Our Story

Orange Twist goods are designed and printed on Duwamish territory in Seattle, Washington. Artist Claire Jauregui started Orange Twist in 2008 as a way to foster connections between people while injecting humor and handcrafted design into everyday life. Claire loves color, word play, and puns, and is committed to creating quality, environmentally sustainable goods.

Eco-Statement

Orange Twist cares about the environment and our impact on it. We use 100% post-consumer recycled paper products for all white cards and all envelopes. Individual cards are packaged in biodegradable protective sleeves made from plants.

Our organic, 100% cotton rompers are some of the softest clothing that the babies in your life will enjoy. Not only do our rompers feel great, but they’re better for the environment than clothing made from conventionally grown cotton. Organic cotton eliminates the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers that affect the health of the soil, water, and workers.

Founder

Claire Jauregui was born in Chico, California and has called Seattle home since 2004. Claire grew up in a restaurant family and is of Mexican, Polish, and German heritage. She graduated with a degree in art, creative writing and gender studies from Carnegie Mellon University in 2002 and earned an individual artist grant from the city of Chico, California the next year.

In 2007 Claire was named a PONCHO Artist-in-Residence at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle. During her residency, she explored print techniques and used these explorations to create loose, spontaneous screen and monoprints.

In 2017 Claire began organizing Screenprinting Work Parties to foster creativity and political engagement and furthered this work on the board of Seattle Print Arts between 2018 and 2021.

Claire continues to make art and you can find her work here.