About
We make for the
pets who run the house.
Bowl is a premium urban pet co-op. We make small batches of bowls, beds, treats, and care items — all vetted by our staff vet, all from recycled or upcycled materials, all tested by our own pets first.
85%
Recycled or upcycled materials
0
Plastic packaging
$22
Avg. hourly wage, all suppliers
1%
Of revenue → pet rescue orgs
Vetted by a vet, tested by our pets, made by people we trust.
Every pet-store shelf is filled with the same brands selling the same plastic bowls and the same lavender-stuffed chew toys. None of it was designed by someone whose own dog sleeps on it.
We make Bowl because Becky — our shop dog, our founder, and the best judge of a good bed you've ever met — kept refusing to use anything we bought her.
So we make our own. Bowl is small, slow, and absurdly picky. Every Bowl product is reviewed by Dr. Maya Hart, our staff vet, before it ships. Then Becky tries it. If she won't sleep on it, we don't sell it.
Timeline
Six years of Bowl
- 2019
Bowl opens in Portland
One studio, one part-time vet, one café in the front. Becky & Eli start in a 22 m² rented room on Division Street.
- 2021
First subscription box
The Senior Care box. Built around Dr. Maya's geriatric-pet panel recommendations. We sell out in 11 days.
- 2023
Material Passport launches
Every Bowl product ships with a QR-coded Material Passport — public trace from fiber to your door.
- 2024
Veterinary hire
Dr. Maya Hart joins full-time as our staff vet. Now every product is reviewed by a vet before launch.
- 2025
Bowl Brooklyn
Our second retail + workshop space opens in Williamsburg. Hand-thrown bowls, hand-knit beds, weekly Vet Q&A.
our pack
Behind Bowl
Founder & CEO
Becky Chen
+ Murphy, 12-yr-old beagle
Co-founder, Product
Eli Rivera
+ Margot, 7-yr-old border collie
Staff Veterinarian
Dr. Maya Hart, DVM
+ Pepper, 4-yr-old tuxedo cat
Ask Dr. Hart a question →
Vet Q&A is open every Thursday. Real pet-health questions, real answers, no marketing.
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