Morris & Company

What Morris & Company does

Morris & Company, doing business as Jan Morris for Morris & Company, is a sole proprietorship established around 2004 by Jan Morris in Novato, California. The business produces hand-painted botanical wildflower designs-primarily California native species-onto functional glassware and wooden tableware, with the founder's Old Masters classical training as a landscape oil painter underpinning an explicit commitment to botanical accuracy rather than stylized brushwork. The product portfolio comprises three core lines: hand-painted wine glasses in stemmed and stemless formats priced at $34.95 each; a crystal serving collection painted on Polish lead-free crystal, including pitchers, decanters, bowls, and bud vases priced from $47.00 to $150.00; and Acacia hardwood bowls carved from single solid pieces of non-endangered species and finished with five coats of protective urethane, with the Fruit Acacia Bowl at $160.00 described as the best seller. Each piece is hand-painted to order with a stated lead time of approximately two weeks. A custom flower-selection service allows customers to choose one to three flowers for personalized designs at a $190.00 price point, marketed primarily for wedding and anniversary gifting.

Distribution is exclusively U.S.-domestic and combines direct-to-consumer e-commerce through a Shopify storefront at janmorris.com (with a flat $13.95 shipping rate) with a regional wholesale channel into Northern California wineries and gift stores across wine country, including Sonoma and Napa counties. Customer segments are exclusively SMB or individual: gift buyers seeking personalized wedding and anniversary presents, home decor enthusiasts interested in functional art, and wine-country retail buyers seeking California-themed artisan merchandise. Marketing channels are limited to the Shopify storefront, an email newsletter, organic search, and unspecified social media accounts; the company also teaches in-person painting classes in Novato but does not disclose a separate physical retail location.

The business is bootstrapped with no external funding, no disclosed patents or trademarks, no formal corporate structure beyond sole proprietorship, and no disclosed revenue. Operations are constrained by Jan Morris's labor as the sole artist, the absence of production scale beyond her personal capacity, and the lack of disclosed headcount, making the unit volume ceiling a function of how much Jan Morris can hand-paint on a roughly two-week-per-piece throughput.

Name

Morris & Company

Legal name

Jan Morris for Morris & Company

Website

https://janmorris.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jan Morris for Morris & Company is a Northern California artisan sole proprietorship hand-painting California wildflower designs on wine glasses, Polish lead-free crystal serving pieces, and Acacia wood bowls, sold direct-to-consumer via Shopify and wholesale to wineries and gift stores.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hand-Painted Artisan Glassware and Serveware

NAICS

Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing (33991)

SIC

Jewelry, Silverware & Plated Ware (3910)

akta.pro primary industry

Indoor Plants, Faux Florals & Botanical Décor Retail (CRAIACAG)

Keywords

• Hand-painted glassware
• Botanical art
• Custom wine glasses
• Wooden serveware
• Artisan home decor

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hand-Painted Wine Glasses: One-time purchase of hand-painted wine glasses featuring California wildflowers. Available in stemmed and stemless styles. Each glass takes approximately 2 weeks to paint.
2. Crystal Serving Pieces: Hand-painted crystal serving items including pitchers, decanters, and bowls painted on Polish lead-free crystal. Custom designs available.
3. Painted Acacia Wood Bowls: Single-piece acacia wood bowls hand-painted with botanical designs, finished with protective urethane coating. Custom designs accepted.
4. Wholesale to Wineries and Gift Stores: B2B sales of handmade California-inspired gifts to wineries and gift stores across wine country regions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Morris & Company hand-paints California wildflower designs on functional glassware and wooden tableware, sold directly to consumers via Shopify and wholesale to wineries and gift stores. Core offerings include hand-painted wine glasses, Polish lead-free crystal serving pieces (pitchers, decanters, bowls, bud vases), and single-piece Acacia hardwood bowls finished with protective urethane. Customers can also order custom pieces selecting up to three specific flowers for personalized wedding and gift applications.

