Our team

Dale Williams
Dale Williams, Hatchery Partners President, has twenty-seven years of expertise in marketing and product development, design, manufacturing, sourcing, and licensing of home furnishing products. His background includes broad management experience with Waverly, Springs, HomePortfolio.com and WestPoint Stevens. He has managed the development of branded and licensed programs for Ralph Lauren, Martha Stewart, Martex, Sanderson, Larry Laslo, Colonial Williamsburg, and Waverly, winning the Home Fashion Products Association “ASPIRE” award in 2005 while President of Waverly. As CEO of HomePortfolio.com, he helped establish the largest online database of home design products. Williams has worked with leading retailers in the United States, Europe, Mexico and South America and understands the complex requirements of today’s international supply chain.

Lily Zane
A seasoned product designer focusing on the lifestyle and home furnishings sectors, Lily Zane is President of the design firm Lily Zane Home. And Vice President of Design for Hatchery Partners which will serve as an incubator of original design and content for the home. Her background includes design work with Polo Ralph Lauren Home, Tommy Hilfiger Home, Elizabeth Arden, Disney and the Candies brands. She has traveled extensively to support customer, vendor and manufacturing relations worldwide. Zane has written, illustrated and published the book Creating Home, and promoted the book on a national multi-media tour. She also hosted and monitored “Ask Lily” a decorating message board on ivillage. Zane holds a B.S. Degree in Education from Tufts University.

Nancy Green
Designer Nancy Green is known for her intuitive sense of color and form. Her tableware designs have an illustrative style with a bit of whimsy, irony, and the familiar. Much of her design inspiration comes from her love and curiosity of the world's rich history of decorative arts. Some of Nancy's recent collections are influenced by Turkish Iznik pottery, Mexican folk art, Central Asian textiles and chinoiserie. With a BFA in Textile Design from Syracuse University and what she calls her “graduate degree” from New York City's garment industry, Nancy's formal and real world education brings color and excitement to tabletop design.

Our Team
Hatchery Partners has engaged textile artists, surface designers, CAD specialists, colorists, and product stylists in every category with deep industry experience and proven success. Our designers have produced best-selling product for the most prominent names in home furnishings. Depending upon the needs of the client, Hatchery Partners can assemble the right talent and creative approach without the staffing constraints of a conventional design studio. Hatchery Partners' talent network allows us to tap into the right talent, creative approach and experience to meet the needs of our clients.

Hatchery Partners has retained Donovan & Yee of New York City, a leading law firm in the field of copyright law and licensing for the fashion industries. Our team's experience with the legal and financial aspects of licensing programs will provide for secure intellectual property relationships for design partners and clients.