“Extending to you the beautiful work of the hand

 by the finest American craftspeople

 is, for us, an offering of the heart.”  

Entering As Kindred Spirits you feel an oasis of the extraordinary, a place where the artist’s spirit is palpable in the objects you touch and the atmosphere you breathe.

That feeling you catch when you walk into As Kindred Spirits is rooted in the spiritual journey of the owners, Rukmini and Geoff Walker. Who, after being vegetarians, living in India and managing yoga ashrams for over 20 years, decided to put their spiritual ethics to work as social entrepreneurs.

Their first venture was a small kiosk in the now defunct Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado.  After moving to Maryland in 1994, they opened the first store at Congressional Plaza in Rockville, followed by a second location at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C.  In November 2008, As Kindred Spirits will celebrate the opening of the newest location at Annapolis Towne Centre at Parole in Annapolis, MD.

The As Kindred Spirits ideal is that truth and beauty need to coexist in the world "as kindred spirits."  Therefore, funds generated by offering beautiful objects de arte go to support environmental, fair trade, interfaith, and women's initiatives in the United States and developing countries.

Through the years our staff has grown to an intergenerational community of over thirty fascinating women with multifarious talents. As your "Kindred Spirits," we love to share with you our passion for the creative process; to make you smile with the gift of form and texture, of vibrant color and great design, of light and laughter.

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