When the makers behind Cheme Designs went to find a water table for their own boys in 2003, they just couldn't find anything they liked. An idea was planted, and a table of their own creation was born — and then eight years later, their own line of kids' furniture (that happens to be both environmentally and style friendly!) followed. More

Sometimes you have to leave your home to really appreciate it. Such was the case for Namie, co-owner, along with her husband, Michael, of webshop Monosquare. Namie came to the US from Japan in 2000 and on her frequent trips back she gained an great appreciation for the beauty and artistry of products coming from local craftsmen and designers. In 2012 she and Michael launched Monosquare to bring the best of modern Japanese design to the States. More

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When it comes to decor and appreciation of solid design, Coryander Friend (head curator and collector for Storefront) has defined her mission in curating design. She confesses she "became aware of an aesthetic that I wanted to pull together - a mix of primitive, modernist, off-trail stuff." She has fifteen years of experience behind her designing and decorating sets for commercials and print. It was only recently that she and her boyfriend Cory Lashever (business partner and curator) joined Raan Parton and their awesome showroom was born. More

When Boston native Sabrina Bello went to work in Sweden in 2010, she immediately fell in love with Scandinavian design. Shortly thereafter Sabrina noticed that many of the designs she loved were not available in the US. Intent to make the best of Scandinavian design available to the US market, Sabrina launched Son & Dotter in September 2012. More

After hearing how hospitals in Sweden were using a unique cloth to clean with water rather than traditional chemical cleaners, UK designer Steve Pearson was inspired to create a version of his own. In 1995 he partnered with engineer John Park and a group of Korean scientists to create a line of microfiber cleaning cloths called e–cloth.

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