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CLAIM TO FAME In the spring of 2003, New York City--based designer Gregory met with U2 stylist Sharon Blankson, who mentioned that Bono and his wife Hewson were thinking about starting a clothing line. A few weeks later, Bono paid a visit to the Rogan showroom...
...BREAK The longtime businessman met company founders Matthew and Alison Freeman-Gleason in 1996. At the time, they had a 12,000-sq.-ft. showroom in downtown Seattle. Taylor, who predicted that home building was going green, jumped on board in 2000 to help expand their vision...
CLAIM TO FAME As CEO of Built-e Inc., Taylor has presided over the growth of Seattle's Environmental Home Center, a one-stop shop for building an eco-friendly house. The 30,000-sq.-ft. space functions as a warehouse, showroom and design center. "We marry good information about a product with convenient access to it," says Taylor. "It's all under one roof in a high-style setting." Some of the sustainable products for sale include 100% organic-wool carpets, nontoxic paints and home-insulation units made from recycled denim...
Electronics retailers have a dirty little secret about those pricey HDTVs: the pristine pictures on showroom models that wow consumers aren't what they will be watching at home. That's because most TV content is still delivered in standard-definition format. Result: Seinfeld reruns will look worse on a new $2,500 HDTV...
...ponds punctuate factory floors. ?If the fish die,? says Hardy, ?we know something is wrong.? The compound is designed to be light on the ground. If the Hardys closed shop, the whole area could be back to rice paddies in three months' time. The breathtaking showroom is a cathedral of curving bamboo, designed by renowned Malaysian architect Cheong Yew Kuan. It's easy to chuckle when Hardy speaks of building replicas on the roofs of malls in the U.S., turning those wasted acres into gardens and bringing luxury retail to a whole new level?the garden...