This is my nephew Max. He's 23. He recently graduated from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Since the time he could hold a crayon, it's been clear that Max has stunning artistic talent. Max is the designer and creator of Clump-o-Lumps, brilliant and adorable toys that are manufactured by Knock Knock. Here's what they wrote about Max on the Knock Knock website:(Please note the part about the vintage suitcase, I like to think that's my influence!)
"Clump-o-Lumps: In the fall of 2010, while guest-lecturing at Pasadena’s famed Art Center College of Design, Knock Knock head honcho Jen Bilik met Max Knecht, an insanely talented industrial design student. Out of a vintage suitcase he pulled the first hand-sewn Clump-o-Lump prototypes, about as charming then as they are now. Jen was smitten.
We quickly acquired the line from Max, though he’s still involved with its creation, execution, and expansion, thank goodness. As we’ve shown the family of creatures to an ever-expanding inner circle, everybody who’s come into contact with Clump-o-Lump has fallen in love—in fact, no new product has ever been this unanimously embraced within the company."
"Clump-o-Lumps: In the fall of 2010, while guest-lecturing at Pasadena’s famed Art Center College of Design, Knock Knock head honcho Jen Bilik met Max Knecht, an insanely talented industrial design student. Out of a vintage suitcase he pulled the first hand-sewn Clump-o-Lump prototypes, about as charming then as they are now. Jen was smitten.
We quickly acquired the line from Max, though he’s still involved with its creation, execution, and expansion, thank goodness. As we’ve shown the family of creatures to an ever-expanding inner circle, everybody who’s come into contact with Clump-o-Lump has fallen in love—in fact, no new product has ever been this unanimously embraced within the company."
Check out the Clump-o-Lump video here.
P.S. Hey Pottery Barn Kids people!...I know how to get a hold of him. *wink*
