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Tara Light

March 31, 2015

Resources Tara Light Tara is the owner of Fable a thoughtfully curated boutique of form and function. The Fable aesthetic is born from emerging American designers with mindful manufacturing, smart design, and intriguing textures and patterns. What Does Fable Offer That You Won’t Find Elsewhere in Kc? For starters, Fable is the only women’s shop in KC that exclusively carries clothing and accessories that are produced in the USA. One of my goals with the shop is to bring small, emerging designers to my community. Many of these designers aren’t yet household names, but they’re creating garments with fashion-forward silhouettes as well as…

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Mike Lundgren

March 31, 2015

Resources Mike Lundgren Mike is the Director of Innovation Strategy at Kansas City’s digital powerhouse VML. You may also know him as the founding curator of TEDxKC. Going on it’s 7th year, the annual event is consistently one of the largest independent TED gatherings in the world. Let’s Start With the Origin. How Did You Get Involved in Bringing Tedx to Kansas City? The TEDx program was announced in 2009 at the TED Conference — there were about a 100 of us that first year from all over the world that committed to bringing TED to their respective communities. We held our first…

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Carolyn Anderson

March 30, 2015

Resources Carolyn Anderson Carolyn is the Social Media Manager at Visit KC. Along with her colleagues, they’re on a mission to ignite global passion for visiting Kansas City. What’s Your Primary Goal With Kansas City’s Social Strategy as It Relates to Tourism? My primary goal is to build awareness and excitement for KC as a destination (even if you are a local!). I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had conversations with locals who have only seen The Nelson-Atkins Museum from the outside or people who say “I haven’t been to [any given attraction] but have always wanted to go.”. These…

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Brady Vest

March 30, 2015

Resources Brady Vest Brady started Hammerpress 20 years ago with a single press. Today the nationally-recognized letterpress shop includes hand-crafted retail space and a studio of designers and press operators. What Benefits Come From the Constraints Found in Letterpress? There is a lot to be said from working with limitations. Whether you are working with handset type, which we do, or even digital designs that are made into printing plates, which we also do, there are always going to be limitations to what the physical materials and the machines allow. We’re always floating in back and forth between working within those limitations and…

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