About Us

Nori Teahouse was started during the 2020 quarantine season as an outlet to create cute art of anime shows and characters that comforted me the most. After being a commercial graphic designer for years, I’ve always wanted to make “art for myself”. To my surprise, I found a whole community of people who find joy in the same shows and the drawings I created in honor of them.

With support from the pinmaking community, I produced my first pin designs in December 2020. As of Fall 2023, Nori Teahouse continues to focus on creating cute Asian culture and anime-inspired merchandise; with over 100 original designs produced! 

Top 3 anime: SnK, SxF, Joojootsoo Kaizen
Hobbies: Snorkeling, swimming, powerlifting, drawing, eating strange food.
Fave thing about pinmaking/collecting: Connecting with random people who enjoy the same shows you do from around the globe/country. I also love watching creators go absolutely crazy over certain shows/characters and create beautiful art.

 

 

Jess she/her

Admin, customer service, logistics, quality checks and packer

Top 3 anime: Haikyuu, Yuri on Ice, Moriarty the Patriot
Hobbies: napping, ice skating, dungeons&dragons, farming video games 
Fave thing about pinmaking/collecting: meeting so many new people and friends! (fun fact: one of my first orders was the Anya heads from Noreen!)

 

Bruce: he/him/best boi

#1 Emotional Support during business opening in 2020

 

Grading pins (sniffing stock)
Fave work snackies: bananas and pineapples
Bruce crossed the rainbow bridge in May 2021

 

Maxi: he/him/crazy boy/matto (Italian for crazy)

Noreen’s supervisor

Ensures work breaks are taken (due to needing playtime and lots of attention)
Schedule-keeper for gelato and coffee shop visits
Fave work snackies: Pup Cups and Greenies

Cassie: she/her/little granny

Jess’s Supervisor

Oversees operations, handles all invoices, lifts office morale, steals snacks from the kitchen
Fave work snackies: Milk from Mom’s cereal bowl, roast beef sandwich meat, ham