Career
Magsamen is a leader in the gift industry with multiple lifestyle brands sold across mass markets, specialty, and department stores. She is known as the “Gift Guru,” helping people meaningfully connect through her products and ideas.Bio In 1987, Magsamen began creating her own art in her kitchen to commemorate the varied experiences and inspirations embedded in everyday life. This gift became the essence of her life work.
In response to a growing demand for her handmade originals, Magsamen founded Table Tiles, Incorporated., her handmade gift company in 1991, which, in less than a decade, expanded into a multimillion-dollar gift business.
In 1997, she began licensing her ideas. Since then, she has designed successful collections for national department stores, mid-tier, specialty, and mass market through her national lifestyle brands From the Studio of Sandra Magsamen, Messages from the Heart, Wishes & Kisses, and Treasured.
Magsamen shares her time between her home in Maryland, near where she grew up, and her studio in Vermont, living artfully with her family. Magsamen’s adult gifting collections can be found under the following brands: From the Studio of Sandra Magsamen, Wishes & Kisses, Living Artfully, Treasured, and Messages from the Heart.
Her gift, accessories, and jewelry collections can be shopped in a boutique setting at JCPenney, regional department stores, specialty stores, and Walmart.
Magsamen’s successful greeting card program can be found in over 10,000 United States. Post Offices as well as Office Depot, Barnes & Noble, and various other outlets across the United States. Magsamen has said of the collaboration, “1-800-Flowers wants to help connect people and so do I, so our partnership is one of deep understanding and shared commitment.” Magsamen is a featured contributor on com is a natural extension of Magsamen"s work and in 2014 announced partnerships with Walmart.com, TysToyBox.com, and 1800Flowers.com to bring them personalized product for their customer. Magsamen is also developing a personalized publishing program with PutMeInTheStory.com launching Fall 2014.
