<p class="textbox" dir="ltr">Rita talks to Melissa Coleman, blogger at The Faux Martha and author of The Minimalist Kitchen, about things.</p>

Have you ever wondered about the people who made your favorite mug, shirt or chair? In Why Do We Have Things?, Rita Mehta of The American Edit and Erin Husted of Hackwith Design House interview the independent designers, artists, small business owners and creatives behind our favorite things.