About Us
Our packaging materials
We have a mission.
We want less plastic in the world. To help, we make unique products from biodegradable materials, and up-cycle existing biodegradable materials.
But we ain't your average paper straw...
we have Experience.
We're a company founded by scientists, and we take our commitments to our products as seriously as we take our own research.
Dr. Eller presenting research, and schmucking for the camera, at the American Association of Physical Anthropologists' Annual Meeting in 2019.
Prototype of Sparkle Harvest Snow Globes, featuring Arctic char fish scales, with yarrow flowers and marigold petals. All sustainably sourced from Alaska.
We Focus on the Sustainable,
When it comes to our Betty Gorilla Original Products, we only source materials which match our high standards. Bone, paper, leather, fish products, fur, feathers.
Sustainable. Ethical. Fair Trade.
It's a promise.
Read More about the BG Promise.
The Strange,
But we don't think sustainable has to mean boring! So, none of our products are basic. Whether it's a Betty Gorilla Original or Vintage Product, we aim for the unexpected.
Prototype from Edmison Studios Fairbanks, our lead design and production studio.
Leather scraps waiting to be upcycled.
And the Salvagable.
Our vintage products represent an old way of doing business, but since the products remain useful (and lovable!) we like to extend their life as long as possible.
We're reducing by reusing, and so can you.
And We're Proud to be women-Owned.
Andrea R. Eller, PhD.
Chief Executive Officer
With over 15 years experience working with human and animal bones, Andrea is trained as an osteological researcher. She has conducted research at the University of Oregon, where she attended graduate school, and the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. As a cofounder of Betty Gorilla, she uses her skill set to source, design, and market products that don't harm the ecologies they come from, or the communities they support.
Nicole R. Edmison
Chief Operating Officer
Nicole has more than 20 years of experience in ecology, biological collections, and fieldwork at the California Academy of Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, and Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. As a cofounder of Betty Gorilla, she manages sustainable production and design for Betty Gorilla Original Products from our westernmost studio in Alaska.
