For more than a decade, Field + Supply has been selling a particular vision of the good life: hand-thrown mugs, waxed canvas totes, heirloom furniture, natural wine, well-dressed toddlers roaming amonig the vendors while an indie band hums somewhere in the background. But the real product has never been the objects themselves. It’s the feeling that a more thoughtful, tactile way of living might still be possible.
That vision returns to the Hutton Brickyards in Kingston May 29-31 for the sixth annual Spring MRKT, Field + Supply’s warm-weather counterpart to the increasingly massive fall gathering that has become one of the Hudson Valley’s signature design events. More than 250 vendors will fill the riverfront campus with furniture, ceramics, fashion, jewelry, apothecary goods, pantry items, and assorted objects of desire, alongside live music, workshops, food vendors, tintype photography, pet portraits (shout-out Val Shaff!), and enough linen to outfit a minor Scandinavian kingdom.
This year’s Spring MRKT lineup reflects the event’s increasingly broad design ecosystem. Among the debut vendors are Hysteria Jewelry, whose sculptural pieces blur the line between adornment and object; Mark the Tailor, offering bespoke menswear with old-world precision; and Forestbound, known for rugged bags and accessories stitched from reclaimed textiles. Other newcomers include the fragrance-minded apothecary brand Misc. Goods, ceramics and homewares studio Petit Pilon, and The House of Leon, whose quietly luxurious furnishings have become catnip for the design internet.
But Field + Supply’s evolution from scrappy craft fair to nationally recognized lifestyle event traces directly back to founder Brad Ford’s sensibility—part interior designer, part tastemaker, part camp counselor for the aesthetically inclined. “I grew up going to craft fairs,” Ford says. “That was really kind of my first exposure to design.”
By the time he launched Field + Supply in 2014, Ford had spent years working in the interior design world and felt something was missing from traditional arts-and-crafts fairs. He still loved the communal spirit of them, but wanted to foreground a different level of craftsmanship—less homespun nostalgia, more contemporary design rigor.
“I thought it would be great to create something where all these people could be at the same place,” he says, describing makers united by “a certain level of craftsmanship, of quality, of artistry.”
The first Field + Supply occupied Ron Sharkey’s barn in High Falls (now home to Ollie’s Pizza) with around two dozen vendors assembled in roughly three months of frantic planning. Ford laughs remembering how exhausted he was afterward. “When we had such a great turnout, my first thought was, ‘Damn, I think this means we’ve got to do it again.’”
They did. Then it grew. High Falls gave way to Hasbrouck House in Stone Ridge, which eventually gave way to the sprawling Hutton Brickyards campus in Kingston once Ford realized they needed “more land.”
Today, attendance ranges from roughly 6,000 to 8,000 people for the spring edition and as many as 10,000 in the fall. What began largely as a local event now pulls visitors from around the country.
Yet Ford insists the Hudson Valley remains central to the event’s identity. “The Hudson Valley itself is having a moment right now,” he says. “There’s a lot of curiosity about the Hudson Valley.”
That regional connection runs deeper than aesthetics. Field + Supply actively directs visitors toward local restaurants, hotels, and businesses, framing the MRKT less as a self-contained destination than as a gateway into Kingston and the surrounding area. “This is not about taking away business from locals,” Ford says. “It’s bringing an audience to them so that everyone benefits.”
Over the years, the event itself has expanded from furniture-centric design fair into something broader and more immersive. Ford describes it now as “pretty much a lifestyle market.” Spring tends to skew more fashion-forward, while fall brings more furniture makers. The connective tissue is less category than sensibility: timelessness, quality, and what Ford repeatedly refers to as kindness.
“We’re just as particular about the personality type of people that participate,” he says. “I like kind people and don’t want drama.”
That ethos may explain why Field + Supply feels different from the swarm of markets and pop-ups now chasing the same “elevated handmade” aesthetic. The shopping matters, but the atmosphere matters just as much. Fire pits in the fall. Music drifting across the river. Families dancing on the lawn. Strangers talking to each other. “We want it to be a happening,” Ford says. “What I call collective effervescence.”
That may sound lofty for a weekend market selling ceramics and bespoke knitwear. But walk the Brickyards during Field + Supply and you begin to understand what he means. Somewhere between the craftsmanship, the commerce, and the community, Ford has built an event people don’t just attend, they return to it as a seasonal ritual.
Field + Supply Spring MRKT takes place May 29-31. Single day tickets are $20. Multi-day passes are also available.
