Highlighting our Nicollet Island Winter Market Vendors: Samo + Company Samo is a happy-go-lucky guy who happens to have Down syndrome. Samo + Company is a jewelry company that originated when Samo’s family was playing around with scientific paint and making some incredibly cool jewelry for fun. Samo particularly enjoyed making the wearable art and watching the chemical reactions of the painting process. He's proven the messier you are, the more beautiful the outcome! That gave Greta (aka Mamo as Samo calls her) the idea to develop a jewelry company which employs (with a little supervision) individuals with Down syndrome. She recognized the difficulties that Samo and friends would face as they try to enter the workforce someday. The roles in the company will be as varied as the individuals which will include making the jewelry, modeling, fulfillment, website/social media management, selling at fairs/markets and all other miscellaneous duties. The company will accommodate the unique ta...