From how humble and down-to-earth she is, you would never know that Grace’s site Design*Sponge currently has 43,000 daily readers. She’s a veritable force, managing a team of 10 editors at the same time as writing a book. But it certainly hasn’t gone to her head. Grace told us, “We’re all still sort of doing [...]
Fox News iMag came over to our headquarters and asked us some questions about our interior design – watch the video below.
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3rd Ward is a haven for artists, designers, and freelancers. They’ll give you a desk, a bike, internet, plus computer lab and photo studio and shop access. They’ll teach you how to weld or make websites or screenprint. Really anything they can think of to make their members happy. Jason told us, “We obsess over [...]
Ben Kaufman is a 22-year-old serial entrepreneur. Who knew that was even possible? His newest venture, Quirky, enables anyone with a good idea to get it manufactured. Even better, anyone who helps develop the product – whether than means picking the color or designing the logo – gets a royalty percentage. Sound too good to [...]
Tags: Business, Creative, Design, East Village, Interview, Manufacturing, New York, Products, Websites
Derek and Lauren are an amazing couple who have been curating projects together as long as they’ve known each other. A few years ago they opened a store in San Francisco called The Curiosity Shoppe, which is a wonderland of oddities and unique accessories. As if that wasn’t enough, they’ve written two books and are [...]
Lichen creates sustainably-minded housewares and accessories that beg to be touched – whether it’s enjoying the tactile quality of felt, or playing with the movable magnetic parts that many of their products feature. The beauty of trade shows is getting to see these kinds of objects in person. Rounding out our coverage of last week’s [...]
Tags: Accessories, Business, Creative, Design, Interview, Products, Seattle, Sustainability
TOUCH works with designers and manufacturers to create meaningful, socially-responsible products, with a common goal of doing good together. It’s run by Zoë Melo – who for years has worked as a consultant helping companies develop products, and recently has slowly started to represent products herself. She also exhibits products and holds events in TOUCH’s [...]
Tags: Business, Consulting, Creative, Design, Interview, Los Angeles, Manufacturing, Products, Sustainability
One of the things that really caught our eye at the gift fair last week were these amazing pillows from K Studio. Mary and Shelly Klein are a mother/daughter duo who’ve been in business for six years, and clearly love what they do. Working on products like these all day, how could you not be [...]
Tags: Accessories, Business, Creative, Design, Embroidery, Interview, Products
At the gift fair last week we had a chance to meet the masterminds behind Poketo. Their goal is to make art accessible and usable, to twist what’s normal, and to make life more creative. In Ted’s words: “It’s not just about the products, but it’s about the people who are involved.”
Poketo’s Art vs Music [...]
Tags: Accessories, Art, Business, Creative, Design, Gallery, Interview, Los Angeles, Products
Beth single-handedly runs her own perfume company here in New York. She launched her first fragrance completely independently, even though everyone thought she was crazy to try and do it. About her perfume house, she says, “They were used to dealing with Procter & Gamble or Estée Lauder. A girl who just wanted to start [...]
