Simon Pearce is an Irish-American entrepreneur in glassblowing and pottery, who learned his trade in Kilkenny, Ireland. Founded in 1971, Simon Peace originated as a small glassblowing workshop in Kilkenny, Ireland. In 1981, the operation moved to a historic woolen mill on the banks of the Ottauquechee River in Quechee, Vermont. Today Simon Pearce has production facilities in Vermont and Maryland and eight retail stores.

Twin brothers Richard and Antony Joseph founded Joseph Joseph in 2003, combining their respective experience in product design and business – Antony studied design at Central St Martins while Richard studied business at Cambridge University. Specializing in contemporary kitchenware, Joseph Joseph is now internationally recognized for producing some of the most stylish and technically innovative products available, and has become one of the fastest growing companies in the worldwide homewares market. Their unique ability to match form and function has earned them global recognition for their multi-award-winning designs.

Developer Joseph Eichler (1900–1974) sold dreams of suburban happiness with each of the 11,000 modern tract houses he built between 1950 and1974. Designed by prominent architects like A. Quincy Jones, the homes featured glass walls, atriums, and open floor plans. Today he’s a noun you can live in.

I am an ameture athlete with a passion for design, architecture, style and all things cool.