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Wells Gustafson

This local jewelry maker and longtime Twin Cities store owner is attracting attention with his earthy, exotic creations.

February 2011

by Allison Kaplan

Julie Allinson

Julie Allinson

Meet Julie Allinson, designer of eyebobs—funky and irreverent readers with tongue-in-cheek names such as Old Money, Adult SuperVision, and Hostile Makeover.

January 2008

Andrew Comfort

Andrew Comfort

Meet Minneapolis architect Andrew Comfort, inventor of Q-Ba-Maze, a captivating, open-ended creative toy. (Oh, and he also used to design museums with Polshek Partnership Architects in NYC.)

December 2007

George Moskal

George Moskal

George Moskal started out creating clothes for his sister's Barbies, so it's no surprise he is known for his female-form–enhancing designs.

November 2007

Kara Richter

Kara Richter

Richter and her business partner Samuel Mangiere carry the season’s hottest handbags so middle-American fashionistas can too.

October 2007

The Art of Retail

The Art of Retail

These savvy local retailers bring the best in gifts, fashion, and accessories to the Twin Cities’ shopping landscape.

Shops 2008

Jennifer Wiacek

Jennifer Wiacek

Twin Cities Supper Club started out with a list of about thirty people and has since grown to include more than 750 area professionals.

September 2007

Carly Stipe

Carly Stipe

Carly Stipe is a contemporary fiber artist and maker of duct tape purses.

August 2007

Mary Laurel True

Mary Laurel True

Augsburg College’s True thinks globally in a rapidly shrinking world.

July 2007

Hot Rocks

Hot Rocks

Kim and Linda Renk, sisters and designers of six-year-old fashion jewelry line Sequin, have hit the “must have” lists of department store buyers.

June 2007

Maxine Davis

Maxine Davis

Maxine Davis launched Every Life Is a Story, a company that makes documentary-style movies to record family histories.

June 2007

Beth Baker

Beth Baker

Beth Baker: paper lover, word nerd, and creator of Gillfoy Paper Arts.

May 2007

Mary Flaa

Making Faces

Makeup maven Mary Flaa helps celebrities look like stars.

April 2007

Tracy Arnold (right) and Tracy Dyer

Tracy Arnold and Tracy Dyer

Tracy Arnold and Tracy Dyer left their marketing careers to start the designer handbag line Urban Junket.

April 2007

Kim Carlson

Kim Carlson

Kim Carlson, EarthSmart Consumer and green-living maven.

March 2007

Horst Rechelbacher

Recipe for Success

The man who transformed the beauty industry with Aveda is once again poised to get our attention, leading us down an enlightened path with his forward-thinking, earth-friendly personal care and beauty products.

March 2007

The New Gabberts

The New Gabberts

We give actors and musicians a second chance. Can we do the same for retailers?

February 2007

Michelle Courtright Bjork

Michelle Courtright Bjork

The creator of romeoshops.com and cocreator of julietshops.com, helps shoppers give great gifts to the opposite sex.

February 2007

Barry Rubin

Barry Rubin

Barry Rubin has amassed one of the largest limited-edition pen collections in the country.

January 2007

Robyn Waters

Philosopher of the Self

Former Target vice president Robyn Waters describes herself as an “ambassador of trend,” a “champion of design,” a “builder of brands,” and a “cheerleader of possibilities.”

January 2007

Marni Bumsted and Jane Dailey

Marni Bumsted and Jane Dailey

Marni Bumsted and Jane Dailey, local creators of Hollywood Fashion Tape, the must-have accessory for everyone who wants to feel—and look—put together.

December 2006




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