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Homemade + Harmonious Johann Pauwen 01 ID and Michaele Simmering started Kalon Studios at square one: with the birth of their first child in 2007. After shopping around for a crib, the Los Angelesbased designers say they had no choice but to make one themselves. Since then they’ve gone on to build a collection of heirloom-quality pieces that have hit a chord with other young parents in the US, Asia and Europe, and earned Kalon top honors in the 2014 Martha Stewart American Made design competition (for Furniture & Home Accessories). kalonstudios.com
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Bethany Kobe
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Bored with your electronic devices? Try building your of one of the UK’s most exciting startups, makes it easy with the DIY Gamer Kit, which enables just about anyone to build a handheld game console from scratch and then invent and code games for it, gaining handy skills along the way. MoMA recently recognized the brilliance of her company, Technology Will Save Us, adding its gamer kit to its permanent collection of Humble Masterpieces. techwillsaveus.com
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