First fell in love with Joe Cariati's handblown bottles, decanters and vases when we met a few years back at the Javits. Joe is smart, fun and charming — and a superbly gifted artisan. Now it is 2013 and Apple recently selected his elegant line of glassware to illustrate the iCloud section on its website. [...]
Very impressed talking to Hetal Jariwala and Eva Bauer. Designers of the 24/7 reuseable shopping bags, among other inspired products. flipandtumble.com has one of the best product demos we’ve seen. Check out "the studio" link to see what a great blog looks like.
Really enjoyed meeting the talented potter Robert Siegel (and proud Mom, Dad and sister, too) at the NY gift show. His handmade pottery is more than just eye candy! These pieces are stunners! Yummy colors. Watch out Pantone! Robert resides and works in downtown LA. rshandmade.com