177: Handmade, Heart-Led, and Carbon Neutral: Fireclay’s Commitment to Conscious Craft

About this episode

Caitlyn Child discusses her journey and Fireclay Tile's commitment to sustainable and handmade design.

What happens when a love for art, sustainability, and soulful living collide? You get Caitlyn Child—and her work with Fireclay Tile is proof that design can be radically beautiful and rooted in deep intention. Today’s guest is Caitlyn Child, the Vice President of Sales at Fireclay Tile, a certified B-Corp and pioneer in handmade, sustainability-focused tile. But Caitlyn isn’t just in sales—she’s in the business of storytelling through space. And she’s here to show us how thoughtful materials, slow design, and a passion for people can transform more than just a home… they can shift the way we live and connect. How Caitlyn Turned Her Creative Roots Into a Purpose-Led Career From antique-hunting childhoods to art history studies to a decade in social work (!), Caitlyn’s journey wasn’t linear—but it was aligned. She eventually found her way to Fireclay after studying architecture and falling in love with the tactile, earthy nature of clay. Now, she’s helping lead a company that’s redefining what it means to build sustainably in a waste-heavy industry. Why Fireclay Isn’t Just Another Tile Company When we say Fireclay is doing things differently, we mean it. This isn’t just another…

People in this episode

Host: Rachel Larraine Crawford

Guest: Caitlyn Child

Topics covered

• sustainability
• handmade design
• interior design
• storytelling
• conscious living

Keywords

• sustainability
• handmade tile
• interior design
• B-Corp
• slow design
• storytelling
• conscious craft

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fireclay Tile, B-Corp

Places: California, Washington

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