Taylors Collective | Antiques, Art & Artisans

Located in the heart of Ellicott City’s Historic District, the 10,000 square foot Collective includes boutiques, studios and artisan workshops.

boutiques, studios, artisan workshops

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About

Taylor’s Collective is a sprawling, two-floor showcase and marketplace for art and artisan wares, high quality antique and vintage furniture, lighting, home accessories, and apparel and home accents. Located in the heart of Ellicott City’s Historic District, the 10,000 square foot Collective includes boutiques, studios and artisan workshops.

Placing vintage and antique items in your home offers you the opportunity to be a keeper of the past: you can preserve, conserve and appreciate these treasures that have survived decades, even centuries, and you can enjoy and learn from their legacy of tried and tested skills, techniques and, of course, their individual stories.

Owning vintage clothing and accessories is like owning a piece of another era. These pieces have been part of many experiences and take on new life with each new owner, and are, essentially wearable history. The quality of these items is incomparable to contemporary renditions and enthusiasts appreciate the superior quality, design and fabric of vintage clothing.

Original artwork allows us to personalize our surroundings and encourages us to take time out from our daily routines to reflect on deeper aspects of our existence. An original piece of art is not only visually pleasing, but it also projects the personality, attitudes, ability and innermost essence of the person who created it. Viewing and collecting art is a connective experience as it brings together the artist with those who can admire, relate and enjoy the piece, while all can express their individuality.

Artisan-made items are handcrafted with quality and careful thought. They are unique representations of their crafter’s creativity and unique flare. Supporting creators of artisanal goods supports small business as well as US-made products. The love that the creator has for his/her craft shines through the finished product.

HISTORY

FOUNDED IN 1924

Isaac Taylor, grand patriarch of the present-day Taylor family, opened the Reliable Jewelry Company on Main Street in the early days of the Twentieth Century, from which he sold jewelry while establishing his optometry practice. After the fire of 1915, Taylor moved his business up the street and built the Taylor’s building in 1924, eventually adding home appliances – which used motors powered by generators – music boxes and furniture. The building was purchased by Marvin Sachs in the 1970s who operated “Taylor’s Antiques” for more than 40 years. The building – now Taylor’s Collective and partially owned by a descendant of Isaac Taylor, has been declared a Historic Landmark.