Each year, Chores organizes a cohort of multi-disciplinary artisans to build a collection that is bigger, better, and more fantastic than any of us could make alone.

Our artisans bring beauty to everyday life by blending an eye for art with a hand for craft, bridging bordering worlds. Mastery of a school or skill is joined with the unmistakable touch of an individual. These individuals come together every season to interpret a shared story — layering individual skills and perspectives to create rich worlds with every Chores collection.

What if the process — of individual creation, of collective collaboration — is just as important as the final outcomes? What happens, then, when we let the process guide us?

2026: The Girl and The Goose

Joy Mao

Founder, Designer

Echo Yun Chen

Artisan-in-Residence

Kaci Shu

Illustrator

Shaina Yang

Writer

Aishvarya Arora

Poet

Nicki Cherry

Sculptor

Anna Letson

Ceramicist, Photographer

Alison Cheng (Blue Pomelo Studio)

Woodworker

Ying Chen

Studio Assistant

Dante Gonzalez

Studio Assistant

Helen Lin

Studio Assistant

Emma Tang

Brand Strategist

Renee Chang

Photographer

Toni Liu & Luka Asatiani (Sync Wave Digital)

Videographers

2025: The Boy and The River

Inaugural Team

  • Joy Mao — Founder, Designer
  • Shaina Yang — Writer
  • Nicki Cherry — Sculptor
  • Anna Letson — Ceramicist, Photographer
  • Ying Chen — Production Consultant
  • Renee Chang — Brand Strategist, Producer
  • Echo Yun Chen — Photographer, Set Designer

Special Thanks

Because it takes a village

Knitting Partners: Karen, Vicky, Tanko, Becky, Shayna, Rebecca, Evelyn, Roxanne, Kevin, and the wonderful Glory Apparel NYC team

Production Support: Cad & Mitzia & John (Printomo), Atlas Thomas

Photography Team: Leah Kim Thompson, LZ Granderson, Hannah Lauren Del Rosario, Asia Smudde Tom, Melina Luna Smith 

Event Partners: Ashley Waters (Studio Contro), Jasmine Shen (For Example), Lauren Klas (A Tiny Kitchen), Camden Hauge (China Wine Club), Ashley & Kyle & Sayo (KACE Tea), Arjun Narayen (Raazi Tea), Vivian Lin (Groundcycle)

Storytelling Partners: Claire Brooks, Christine Han & Thi Lam, Sissi Lu

Friends & Family: Ellen Chen, Gwilym Enstone, Angela Li & Brandan Tang, Kevin Mao, Justin Mao & Emma Tang, Clément Miao, Ashley Wu, Yan Yang