelier’s cornhole boards are a lasting and beautiful version of the popular game