Our friendship spans more than twenty years. We started as college roommates in Boulder, then spent our twenties together in New York.
Now we live on opposite coasts, but nothing’s really changed.
We’ve spent our careers bringing ideas
to life—
building brands, leading creative teams, and crafting stories that connect. From advertising and art direction to design and operations, we’ve spent years refining how things look, feel, and come together.
Our passports are filled with stamps from years of shared adventures.
Our trips always lead us to the people and places where things are still made by hand. Give us a mercado, a block-printing studio, or an antique dealer’s shop filled with treasures, and we’re in our element. We are drawn to pattern, color, and pieces that feel alive—the kind that tell a story.
Cerise is more than a brand— it’s an expression of our friendship, a celebration of adventure, and a way to bring the things we love, to you.
Alyssa “Magda” Alward and Ashley Steen
noun. a red the color of ripe cherries.
and a nod to Magda’s hometown (and a favorite place of Steen’s), Traverse City, Michigan