Made in the South Awards

This year’s honorees embody thoughtful design and innovative techniques

Southern artisans and entrepreneurs: Now’s your chance to get your work seen

Derby season is here, and we’re looking back at our own winner’s circle

Celebrate Mother’s Day with two past Made in the South Award honorees, whose businesses are rooted in family tradition

How a pair of past winners of G&G’s Made in the South Awards found renewed resolve after Hurricane Helene’s devastation

Kentucky may be the bourbon mecca, but these past Made in the South Award honorees from across the region are true brown-water wonders

These past honorees in our Made in the South Awards employ the use of natural textiles, native plants, and other eco-friendly items

From inventive ice cream to old-school cakes, these victors will satisfy your sweet tooth

Explore fifteen years of excellence in Southern craftsmanship, spanning the six categories of G&G’s Made in the South Awards

With the help of their community, Opie Way sneakers and countless other Asheville-area companies are rallying back

A Made in the South Awards makers market

A look back at five success stories from G&G’s annual celebration of makers

From home goods to apparel to beauty products, these Southern brands are doing well while doing good

A stunning North Carolina–made modern curio cabinet, a best-ever buttermilk biscuit mix, a surprising Georgia-inflected port, and twenty-one other Southern-made products compose this year’s crop of honorees across six categories—home, food, drink, crafts, style, and outdoors. Plus: Our first ever Sustainability Award winner

No. 1: You could win $10,000

G&G and Explore Asheville celebrate this year’s top Southern makers

A revolutionary rice-based gin, a sleek Texas-inspired floor lamp, rare hand-carved dove decoys, and more honorees highlight the astonishing ingenuity, drive, and sheer skill of the South’s top makers and creatives

A gaucho-style grill perfect for gatherings, canned cocktails even a bartender would love—these honorees and more in the categories of Style, Food, Home, Outdoors, Drink, and Crafts prove the region’s artisans and creatives remain at the top of their game 

How the Made in the South Awards boosted Covered in Cotton

A vintage sledgehammer goes from rust heap to wall hanger