Product overview

Morris & Company operates as Jan Morris for Morris & Company, a hand-crafted artisan business specializing in hand-painted botanical wildflower designs on functional glassware and tableware. The product portfolio consists of three core offerings: Hand-Painted Wine Glasses featuring California wildflowers painted with botanical accuracy on universal stemless and stemmed styles; Crystal Serving Collection painted on Polish lead-free crystal including pitchers, decanters, bowls, and bud vases; and Acacia Wooden Bowls crafted from single-piece sustainable hardwood with protective urethane finish. The company also offers Custom Flower Selection services allowing customers to personalize pieces with up to 3 flower choices, making the products popular as meaningful wedding gifts. Each item is painted exclusively for the customer, requiring up to 14 days for completion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hand-Painted Wine Glasses Hand-painted wine glasses featuring California wildflowers and botanicals including Aster, Bachelor Button, Blue Columbine, California Poppy, Lupine, and many others. Available in stemmed (11oz, 7.5" tall) and stemless (15oz, 4.5" tall) styles, plus water/ice tea goblets and glass mugs. Each glass takes approximately 2 weeks to paint and is priced at $34.95.
• Crystal Serving Collection Hand-painted Polish lead-free crystal serving pieces including pitchers, wine decanters, bowls, and bud vases featuring wildflower botanical designs. Each piece is painted specifically for the customer and requires approximately 2 weeks for painting. Prices range from $47.00 (Meadow Crystal Bud Vase) to $150.00 (Meadow Bowl), with pitchers at $95.00–$120.00.
• Acacia Wooden Bowls Hand-painted single-piece Acacia hardwood bowls finished with 5 coats of protective urethane. Includes the best-selling Fruit Acacia Bowl and custom design options. Each bowl measures 12" diameter x 6" high and is sourced from non-endangered wood species. Priced at $160.00.
• Custom Flower Selection Service Custom hand-painted products allowing customers to choose up to 3 flowers for a personalized design. Available on wine glasses, crystal bowls, and acacia wooden bowls. Marketed as ideal wedding gifts with flowers representing the couple's origins or favorites. Priced at $190.00 per custom design.
• Custom Crystal Bowl Custom 10-inch Badash crystal bowl hand-painted with two selected flowers to create a personalized wedding gift. Each piece is painted specifically for the customer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Each painted bowl is protected with 5 coats urethane for durability

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• VIETRI: Italian-inspired handcrafted dinnerware, glassware, and home décor retailer. Comparable as a premium-priced artisanal tableware/glassware brand with a regional-heritage story and a DTC-plus-wholesale distribution model.
• Anthropologie Home: Large multi-channel retailer carrying curated artisan-style home décor, tableware, and gifts. Comparable as a destination for the same affluent gift-and-home-decor customer that Morris & Company targets, though it does not produce its own hand-painted pieces.
• Simon Pearce: Handcrafted glassware and pottery maker sold DTC and through premium retail. Comparable in handcrafted glass/ceramic tableware positioning and gift-occasion focus, but operates at meaningfully larger scale with multiple showrooms.
• MacKenzie-Childs: Established maker of hand-painted home décor, ceramics, and tableware sold through DTC, wholesale, and flagship stores. Most directly comparable in product category (decorative tableware/glassware) and in artisan hand-painting identity, but at much larger scale and broader assortment than Morris & Company.

Others

• Etsy (Marketplace): Online marketplace aggregating independent artisans selling handmade home décor, jewelry, and gifts. Comparable as the broader ecosystem/channel where many Morris & Company-type hand-painted artisans reach customers; not a direct competitor but a relevant distribution and category benchmark.
• Uncommon Goods: Curated online marketplace for handmade and design-forward gifts and home goods. Comparable as a competitor for mindshare and gift-occasion consumer dollars in the artisanal home décor category, even though it is primarily a retailer/platform rather than a maker.

Direct peers

• Annieglass: California-based maker of hand-decorated, hand-cut glass tableware, serving pieces, and gifts. Most directly comparable as a West Coast artisanal glassware brand sold DTC and through gift stores/wholesale with a strong regional heritage identity.
• Mariposa: Maker of handcrafted recycled glass serveware, bowls, and gift items sold through museum stores and gift retailers. Closely comparable as a small-scale artisan producer of decorative glassware/serving pieces sold wholesale to gift shops - a near-identical go-to-market motion to Morris & Company's winery/gift store wholesale.
• Red Wing Stoneware: Hand-decorated American stoneware pottery producer selling direct and wholesale to gift/home retailers. Comparable as a small-batch, hand-decorated functional tableware brand with a strong wholesale-to-gift-shop motion.

Regional players

• NapaStyle: Wine country-inspired home, kitchen, and gift retailer tied to the Napa Valley lifestyle. Comparable as a Northern California wine country brand selling locally-themed gift and home décor items, though it operates at broader scale and across more categories.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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