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Oct 07, 2013

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Recently becoming a young father himself, Ja Tecson was following in his father's footsteps when he picked up a camera back in 8th grade. "He brought photos home from the lab every day, and loved showing us what he documented. The sense of appreciation was there for me at an early age," he recalls. In...

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Sep 30, 2013

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I didn’t fully appreciate the intricate artistic and technical components of molecular gastronomy until our company took an afternoon excursion in ‘11 to see “El Bulli – Cooking in Progress,” a documentary about the famous Spanish restaurant and its visionary chef, Ferran Adrià. This deconstructivist modern style of cooking involves embracing sensory and food...

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Sep 23, 2013

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I first met Khari Stallworth, Founder/CEO of Max My Body, this past June through the Los Angeles chapter of Founder Institute, a globally recognized accelerator program, founded by the genius, Adeo Ressi. When I first approached Khari, he was incredibly friendly and genuinely interested in sharing thoughts behind each of our respective businesses (and ideas)....

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Sep 16, 2013

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One of our Imprint incubees spoke alongside Ayah Bdeir, founder and CEO of littleBits, at the Maker Panel at the New York Women Entrepreneur Festival last year.  I personally fell in love with the littleBits story, adore the product line and brand intention, and wanted to feature Ayah's perspectives as a flourishing entrepreneur. littleBits is an open...

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Sep 03, 2013

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Since founding Poketo in 2003, the husband-and-wife team of Angie Myung and Ted Vadakan have grown their indie design company from a maker of limited-edition wallets (collaborating with everyone from Tim Biskup to Esther Pearl Watson to Gary Baseman to Adventure Time) to a full-on clothing, accessories, housewares, and stationery brand, as well as a...

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Aug 26, 2013

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Today we have an interview with Bob Faust, the founder of Faust, a Chicago-based "cultural branding and communications studio." Their portfolio includes identity, print, and digital design for a wide range of clients spanning Denver Art Museum and Playboy. Bob is also an expert at working with artists, and helping them translate their ideas into...

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Aug 19, 2013

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I first heard about the emerging field of Biomimicry a few years ago, and I’ve been fascinated ever since about how this research and design methodology drives technology and systems innovation, inspired by nature to solve complex human problems. For example, emulating dolphins’ unique frequency modulating acoustics for high performance underwater data transmission in...

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Aug 12, 2013

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This week, we got to chat with accomplished Vancouver-based animator Eoin Duffy. He's behind an upcoming release called The Missing Scarf, which happens to be narrated by none other than George Takei. Eoin's work also includes On Departure, a journey based on the loss of his younger brother Emmet, which achieved Vimeo's esteemed Staff...

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Aug 05, 2013

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Innovation is an area that we strive to highlight through our Imprint Culture Lab content. There are a number of food concepts that capture my attention, but Ento is one idea that is bold and intriguing. In this interview with Aran Dasan, he describes how his team developed the Ento business idea and how they...