Crafted by Renasant

This fast-paced, documentary-style series highlights innovative companies who are passionate about their work. Stay tuned for other episodes of Crafted which will be coming soon.

CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE - LITERALLY

Toxey Haas remembers the days when hunting camouflage looked so bad, it defeated the purpose of wearing any at all. “The camouflage [we] wore stood out so much [we] had to hide it,” Haas said.“I [...]

THREE GENERATIONS OF HAND MADE GUITARS

The wood in Manuel Delgado’s East Nashville guitar shop, Delgado Guitars, speaks to him, telling him what it wants to become. “I really do believe that the actual piece of wood kind of tells you [...]

DRAWING FRIENDS AND FAMILY TOGETHER, ONE "BRAAI" AT A TIME

With the introduction of the Kudu, grilling enthusiast and entrepreneur Stebin Horne has established a singular goal of introducing American [...]

20 YEARS OF BAKED GOODS AND BIG HEARTS

When Terry and Dottie Smith of Birmingham, Alabama, decided to start a bakery, they didn’t know what their business would become. “Dottie and I were talking about how the south of Birmingham was [...]

BOUTIQUE LEATHER GOODS YEARS IN THE MAKING

Emil Erwin’s handcrafted leather products are set apart from the pack. With painstaking attention to detail, the boutique’s work is something that only comes from years of experience. Emil [...]

A RETURN TO HANDMADE, DURABLE FISHING GEAR

Ernie DeBlasi stumbled into the fishing lure business out of frustration. He kept noticing that mass-manufactured lures lacked durability, often lasting only a couple of bites. Tired of wasting [...]

BUILDING UP THE NASHVILLE AREA WITH A MINDFUL DESIGN

Nick Dryden has adopted a unique mission as an architect in the Downtown Nashville area. Through his firm, Dryden Architecture and Design (DAAD), he has helped build the city up to what it is [...]

REFINING A PASSION, FORGING A PATH | CRAFTED BY RENASANT

Martial arts enthusiast Stephan Fowler first developed an interest in forging metal for the purposes of making swords and other martial arts weapons. It didn’t take long for him to realize [...]

TWO PASSIONS, ONE COMPANY

At a young age, Brandon Metcalf had a vision for what he wanted to do with the rest of his life. He wanted to combine his passion for music with his love of screen printing. South x Sea is a [...]

A GREAT STORY ABOUT GOOD PEOPLE

Good People Brewing Company is Alabama’s oldest and largest brewery. Since 2008, founders Michael Sellers and Jason Malone have been crafting Southern brews for the good people in the Deep South. [...]

AMERICAN-MADE ORCA COOLERS

It was only a handful of years ago that hunting enthusiast and building and trade expert Cliff Walker noticed a gap in the market that frustrated him. No matter how much he was willing to pay, [...]

BESPOKE JEANS | CRAFTED BY RENASANT

In 2011, Josh West partnered with Nick Weaver to act on an idea to put local garment workers back to work together. They launched Blue Delta Jean Co., a high-end custom jean manufacturing company [...]