For Starters is the essential weekly briefing for the next generation of small business owners. Inspiration and ideas, every Friday – for free. It’s curated by Danny Giacopelli, formerly of Monocle and Courier magazines.
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1. Eureka! When artist and designer Ariela Kanarek Zrihen got sick of paintbrushes and supplies cramping her increasingly disappearing table space, she had a brilliant and simple solution. Spotting a piece of scrap wood, she drilled a few holes in it and clamped it to the edge of her table. Case closed. But when any pain-point is solved elegantly, people take notice: in this case, Ariela’s artist friends soon asked for their own. Thus was born a full-blown business: AKZ.tools. That original wooden paintbrush holder is now aluminum, comes in two sizes, and keeps your brushes, supplies – and your creative mess more generally – in check. 🎨
2. Brick and mortar. Meanwhile, this 4,100 sq ft space in a 19th century building in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire (🇬🇧) is just aching to get messy…
3. Reinne’s Place. This story is equal parts heartbreaking and incredibly inspiring… ☕
4. Start small. And it’s been decided: every city needs a tiny gallery… 🖼
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