Meet the Maker
About Us
Made by hand. Named with love.
Stella Ray Miscellaneous started with a cat, a husband, and absolutely no plan.
Stella is our cat. Ray is my husband's middle name. And Miscellaneous? That's for everything in between — because I never wanted to be just one thing.
I'm Ruben, and I make everything you see here. Every soap bar, every candle, every clam shell vessel — designed, poured, layered, and finished by me in my studio. No factory. No wholesale. No shortcuts.
What started as a luxury soap line became something I didn't expect: art. Bold, colorful, maximalist art that you can actually use. Soaps that look like gemstones. Candles poured into hand-painted shells that you keep long after the wax is gone. Pieces that belong on a shelf, in a bathroom, on a coffee table — wherever you want people to stop and ask "where did you get that?"
I sell at pop-ups because I love watching people's faces when they see these in person. But now you can bring that feeling home, wherever you are.
— Ruben, founder & maker
What we stand for
- Every piece is made by hand, by one person
- Bold color is never an accident — it's the whole point
- Art should be lived with, not locked away
- Named after a cat and a husband. That's the whole vibe.