Howdy!

  Brand Story: Hello. We’re Dillo & Hippo, an LGBTQIA+, disabled and female owned and operated merchandise company. We’re so glad you’re here! This company was born out of a passion for fun and play, but also expression and representation. We wanted to put something creative and uplifting out in the world, and it means the world to us to have your support. Truly, thank you. 

We are a creative design print on demand shop. What does that mean exactly? It means we create the fun designs you see on all of the products, BUT we do not directly print or deliver the products. We are at the mercy of other providers for the products, the quality and delivery punctualness. Think of us as the artists behind the work. We will always do our best to pick the best quality products and partners because what matters to us is that you are happy with your purchase. That being said, we want this to be a collaborative process.

We are always open to feedback and would love to hear from you what kind of designs you’d like to see and what products you would like more of or less of. We aim to make this a fun and inclusive experience for all. We think expression and representation matter on an individual and community level and want to help you show the world who you are and what you care about so feel free to drop us an email anytime with what you’d like to see or how we can be better and we promise one of us owners will respond.

As artists ourselves, we are sensitive to respecting other artists' work and never want to take from or infringe on someone else’s art. We are also innovators and pioneers so we are using AI tools to help bring our ideas to life. If we ever get it wrong or if you feel like our art may be too close to your art and have come after yours, please bring it to our attention and give us the opportunity to make it right. 

Again, we’re so glad you’re here. And as our playful Dillo and Hippo animated alter egos would say “Dig It and Stay Hip” because they love a pun.

Team / Founders: Co-founders Ashley and Rachael first met in 2018 while traveling in Bali, Indonesia. When you take the road less traveled sometimes it makes it easier to find your people. And finding your people is one of the best things life has to offer and is part of our mission. What started out as a scary and chaotic scooter ride across the island (if you’ve ever driven a scooter in Southeast Asia then you know!) turned into a lifelong friendship full of silliness, adventures, supporting each other through highs and lows. That initial experience really laid the foundation of navigating a crazy world together. So why not run a business together too?! We’ve both been running our own separate businesses for several years but have always wanted to do something together. Rachael has always had a passion for designing tshirts, something that started back in high school with puff paint and sponges. She thinks there’s nothing cooler than when someone compliments a shirt she made without knowing she made it. And Ashley has always loved content creation and pop culture. So the opportunity to bring our passions together for something fun that can be inclusive and collaborative felt like a dream come true. 

Mission & Values: To help people authentically express themselves, especially underrepresented, unsafe, or unappreciated communities, to hopefully spark recognition with your people and inspire conversation/connection through our designs and reliable, quality products. 

Custom Page: We love making merch for our personal events with friends and family; they make such fun keepsakes and allow you to keep wearing the memories long after the event is over. So if we can help you make a custom item for your pickleball group, recreation team, big race, college friends, annual girl’s trip, kid’s party, family reunion, Grandma’s birthday, holiday party or whatever the occasion may be, we’d be honored!  

Drop us a line and we can talk about what you want and how to make it happen for you :)